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			<title><![CDATA[Why the East -- and Michigan -- love Vidal]]></title>
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			<author>(Sandra Silfven)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Vidal, whether dry, semi-dry or sweet, is one of the mainstay wines of the East, stretching from the Atlantic Seaboard inland to Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. In Michigan, you seldom see it bottled as a single varietal with the name "Vidal Blanc" on the label, unless it's for Ice Wine; instead, it's]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 12:49 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA['Bottle Shock' debuts Aug. 6 in Metro Detroit]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[If you are a wine geek, and you don't know there's another wine flick coming out, you must be on Mars.


"Bottle Shock" hits Metro Detroit movie theaters Aug. 6, and reprises a half-true/half-fictional account of the the so-called "Judgment of Paris" in 1976, in which California's Chateau]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 3:09 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Riesling: Sweet or Dry? Put it on the label, please]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[There are finally signs that Riesling is shedding its sweet, Piesporter junk-wine image. With so many new well-made Rieslings in Washington, Oregon, Michigan and New York fermented to dry levels, the Piesporter thing, in fact, is not even an issue, and the generation that lived through the]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 10:05 AM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Wineries in the East take Golds in San Francisco]]></title>
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			<author>(Sandra Silfven)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[The San Francisco International Wine Competition, which bills itself as the largest and most prestigious wine competition in America, recently announced its results for the 2008 contest.


Wineries east of the Rockies took two of the 12 "Best of Varietal" winners:  Best Vignoles: 2007 Lucas]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 6:32 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Left Foot Charley tastes through vertical of Rieslings]]></title>
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			<author>(Sandra Silfven)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Bryan Ulbrich of Left Foot Charley Winery in Traverse City, one of Michigan's top Riesling producers, is not attending the Riesling Rendzvous with his peers at Chateau Ste. Michelle in Washington state (because he and wife Jen are awaiting the birth of their second child), but he is throwing his own]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 10:08 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Epicurean Classic in Traverse City draws stars of food, wine and cookbooks]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The 2008 Epicurean Classic, a two-and-a-half extravaganza of cooking demonstrations, wine tastings and dinners on Grand Traverse Bay in Traverse City, Mich., is Sept. 11-13. The literary Guest of Honor will be Kim Sunee, author of "Trail of Crumbs," and the food and wine celebs will include notables]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 11:36 AM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Goldeneye offers much to taste and see]]></title>
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			<author>(Sandra Silfven)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Goldeneye is the name of the special Anderson Valley winery owned by the prestigious Duckhorn Wine Co. in Napa Valley. It's dedicated to cool-climate varieties like Pinot Noir in California's northern-most wine region, Mendocino County.


The 2005 Goldeneye Pinot Noir is now out in the ninth]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 9:42 AM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Riesling sales soar as producers set meeting in Washington]]></title>
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			<author>(Sandra Silfven)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Riesling is the hottest white varietal in the U.S. 
During the 12-month period ending May 3, it was the fastest-growing white wine and second-fastest growing of all wine types, behind Pinot Noir, according to AC Nielsen data.
Nielsen goes on to say that sales have increased 54 percent over the]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 10:04 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[2 New York wineries and Chateau Ste. Michelle big winners at competition]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The International Eastern Wine Competition, so named because it draws heavy participation from Eastern U.S. wineries in addition to wineries around the world, announced the results of this year's competition.


The big winners were Chateau Ste. Michelle in the state of Washington and two New York]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 3:13 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Top brands say bye-bye to glass wine jugs]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[If you are still buying those 3- and 4-liter glass jugs of Inglenook and Almaden, you may be in for a shock. They are being replaced by more eco-friendly Bag-in-Box packaging. The announcement was made today by The Wine Group, which purchased both brands in February from Constellation Wines U.S.

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			<pubDate>Wed, May 28, 2008 at 11:48 AM</pubDate>
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