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		<title>Taste Washington 2011 Wrap Up</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2011/03/taste-washington-2011-wrap-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a difficult decision to attend Taste Washington 2011 because my heart just wasn&#8217;t into tasting wine at this particular time, much less write about it. Partly due to a little burn-out on blogging about wine and partly because the wineries I write about here in Washington rarely seem to appreciate the mentions. Granted, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Riding the White Horse (with a burger in hand)</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2010/09/riding-the-white-horse-with-a-burger-in-hand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend offered a rare opportunity to taste a vertical of one of the two class A Premier Grande Cru producers from St. Émilion: Château Cheval Blanc. There were, in fact, 34 bottles from 22 vintages including a 6 liter bottle of the 1988 vintage. According to Nicole Kosta, one of the sexy sommeliers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Better Late Than Never: WBC10</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2010/08/better-late-than-never-wbc10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wine Blogger&#8217;s Conference 2010 The Wine Blogger&#8217;s Conference was over a month ago and I&#8217;m just now getting around to posting something. I know, lame, but in my own defense, I have over 1.5 hours of video from that weekend and I just haven&#8217;t had time to go through all of it. Heck, I&#8217;m still [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Highlights from Taste Washington 2010</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2010/03/highlights-from-taste-washington-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past Sunday, I attended the 2010 Taste Washington in Seattle. In addition to great wine and food, I had the opportunity to meet many people I&#8217;ve only known online, including: @nectarwine @wawinereport, @divatink @shona425 @writeforwine @chefmangna @decanterbanter @tarynmiller @yasharseattle @hardrow @winepeeps @watastingroom and, of course, @seattlewinegal. Here&#8217;s a little video of that day. So [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Challenge Your Wine Senses</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2010/03/challenge-your-wine-senses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Sunday, my wife, Sheri (@sherimoto), and I went to Calistoga, CA and participated in a truly fun and unique experience in wine country. Our friend, Marcy Gordon (@marcygordon), a fellow blogger, invited us to join her and a group of wine bloggers at Wine Sensory Experience. As their website states, Wine Sensory Experience helps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8th Annual Passion for Pinot Noir Summit Wrap-up</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2010/03/8th-annual-passion-for-pinot-noir-summit-wrap-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although this was the 8th Pinot Summit, this was my first (yes, I was a Summit virgin) both as a participant and a judge. There are few wine varietals with such a passionate and serious following and the process for selecting the top wine is a long and arduous journey that Barbara Drady does with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dark &amp; Delicious&#8230;oh, and the wine was good too.</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2010/02/dark-delicious-oh-and-the-wine-was-good-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Outside the venue was dark, the food inside was delicious and, oh yeah, the wine was good too. Last Friday, P.S. I Love You held their 4th annual Dark &#38; Delicious event in Alameda. Now, I have nothing against Alameda, but it&#8217;s not exactly the easiest place to get around. In fairness, this comedy of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ridge Lytton Springs TTL</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2010/01/ridge-lytton-springs-ttl/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 06:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This evening, Ridge Lytton Springs hosted a Twitter Taste Live event at their tasting room in Geyserville, CA. There was a great turn-out with lots of remote participation. Here&#8217;s a little video of the event. Hope to see everyone at the next one. Some more video from the event taken with my iPhone are posted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are we diluting domestic wine?</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/12/are-we-diluting-domestic-wine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No, I&#8217;m not talking about adding water to the must and juice, but rather metaphorically, are domestic producers diversifying too much and producing too many varietals? This morning I heard a story on NPR about how the Internet and online media has created a cultural gap and changed how we collectively relate to one another. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Napa Cab Tasting at Chateau Montelena</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/11/napa-cab-tasting-at-chateau-montelena/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday at Chateau Montelena, my friend, Rick Bakas, organized a tasting of current vintages of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon priced under $50. Turnout was great with about 20 people from nearly 15 wineries in attendance. It was a great opportunity to meet and network with other social marketing folks, as well as drink some great [...]]]></description>
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