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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 much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smasne/Gård Wine Release Party</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/08/smasnegard-wine-release-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To meet Robert Smasne, the winemaker for Smasne, Gård and consultant for several other brands, you&#8217;d never think that he truly is a farmer at heart. He rarely smiled during our conversation. but he talked passionately about his wines, his kids and his beautiful wife, Echo, who does make him smile. (I still can&#8217;t believe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>O•S Winery Dinner at Le Gourmand</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/07/o%e2%80%a2s-winery-dinner-at-le-gourmand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 05:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My good friend, James King, organized a wonderful winemaker dinner with Bill Owen from OS Winery (formerly Owen-Sullivan) at Le Gourmand in Ballard. Bill brought a nice selection of his wines and I finally got to taste his exquisite Petite Verdot that won a Double Gold at the Seattle Wine Awards.



(Left) Le Gourmand isn&#8217;t a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>XSV Spring Release Event</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/05/xsv-spring-release-event/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 22:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past Saturday, Sheri and I went to the XS Vintner&#8217;s 2009 Spring Release Event to taste their 2004 wines. Yes, 2004. While most wineries in Washington are releasing their 2006 or 2007 vintage, XSV feels that the extra time in the barrels and in the bottles makes for a better wine and I&#8217;d have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Isenhower Cellars Wines</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/04/isenhower-cellars-wines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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Yesterday was actually a very busy day for Sheri and me. We started off the day with a scare that our storage unit may have been one of those burned up or smoke damaged by a big fire last Thursday at our storage place in Edmonds. Luckily all our camping equipment and all my winemaking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2002 Owen-Sullivan BSH</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/04/2002-owen-sullivan-bsh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I like Bill Owen of O-S Winery. I especially like his wines and trading some photography for a case of his wine was a great deal for me. This was my last bottle of what I consider to be one of Bill Owen&#8217;s finest creations: 2002 Owen-Sullivan BSH, Columbia Valley. Brick Shit House is named [...]]]></description>
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		<title>J. Bookwalter Subplot No. 23 Release</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/04/j-bookwalter-subplot-no-23-release/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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One of the few winery clubs I belong to is John Bookwalter&#8217;s Book Club. I like the wines that John produces and they&#8217;ve really improved over the years, but mostly I think John is just a truly nice guy who happens to be a winemaker. I wouldn&#8217;t expect him to remember Sheri and me from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2007 Magnificent Wine Riesling</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/04/2007-magnificent-wine-riesling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the best bargains I found at Taste WA was this 2007 Magnificent Wine Riesling from Columbia Valley. I can&#8217;t say much about their labels. Some would say it&#8217;s playful, I think it&#8217;s rather chintzy looking and belies what&#8217;s in the bottle. At $10 a bottle, I was really surprised how good it is.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taste Washington 2009 &#8211; Hits &amp; Misses</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/04/taste-washington-2009-hits-misses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The last large tasting event I attended was the San Diego Food and Wine Festival back in November, so I was looking forward to the Taste. What really made it tough was the weather this past Sunday. It was so nice outside for the first time this Spring that all I really wanted to do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Great Whites under $12</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/03/five-great-whites-under-12/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, maybe not great whites, but they are pretty darn good and worth a try. I&#8217;m not much of a white wine drinker, but I like these. Even if you don&#8217;t like them, you&#8217;re not out a lot of money, which I think is great and makes it easier to try several of them like [...]]]></description>
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