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		<title>IN PURSUIT OF BALANCE: A TRADE TASTING AND MORE</title>
		<link>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2012/05/in-pursuit-of-balance-a-trade-tasting-and-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 21:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Tilson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adam Tolmach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Akiko Freeman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alta Maria Vineyards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andy Peay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthill Farms Winery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Filiberti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arnot-Roberts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Au Bon Climat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ben Crane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Calera Wine Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carroll Kemp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ceritas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chanin Wine Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christopher Barefoot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Claude Koeberle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cobb Wines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Copain Wines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Hirsch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Domaine Eden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ehren Jordan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Webster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emmanuel Kemiji]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evening Land Vineyards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Failla]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flowers Winery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freeman Vineyard & Winery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freestone Vineyards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gavin Chanin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heidi Lemon]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jamie Kutch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jasmine Hirsch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Patterson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[John Raytek]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ken Freeman]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lioco]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marta Rich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Licklider]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miura Vineyards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mount Eden Vineyards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nathan Roberts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Native9 James Ontiveros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Wilkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pax Mahle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peay Vineyards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rajat Parr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Red Car]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ross Cobb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sandhi Wines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sashi Moorman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soliste Cellars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Ojai Vineyard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twomey Cellars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tyler Winery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Guthrie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wind Gap Wines]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[   WITH VIEWS OF CALIFORNIA CHARDONNAY AND CALIFORNIA PINOT NOIR FROM TWO PERSPECTIVES – IN PURSUIT OF BALANCE AND THE UNDERGROUND Introduction     This was the second annual In Pursuit of Balance event which was conceived by Rajat Parr of Michael Mina and Sandhi Wines and Jasmine Hirsch of Hirsch Vineyards. The goal was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SPRING HAS SPRUNG</title>
		<link>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2012/05/spring-has-sprung/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 01:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Tilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2011 ROSÉ Ah spring! What a nice time of the year. The flowers are blooming, everything is green, the birds are singing, and the weather is mild. Spring vegetables are abundant and thoughts revolve around lighter foods and being outdoors. What a perfect scenario for rosé. And, just as appropriate is the arrival of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE MAYACAMAS MOUNTAINS OF NAPA VALLEY &amp; THREE PIONEER PRODUCERS</title>
		<link>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2012/04/the-mayacamas-mountains-of-napa-valley-three-pioneer-producers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Tilson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[1970 Mayacamas Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[1978 Dimaond Creek Vineyards Lake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Diamond Creek Vineyard Wines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Al Brounstein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Travers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boots Brounstein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pete Minor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phil Ross]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phil Steinschreiber]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[  Recently I visited Napa Valley with my good friend and Underground contributing editor, John Morrill. We visited friends and some new people, but also revisited three wineries that I first visited in the early 1970s shortly after they produced their first wines. For decades, all continued to produce traditional wines that are balanced and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STILL DON&#8217;T KNOW JURA? YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE MISSING!</title>
		<link>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2012/04/still-dont-know-jura-you-dont-know-what-you-are-missing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 04:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Tilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  DOMAINE JEAN-FRANCOIS GANEVAT   &#160; Last year I tasted some of the most incredible young wines I have ever experienced. And, just to make it even more interesting, they were wines that I knew nothing about. On March 20, 2011 I posted an article entitled “You Don’t Know Jura”. Reprinted below is the introduction [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THREE CRU CLASSÉ LADIES OF THE COTES DE PROVENCE</title>
