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		<title>THE WINE FRAUD STORY – THE BEAT GOES ON!</title>
		<link>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2012/05/the-wine-fraud-story-the-beat-goes-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 04:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Tilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[    “CHATEAU SUCKER”   &#160; In the first story about the current Rudy Kurniawan alleged wine fraud since his indictment, (To read the story of the indictment click here)  The New York Magazine has just published an article by Benjamin Wallace, the author of Billionaires Vinegar, entitled “Chateau Sucker” in its May 21, 2012 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DO WINE AND TOILET PAPER HAVE ANYTHING IN COMMON?</title>
		<link>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2012/05/do-wine-and-toilet-paper-have-anything-in-common/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 22:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Tilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[    I can sometimes have a vivid imagination, but I did not make this up. This is something that came out of a CNBC special “The Costco Craze: Inside the Warehouse Giant.” In that program there was an interview with Annette Alvarez Peters who is Costco’s principal wine buyer. She said “Is (wine) more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WINE JUSTICE STRIKES!</title>
		<link>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2012/05/wine-justice-strikes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2012/05/wine-justice-strikes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 22:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Tilson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rudy Kurniawan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[  A federal grand jury in New York has just indicted Rudy Kurniawan on four counts of mail and wire fraud. Recently, I detailed my brief experience with Rudy Kurniawan in an article entitled “One Winedrinker&#8217;s Observations Over Nearly 30 Years. Two Faces of Fraud. More to Come?” (To read that article click here)   Then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FOODIES FIGHTING FOR FOIE!</title>
		<link>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2012/05/foodies-fighting-for-foie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2012/05/foodies-fighting-for-foie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 22:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Tilson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Foie Gras]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greatest Chefs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Brigades Battle The Ban As Chefs Challenge California Bureaucrats Contributing editor Cary Feibleman just posted an article entitled “The Duck Stops Here” (You can read it by clicking here).  The article refers to banning Foie Gras in California and dictating the ban by legislative fiat. Make no mistake, for most great chefs, one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CALLING ALL WINE INVESTORS</title>
		<link>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2012/04/calling-all-wine-investors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2012/04/calling-all-wine-investors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Tilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don’t Say You Didn’t Hear it Here! I’ve been writing about wine fraud quite a bit lately as a lot has been happening. And, a common thread through it all is that the people who were directly impacted by the fraud could have easily avoided it by just asking questions and being observant. After all, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ONE WINEDRINKER’S OBSERVATIONS OVER NEARLY 30 YEARS: TWO FACES OF FRAUD? MORE TO COME?</title>
		<link>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2012/04/one-winedrinkers-observations-over-nearly-30-years-two-faces-of-fraud-more-to-come/</link>
		<comments>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2012/04/one-winedrinkers-observations-over-nearly-30-years-two-faces-of-fraud-more-to-come/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Tilson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[1945 Mouton Rothschild]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[1959 Petrus]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[  So now we have charges against Rudy Kurniawan (To read that article click here).  Although he may have been a late comer to the wine fraud party, he is the first to be charged. Still waiting in the wings is Hardy Rodenstock who looks to be one of the first in the modern wine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NEWS FLASH &#8212; NEW ALCOHOL WARNING LABELS FOR WINE MAY SOON BE ISSUED!</title>
		<link>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2012/03/news-flash-new-alcohol-warning-labels-for-wine-may-soon-be-issued/</link>
		<comments>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2012/03/news-flash-new-alcohol-warning-labels-for-wine-may-soon-be-issued/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 01:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Tilson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alcohol in wine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The issue of alcohol in wine has been a huge controversy as of late. I will put in my two cents worth on that issue (as well the ingredients labeling issue) in a later article. ]]></description>
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		<title>ROSÉ IS THE PERFECT ANTI WINE</title>
		<link>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2012/03/rose-is-the-perfect-anti-wine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2012/03/rose-is-the-perfect-anti-wine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Tilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK gang. Let’s hear it for anti wine. But, before you erupt in a thunderous ovation, let’s first define anti wine. For me, anti wine is wine that is balanced and tasty without being over the top. Why is that anti you might ask? Well, today a lot of people equate wine with a number and the bigger the number the better the wine is supposed to be.]]></description>
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		<title>AN ENIGMA WRAPPED IN A RIDDLE – CAN AN UGLY DUCKLING BECOME A SWAN?</title>
		<link>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2012/03/an-enigma-wrapped-in-a-riddle-can-an-ugly-duckling-become-a-swan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2012/03/an-enigma-wrapped-in-a-riddle-can-an-ugly-duckling-become-a-swan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Tilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am totally intrigued with the potential for New Zealand wines. It has only been for the last 30 or so years that plantings have increased to the point where the wines are now widely available. ]]></description>
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		<title>STOP THE WINE PRESS! THE FBI HAS MOVED TO STOP WINE FRAUD!</title>
		<link>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2012/03/stop-the-wine-press-the-fbi-has-moved-to-stop-wine-fraud/</link>
		<comments>http://www.undergroundwineletter.com/2012/03/stop-the-wine-press-the-fbi-has-moved-to-stop-wine-fraud/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Tilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[HALLELUJAH!  After years of investigation the FBI has just made the first arrest of a person accused of wine fraud. (A copy of the press release from the New York Attorney General&#8217;s office appears at the end of this article) That person is none other than Rudy Kurniawan who has long been suspected of being [...]]]></description>
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