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		<title>Washington State reds with a nod to Bordeaux</title>
		<link>http://www.simonwoods.com/2010/07/29/washington-state-reds-with-a-nod-to-bordeaux/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cabernet Sauvignon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merlot]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington Hills Merlot 2008, Columbia Valley (£6.49 The Co-op) Overripe with rather hard baked blackberry character, concentrated but overdone, should have been picked earlier and made with less force. C(-) Powers Merlot 2006, Columbia Valley (£10.99 &#8211; £11.49 Handford Wines, Wines of the World, Bottle Apostle, Hennings Wines, Rodney Densem, Michael Jobling, Wildflower Wines) Still [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barolo, Nebbiolo d&#8217;Alba and Nebbiolo d&#8217;Adelaide Hills</title>
		<link>http://www.simonwoods.com/2010/07/28/barolo-nebbiolo-dalba-and-nebbiolo-dadelaide-hills/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adelaide Hills]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Piedmont]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contea di Castiglione Barolo 2005, Piedmont, Italy (£9.99 Morrisons) Light and gentle, with a slightly cooked character to the plum, cherry and red berry fruit, hints of rose petal and rusty iron, and a fresh but chewy finish. B(-) Marco Porello Nebbiolo d’Alba 2008, Piedmont, Italy (£11-12 imported by Winetraders – see below for full [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chardonnay from France, Australia &amp; New Zealand &#8211; and what happens when you blend Chablis and Mâcon?</title>
		<link>http://www.simonwoods.com/2010/07/27/chardonnay-from-france-australia-new-zealand-and-what-happens-when-you-blend-chablis-and-macon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chablis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chardonnay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hawkes Bay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Languedoc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[South Australia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Louis Moreau Chablis 2008, Burgundy, France (£9.99 Marks &#38; Spencer) Has the lean, keen green apple backbone you expect of Chablis, along with a pleasant nutty character, but it lacks the substance to stand up to the structure. OK, but not fine. B(-) Louis Latour Mâcon-Lugny 2009, Burgundy, France (£8.99 Majestic &#8211; £7.99 when you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Languedoc whites plus a South-West interloper</title>
		<link>http://www.simonwoods.com/2010/07/26/languedoc-whites-plus-a-south-west-interloper/</link>
		<comments>http://www.simonwoods.com/2010/07/26/languedoc-whites-plus-a-south-west-interloper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Languedoc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[La Différence Viognier-Muscat 2009, IGP Pays d&#8217;Oc, France (£5.99 Tesco) Pure, fresh and honest wine, with the rich oily/peachy edge of Viognier combining with grapey freshness of Muscat to pleasing effect. B(+) Creyssels Languedoc-Picpoul de Pinet 2009, France (£7.75 Stone Vine &#38; Sun) Richer than many Picpouls, with pear and peach fruit to the fore [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six New Zealand Syrahs</title>
		<link>http://www.simonwoods.com/2010/07/23/six-new-zealand-syrahs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hawkes Bay]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Crossroads Syrah 2008, Hawkes Bay (£13.50 Mentzendorff) Has a fragrant, peppery roasted aroma, along with fresh blackcurrant, plum and raspberry fruit, but could use a little more body to live up to that fragrance. B Vidal Gimblett Gravels Syrah 2008, Hawkes Bay (£10.99 Waitrose, Halifax Wine Co, Trina’s Wines, www.nzhouseofwine.co.uk) Not quite as fragrant and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Cape Chenin Blancs + Viognier, Arneis &amp; Marsanne</title>
		<link>http://www.simonwoods.com/2010/07/19/three-cape-chenin-blancs-viognier-arneis-marsanne/</link>
		<comments>http://www.simonwoods.com/2010/07/19/three-cape-chenin-blancs-viognier-arneis-marsanne/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adelaide Hills]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[First Drop Wines Bella Coppia Arneis 2009, Adelaide Hills, Australia (currently N/A in the UK) Clean, fresh and zesty, combining fleshy pear fruit with crisp citrussy acidity and a slightly briny/savoury finish. B+ Zalze Bush Vine Chenin Blanc 2009, Western Cape, South Africa (£6.49 Waitrose) Starts off slightly jelly-like, but then improves to show voluptuous, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A selection of Rosés from Bordeaux, Provence, the Languedoc, Chile &amp; South Africa</title>
		<link>http://www.simonwoods.com/2010/07/16/a-selection-of-roses-from-bordeaux-provence-the-languedoc-chile-south-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.simonwoods.com/2010/07/16/a-selection-of-roses-from-bordeaux-provence-the-languedoc-chile-south-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bordeaux]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saint Roch les Vignes Côtes de Provence Rosé 2009, France (£6.99 Majestic) Honest and tasty, quite deeply coloured rosé with rich, slightly jammy plummy berry flesh, quite full but just a touch simple. B- Château Coussin Sainte Victoire Côtes de Provence Rosé 2009, France (£13.99 Oddbins) More subtle and crisper, finer-boned, with touches of citrus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gruner Veltliner spreads around the world</title>
		<link>http://www.simonwoods.com/2010/07/16/gruner-veltliner-spreads-around-the-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.simonwoods.com/2010/07/16/gruner-veltliner-spreads-around-the-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Austria]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newsflash! OK, not a newsflash in the strict sense of the word. On this occasion, it&#8217;s the name given to the newsletter from Laurenz Maria Moser V, a man whose family founded the famous Lenz Moser wine company in Austria, and who now, with his Laurenz V range, seems to have taken it upon himself [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Italian and Italo-Australian reds from Sangiovese &amp; Montepulciano</title>
		<link>http://www.simonwoods.com/2010/07/15/italian-and-italo-australian-reds-from-sangiovese-montepulciano/</link>
		<comments>http://www.simonwoods.com/2010/07/15/italian-and-italo-australian-reds-from-sangiovese-montepulciano/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adelaide Hills]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Da Vinci Chianti 2008, Tuscany, Italy (£8.99 Liberty Wines, Whole Foods, Noel Young) Juicy, earthy style, combining violet-scented bitter cherry &#38; raspberry flavours with a herby wildness and a sappy, refreshing finish. B+ Poggiotondo Chianti Superiore 2007, Tuscany, Italy (£11.99 Liberty Wines, Whole Foods, Noel Young) More flesh and polish than the Da Vinci, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assorted whites from Italy, Spain and Georgia</title>
		<link>http://www.simonwoods.com/2010/07/08/assorted-whites-from-italy-spain-and-georgia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.simonwoods.com/2010/07/08/assorted-whites-from-italy-spain-and-georgia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Campania]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Poggiotondo Toscana Bianco 2009, Italy (£8.99 Liberty Wines, Noel Young, Reserve) One of those wines that creeps up on you, initially fresh and floral with a citrussy bite, but then the taut, pine-like edge of Vermentino comes through, along with an almost volcanic minerality. B+ Raimat Albariño Viña 24 2009, Costers del Segre, Spain (£8.99 [...]]]></description>
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