		<link>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2012/04/three-cru-classe-ladies-of-the-cotes-de-provence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 06:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Tilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Left to Right: Adeline de Barry, Chateau de Saint-Martin; Aurélie Bertin Teillaud, Chateau Sainte Roseline; Valérie Rousselle, Chateau Roubine This past September on a great trip that covered 10 countries in 18 days  my wife, Laurie, and I, along with our friends and neighbors, Jim and Marcia Wolfe, spent a week on the Côte d’Azure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ALONG THE BURGUNDY TRAIL – VINTAGE 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2011/12/along-the-burgundy-trail-%e2%80%93-vintage-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Tilson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2009 Burgundy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Burgundy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 DRC Harvest Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abbey of Saint Vivant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anne Gros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Armand Rousseau]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beaune]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bouchard Pere & Fils]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Camille Giroud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chambolle Musigny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chateau Chambolle Musigny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chateau du Clos Vougeot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christophe Roumier]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Domaine Geroges Mugneret-Gibourg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Domaine Hudelot-Noellat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Domaine Leflaive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Domaine Liger-Belair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Domaine Méo-Camuzet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Domaine Ponsot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Explanation of Burgundy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georges Roumier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gevrey Chambertin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jacques Frederic Mugnier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joseph Drouhin]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Olivier Bernstein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pierre Yves Colin-Morey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Puligny Montrachet]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ruins of the Abbey of Saint Vivant under restoration INTRODUCTION I previously published a brief note on the 2010 vintage as compared with the 2009 vintage. As I said then, the two vintages are completely different. (To read that article click here.) Below is the table of contents (click on each item to read) for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE OJAI VINEYARD</title>
		<link>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2011/10/the-ojai-vineyard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 02:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Tilson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adam Tolmach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Au Bon Climat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chanin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Clendenen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qupe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ojai Vineyard was started in 1983 by Adam Tolmach along with his wife Helen. Adam had been a partner with Jim Clendenen in starting Au Bon Climat in 1982. Prior to that time, he was the enologist at Zaca Mesa winery which was one of the early pioneer wineries in the Santa Ynez Valley. It was there that he met Jim Clendenen. He remained a partner of Au Bon Climat until 1991 as he continued to develop his winery.]]></description>
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		<title>KUDOS FOR CALERA</title>
		<link>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2011/09/kudos-for-calera/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Tilson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Recent Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aligote]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[de Villiers Vineyard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Domaine Dujac]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hanford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Imperial Dynasty Restaurant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jacques Seysses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jensen Vineyard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Josh Jensen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[limekiln]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mills Vineyard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mt. Harlan AVA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reed Vineyard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Wing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryan Vineyard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Selleck Vineyard]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Owner Josh Jensen, an Oxford graduate, became interested in wine at an early age. And after graduation his interest led him to Burgundy where in 1970 and 1971 he apprenticed at Domaine Romanee Conti and Domaine Dujac. Domaine Romanee Conti is the greatest Domaine in Burgundy and has a history dating back hundreds of years. Domaine Dujac was founded in 1968 and produced fabulous wines in 1969 just before Josh arrived. ]]></description>
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		<title>THE HOLY TRINITY OF WINERIES</title>
		<link>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2011/09/the-holy-trinity-of-wineries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Tilson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Recent Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adam Tolmach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Au Bon Climat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Lindquist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chanin Vineyards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clendenen Family Vineyards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gavin Chanin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Clendenen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ojai Vineyard]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HOLY TRINITY OF WINERIES INTRODUCTION These three wineries are housed in one facility in Santa Maria. Au Bon Climat Winery (which means “a well exposed vineyard”) was founded in 1982 by Jim Clendenen and Adam Tolmach. Qupé Winery was also started in 1982 by Bob Lindquist. Chanin Wine Company was started in 2007 by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MOUNT EDEN VINEYARDS AND DOMAINE EDEN &#8212; SOMETHING OLD AND SOMETHING NEW</title>
		<link>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2011/09/mount-eden-vineyards-and-domaine-eden-something-old-and-something-new/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 20:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Tilson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cinnabar Winery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Domaine Eden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eleanor Patterson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emmett Rixford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fred Peterson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Patterson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[La Questa Vineyard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Louis Latour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin Ray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merry Edwards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mount Eden Vineyards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Masson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peter Graff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Graff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sutter Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Mudd]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mount Eden Vineyards is located in the Santa Cruz Mountains. It was launched in 1972 on the site of the old Martin Ray Estate which was started in 1945. My first visit to Mount Eden was in the early 1970s. The wines from here are some of the best made in California and I have been tasting, drinking, and writing about them for over 40 years. ]]></description>
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