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	<description>Are You Getting Yours? Sanctum of Vinous Expatiation</description>
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		<title>1999 Stonecroft Syrah</title>
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 I sat down with Alan on his back porch one Sunday afternoon, about this time two years ago. I was conducting research and interviews for an article I was writing for Wine Front, on New Zealand syrah. I buckled in, set the question level on turbo and sponged every last drop of gold from Alan&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who is Terry Theise?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d like to be Terry&#8217;s understudy.
I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s possible, not in this lifetime anyway, because I don&#8217;t presume for a minute that I can absorb the German wine nexus (and all there is to know of it, which rivals the intricacies of Burgundy) any faster than the man himself. Thus, as long as he&#8217;s a willing and able [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kaituna Valley</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Balding vegetation lay exposed on the wind-torn greywacke of the Kaituna Valley walls; scraggly, tired, yet somehow resolutely beautiful. It&#8217;s a strange little place, occupying a narrow strip of land between Christchurch and Akaroa as one heads out to Banks Peninsula. Though classified as part of the Canterbury wine region - and I suppose that&#8217;s technically [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The CORE - New Zealand&#8217;s Riesling Society</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The CORE. Code Oechsle: Riesling Extremists.
On this auspicious day of days - none other than New Years Day - serendipitous circumstances have lead to the official inauguration of The CORE. This will be New Zealand&#8217;s first and most prodigious patronage of like-minded souls to the unequivocal Queen of vitis vinifera; Riesling. It&#8217;s a forum, if you will, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bye Bye Kalen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi everyone, it’s been a while since I posted. I have been flat-out with vintage for Archery Summit in Oregon, USA, but that is definitely another story. I am now back in Vancouver, Canada, and among other things I am back working for Liberty Wine Merchants. Sunday the second of December saw the staff from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wine: Education and Integrity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dave had his first shift working back at the restaurant in Vancouver the other night having freshly completed vintage at Archery Summit in Oregon (full report pending!). I received an email with the usual banter we carry on with, which included a commentary concerning a couple who were dining at the restaurant. For anonymity, we’ll [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saturday Swan Song</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many months of planning, negotiating, tasting and organisation have culminated in some very exciting wines that are set to be released over the next couple of days.
It&#8217;s called the Longhop. It’s made by a guy called Domenic Torzi, who is emerging as yet another one of these underground talents from the depths of the South [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wine and Jazz - Take Two</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The very first post on this wine blog relayed the inaugural wine and jazz evening, held several months ago. The second stanza of the wine and jazz chronicles occurred last week, with equally pleasing results. As culinary enthusiasts match food with wine, it is becoming increasingly clear that wine and jazz serve as a concordant pairing. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Rieslings from Four Countries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2006 Penfolds Bin 51 Riesling
This Eden Valley riesling smells good; typical lemon/lime characters with mandarin and some tropical fruits. Very fruit driven. The acid integration is good, though less taut and more flimsy than I&#8217;d like. The palate fruit is delicate, given more presence by the weight and texture. The finish has surprising length with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2006 Vintage New Zealand Pinot Noir</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The annual pinot noir roadshow arrived in Christchurch on Monday night with touring winemakers from some of New Zealand&#8217;s most respected and well regarded wineries: Greg Hay (Peregrine), John Kavanagh (Neudorf), Duncan McTavish (Waipara Hills) and Helen Masters (Ata Rangi). The three hour tasting of nearly one hundred pinots from the &#8216;06 vintage provided a broad overview [...]]]></description>
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