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	<title>Back Roads Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Spring Greeting from PICAZO Vineyards

 

            Spring has arrived and it is shaping up to be another great growing season.  Over the winter months we had wonderful visits to the cave by many of our Private Cellar friends and family. We appreciate everyone who joined us, sharing some great wines, stories and tasty pairings. Thanks also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A visit to a small winery in Slovakia by Bruce Shore</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A visit to a small winery in Slovakia, 26 April 2008
Bruce Shore
Slovakia, one of the newer members of the European Union, has been producing wine for more than a thousand years, though its products are less well known internationally than the wines of its western neighbor Austria.

The courtyard of the Chowaniec &#38;  Krajcirovic winery [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NAPLES WINTER WINE FESTIVAL HEATS UP!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tough times be damned. People are stepping up to give big. Bless the people of the Naples Winter Wine Auction for coming through for those who really had a bad year. See you there!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  

Contacts:
Dawn Montecalvo, Executive Director, NCEF, 239-514-2239, dawn@napleswinefestival.com
Andrea Steffy, PR Counsel, Gravina, Smith &#38; Matte, 239-275-5758, asteffy@gravinasmith.com

PRIVATE CELLAR TREASURES TO [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McGrail Vineyards and Winery Green before it was cool!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Yele Haiti Wyclef Jean helps Haiti</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you thought you had a bad year, or you though your stocks took a beating you should count your blessings. If you are mad your property lost some value, remember you still have your life. As I prepare to go to Florida to cover my second Winter Wine Festival, I am struck by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wente does it again-see ya there!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll be there for sure, hope to  see the rest of you. I don&#8217;t care how bad theeconomy is, life is too short to drink bad wine. The Wentes make the best wine in the  valley and if you don&#8217;t believe me, come see (taste) for yourself.
Winter Barrel Tasting Weekend
Saturday &#38; Sunday, January 24th &#38; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wine Group lead carbon neutral movement in packaging</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Twist and Shout Eco-Chic Wine for Active Lifestyles
The Wine Group announced today the replacement of its 187 ml single serving glass bottles for the popular Glen Ellen and Fish Eye brands with environmentally-friendly 250 ml Tetra Paks. The premium wines rolled out in this extreme portability pak are Glen Ellen Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, White Zinfandel, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merry Christmas from PICAZO VINEYARDS!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
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In vino, salute, felicità, vita ed amore!
  

pam@picazovineyards.com 
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		<title>Sunset Wine Club!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I like Sunset Magazine so they get a freebee. Besides, I had a garden of mine featured in the magazine so I&#8217;m biased.








 





Give A Gift. Get A Gift.


Dear ANDREW,Wrap up the holidays with the perfect gift. This year give the gift of the Sunset Wine Club - and start a new holiday tradition.
Monthly shipments include:






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		<title>Les Chenes Estate Vineyards Holiday in the Vineyards</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Christmas Caroling





&#8220;Holiday in the Vineyards&#8221;
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Come in and enjoy at
Les Chenes 
Estate 
Vineyards
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We will have free barrel tasting, food to sample, and lots of beautiful items to purchase for the Holidays.  My favorite cheeses, mustards and olive oil will also be for purchase.
We will once again have the Violinist playing Holiday music both Saturday and Sunday.
Looking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday in the Vineyards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Holiday in the Vineyard AND
Home for the Holidays this Weekend
December 6th and 7th
Two great events in one fantastic weekend! Join us as we celebrate Holiday in the Vineyard and Home for the Holidays this weekend, December 6th and 7th from 12-6 PM each day. We will offer samples of all our incredible wines (many of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The changing face of wine advertising.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had numerous e-mails regarding the intro to our You Tube videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5gnl4jdtSQ Our commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r0GffrDtUg The Tommy Lasorda interview. What a blast that was!
The animated ladybug and the vine rows that morph into a bottle of wine were animated by Doug Shrox. His work includes animations for Disney and Nasa and a pbs special on Mars showed his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MAKE YOUR OWN WINE!!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing in all caps is considered Yelling and I only do so when it&#8217;s important. I try to only write my own content but occasionally something comes along that is just too important. This is one of those times!
“This article was originally published in WineMaker magazine and can be found on the magazine’s website at: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google’s Top 100 Wine Blogs (yes we made the list)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[See? It&#8217;s not just an elaborate excuse to drink!
http://enobytes.org/wine_blog/2008/10/31/googles-top-100-wine-blogs/#comment-6968












GOOGLE’S TOP 100 WINE BLOGS












 
 
 
 




Rank

 
Wine Blog


 

1


Vinography


 

2


Wine Library TV


 

3


Dr Vino


 

4


The Pour


 

5


Fermentation


 

6


Sharon’s Wine Blog


 

7


Winecast


 

8


Seattle Wine Blog


 

9


The Oregon Wine Blog


 

10


REthink Wine Blog


 

11


Professor Bainbridge


 

12


A food and wine blog - baltimore, md


 

13


Good Wine Under $20


 

14


Another Wine Blog


 

15


Food and Wine Blog


 

16


Wine Economics


 

17


Calwineries Blog


 

18


The Israeli Wine Direct Blog


 

19


Write for Wine


 

20


The Wine Collector


 

21


Pinotblogger: the Capozzi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The vineyards and wines of Calaveras County by Bruce Shore</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The vineyards and wines of Calaveras County
Bruce Shore
Those who tour through the southern portion of the Mother Lode gold country along state highway 4, or who seek the high Sierras adjacent to state highway 4 over Ebbetts pass, or who visit the towns of  Arnold, Angels Camp (think Jumping Frog), Copperopolis, Mokelumne Hill, Murphys, San [...]]]></description>
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