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		<title>Clif The Climber White 2008</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Clif Family Winery, California, The Climber, White Wine 2008 The fruit is dazzling when you pour this in the glass. There&#8217;s lots of ripe citrus with floral and tropical notes. The focus on fruit continues on the palate, where the acidity is crisp, framing the taste of fresh orange and tangerine - very nice.
The grapes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rjwine.com/blog/2009/06/21/clif-the-climber-white-2008/</link>
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		<title>Wine Entrepreneurship at Sonoma State</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The spring session of the class recently ended with a dramatic evening of presentations by the student teams. Jane Firstenfeld wrote a great article capturing the moment and profiling some of the successful students and their stories.  The article was posted online at Wines &#38; Vines and was picked up by the Daily News today.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rjwine.com/blog/2009/06/10/wine-entrepreneurship-at-sonoma-state/</link>
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		<title>The Good Life Guide to Enjoying Wine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Author Orietta Gianjorio, who writes about wine and food for Fuori le Mura, just posted a great review of my book at the magazine&#8217;s online site.  Follow this link to read the review in the original Italian:  Fuori Le Mura online
Orietta has a new wine show debuting soon on KRON. I&#8217;ll post the news and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rjwine.com/blog/2009/06/09/the-good-life-guide-to-enjoying-wine/</link>
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		<title>McWilliam&#8217;s Hanwood Riesling 2007</title>
		<description><![CDATA[McWilliam’s Hanwood Estate, South Eastern Australia, Riesling 2007 
Lime and petrol combine in the nose with a bit of fresh, sweet flowers. In the mouth there is a nice sweetart character; this light-bodied Riesling is clean and refreshing. The RS is 6 grams per litre with plenty of acidity for balance. V&#38;B in New South [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rjwine.com/blog/2009/05/25/mcwilliams-hanwood-riesling-2007/</link>
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		<title>Zahn Riesling Trocken 2007</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Weingut Zahn, Saale-Unstrut, Kaatschener, Dachsberg, Riesling, Trocken 2007 In the nose their are fresh limes cast over minerals. This wine is tart and tangy, light-bodied, with persistent acidity. There is 5.6 grams per litre residual sugar but you won&#8217;t notice it with the acid level of this wine. Special thanks to Mike Lerner for bringing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rjwine.com/blog/2009/05/25/zahn-riesling-trocken-2007/</link>
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		<title>Six Sigma Sauvignon 2006</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Six Sigma, Lake County, Rooster Vineyard, Sauvignon Blanc 2006 This wine is amazingly fresh for an &#8216;06 California Sauvignon. There&#8217;s plenty of citrus in the nose as well as some freshly mown grass. In the mouth, the acidity is dazzling and there is a bit of honeyed roundness - very nice. The high acidity and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rjwine.com/blog/2009/05/24/six-sigma-sauvignon-2006/</link>
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		<title>deLorimier Lace 2006</title>
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deLorimier, Alexander Valley, Estate Bottled, Late Harvest, Lace 2006 This is rich and tropical with a lovely sense of dried apricots and balancing acidity. The botrytised grapes behind the wine are 55% Muscat Blanc and 45% Semillon, harvested at 29.9 degrees brix. The final wine has 126 g/l RS. P&#38;B in Geyserville 11.4% $15.79 for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rjwine.com/blog/2009/05/22/delorimier-lace-2006/</link>
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		<title>Carol Shelton Sweet Caroline 2006</title>
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Carol Shelton, Russian River Valley, Fanucchi Vineyard, Sweet Caroline, Trousseau Gris 2006 This is a light-bodied dessert wine from a grape that makes some very acidic table wines. There&#8217;s actually a grapy character to this wine that I associate with labrusca grapes, e.g., Concord. The grapes were harvested at 30 degrees brix and the final [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rjwine.com/blog/2009/05/22/carol-shelton-sweet-caroline-2006/</link>
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		<title>Haywood Los Chamizal Zin 2006</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Haywood, Sonoma Valley, Los Chamizal Vineyard, Estate, Zinfandel 2006 The nose puts together many facets of Zin.  There&#8217;s pruniness, black pepper and a sense of Port. In the mouth, this is a structured Zin, supporting plenty of fruit and a long finish. Grown, produced and bottled in Sonoma 14.6% $30 at the winery Haywood Winery
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		<link>http://rjwine.com/blog/2009/05/22/haywood-los-chamizal-zin-2006/</link>
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		<title>Rodney Strong Reserve Pinot 2006</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rodney Strong, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, Reserve, Pinot Noir 2006 The nose is shut down and the mouth is fairly astringent. I suspect a low level of TCA is cloaking the true nature of this wine. Tom Klein owner and Rick Sayre winemaker P&#38;B Healdsburg 15.2% $50 at the winery Rodney Strong
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