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		<title>Dogwood Cellars 2006 Pinot Noir Anderson Valley</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2011/08/dogwood-cellars-2006-pinot-noir-anderson-valley/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 05:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the time I spent in California, I discovered a lot of great wines and growing regions. One of my new favorites is the Anderson Valley in Mendocino County. The combination of mountain soils, dry climate and cool nighttime ocean air have made this the ideal spot to grow Pinot Noir with a more characteristic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>14 Hands Hot to Trot 2009 Red Blend</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2011/08/14-hands-hot-to-trot-2009-red-blend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 07:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tasting Notes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wines under $20]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first time I had a 14 Hands wine was at a restaurant. It was a really tasty Merlot and when I went to buy some in the store, I found out that they&#8217;re only carried in restaurants. That was over 5 years ago and over the years, I&#8217;ve been able to find their wine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Experience Necessary</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2011/08/no-experience-necessary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Winemaking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Winery Visits]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adding sugar to the must before fermentation is called chaptalization and is done in some cooler climate states to compensate for low sugar levels in the harvested grapes. Chaptalization increases the amount of alcohol produced and generally improves body and mouthfeel. The other day I was attending an event at a local (read Woodinville) tasting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sebastopol Hills 2009 Pinot Noir</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2011/04/sebastopol-hills-2009-pinot-noir/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 03:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Picks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wines under $20]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sonoma Coast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trader Joe's]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I try a lot of inexpensive wines and unfortunately, I end up with a lot of wine reduction—hey, I hate to dump marginally good wine so why not boil it down. The truly bad wines, though, need to go down the drain. Even reducing it won&#8217;t help in that case. But I digress. Inexpensive wines [...]]]></description>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Food & Wine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Grenache]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Malbec]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Riesling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rousanne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sparkling wine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrah]]></category>
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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>Spicy Albacore Tuna Poke</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2011/03/spicy-albacore-tuna-poke/</link>
		<comments>http://bricksofwine.com/2011/03/spicy-albacore-tuna-poke/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recipes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ahi palaha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fish]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tuna]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My brother-in-law went fishing last weekend and brought home nearly 30 lbs. of Albacore tuna. He gave me two large 2 lb. filets and we cut the ends off one of the filets to make tuna poke. Here&#8217;s my recipe for spicy Albacore tuna poke: Spicy Albacore Tuna Poke 8 to 12 oz. fresh Albacore [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Late &#8217;80s Value Bordeaux Tasting</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2010/12/late-80s-value-bordeaux-tasting/</link>
		<comments>http://bricksofwine.com/2010/12/late-80s-value-bordeaux-tasting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 02:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blind Tasting Results]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bricksofwine.com/?p=3248</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night, our Mercer Island wine group got together at Bob&#8217;s house and eight of us tasted a variety of Bordeaux wines from &#8217;86, &#8217;88&#8242; and &#8217;89. The wines were all from Bob&#8217;s cellar and from various appellations in the Bordeaux region so it didn&#8217;t really concentrate on a particular appellation. These were mostly wines that [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://bricksofwine.com/2010/09/riding-the-white-horse-with-a-burger-in-hand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food & Wine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tasting Notes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wine Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wines over $100]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[1er Grand Cru Classé]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aaron Pott]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[burgers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cheval Blanc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[In-n-Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sideways]]></category>
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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>10 DOs and DON&#8217;Ts for Your Next Meetup</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2010/08/10-dos-and-donts-for-your-next-meetup/</link>
		<comments>http://bricksofwine.com/2010/08/10-dos-and-donts-for-your-next-meetup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bricksofwine.com/?p=3163</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been to quite a few meetups lately. They are fun affairs and most have been great opportunities to meet new people, see old friends and promote my brands. From my experience at these events, I&#8217;ve come up with a list of 10 things someone hosting one of these events should and shouldn&#8217;t do. See [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Better Late Than Never: WBC10</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2010/08/better-late-than-never-wbc10/</link>
		<comments>http://bricksofwine.com/2010/08/better-late-than-never-wbc10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Picks]]></category>
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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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