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		<title>A Visit to Jordan Vineyard &amp; Winery</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2010/04/a-visit-to-jordan-vineyard-winery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend, fellow wine bloggers and I were invited out to Jordan for lunch and a tour of their facility. We met John Jordan, CEO, and gained some insight about the winery, their wines and the extraordinary customer experience they provide.
Our visit began on the patio with appetizers and a 2008 Jordan Chardonnay. We moved [...]]]></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 much [...]]]></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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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 errors is mostly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One of the Best Pairings I&#8217;ve Tasted</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2010/02/one-of-the-best-pairings-ive-tasted/</link>
		<comments>http://bricksofwine.com/2010/02/one-of-the-best-pairings-ive-tasted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food & Wine]]></category>
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Last month, I went home for the weekend to visit my wife. Because this trip was planned for a while, Bob Moore, from my wine tasting club, arranged a special dinner at Lark in Seattle. Bob initially was supplying the wines, but as the guest list grew, others in the group added some bottles of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ridge Lytton Springs TTL</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2010/01/ridge-lytton-springs-ttl/</link>
		<comments>http://bricksofwine.com/2010/01/ridge-lytton-springs-ttl/#comments</comments>
		<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 here [...]]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>
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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. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2006 Simoneau Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/12/2006-simoneau-vineyards-cabernet-sauvignon/</link>
		<comments>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/12/2006-simoneau-vineyards-cabernet-sauvignon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bricksofwine.com/?p=2469</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I looked back at all my posts and realized that it&#8217;s been nearly six months since I&#8217;ve reviewed one specific wine on my blog. I&#8217;ve been so preoccupied that I just haven&#8217;t thought about it. That last wine was a Fairwinds Cabernet Sauvignon, so it seems appropriate that after that disappointing showing, I would review [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/11/napa-cab-tasting-at-chateau-montelena/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
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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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		<title>5 Easy ways to improve the tasting room experience</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/11/5-easy-ways-to-improve-the-tasting-room-experience/</link>
		<comments>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/11/5-easy-ways-to-improve-the-tasting-room-experience/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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My good friends, James and Kimberly (@UrWineGuy), along with Kim&#8217;s mom, their daughter and my wife, Sheri, visited this past weekend and we spent Saturday tasting in the Sonoma Valley and Sunday tasting in the Napa Valley. Now that I&#8217;m working in the industry, I look at tasting rooms a little differently and with a [...]]]></description>
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