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		<title><![CDATA[Navarro Riesling the Critics' Choice]]></title>
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I am often torn as I scrutinize wine competition results in an attempt
to determine the winery of the year. As director of five such events,
it's my call. Do I give it to the winery that racked up the most medals?
Or do I look for a winery that ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcamax.com/robertwhitleywine/s-1147481</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/22/2012</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The King of Pinot Noir]]></title>
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I met Gary Farrell for the first time more than 20 years ago. He was a
modest man making very good wine under difficult conditions in
California's Russian River Valley.

The difficult conditions were self-imposed, for Farrell specialized in
pinot...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcamax.com/robertwhitleywine/s-1144154</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/15/2012</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[When Wine Judges Agree]]></title>
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GUIMARAES, Portugal -- I was merely one in a sea of more than 300 judges
as the director of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles delivered his
remarks to open the world's largest wine competition in this northern
Portugal city.

The Concours this ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcamax.com/robertwhitleywine/s-1140964</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/08/2012</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Five Grapes]]></title>
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Over a recent weekend, I conducted my annual wine-tasting fundraiser for
the La Jolla Symphony. Each year, this year being the 11th, I choose a
theme that might provide an educational component as well as have
entertainment value.

This year's ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcamax.com/robertwhitleywine/s-1137365</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/01/2012</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Little Wines]]></title>
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There is a line of argument among critics of the use of scores in wine
reviews that scores often don't do justice to wines of modest ambition
that are nevertheless delicious when consumed under the right
circumstances.

I frequently call these ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcamax.com/robertwhitleywine/s-1133903</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/24/2012</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Good Times in Burgundy and Bordeaux]]></title>
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These are the best of times for the vignerons of Burgundy and Bordeaux,
arguably the world's most important -- certainly the most famous --
vineyard lands.

Over the course of the past three weeks, I've had the rare opportunity
to immerse myself ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcamax.com/robertwhitleywine/s-1130435</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/17/2012</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bordeaux 2011: the Verdict]]></title>
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BORDEAUX, France -- Prospects for another good vintage in Bordeaux
appeared grim as the harvest approached in September 2011.

"It was a complicated vintage," explained Florence Cathiard of Chateau
Smith Haut Lafitte, a top-notch property in the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcamax.com/robertwhitleywine/s-1127315</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/10/2012</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Discovery in the Cote de Nuits]]></title>
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BEAUNE, France -- Once upon a time, a hefty selection of Burgundy was a
staple of virtually every fine wine shop in America. Burgundy was the
benchmark for any wine made from pinot noir or chardonnay, so much so
that winemakers from the New World...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcamax.com/robertwhitleywine/s-1117834</link>
 
    <pubDate>Mar/27/2012</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Price of Gold]]></title>
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The conventional wisdom would have you believe the price of gold will
continue to rise. Evidence to the contrary emerged at the recent San
Diego International Wine Competition, which produced a blizzard of
gold-medal wines at attractive prices ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcamax.com/robertwhitleywine/s-1114393</link>
 
    <pubDate>Mar/20/2012</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Colliding Cliches]]></title>
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The 29th edition of the San Diego International Wine Competition, staged
the weekend of March 10-11, was clearly a case of colliding cliches.

The "dog bites man" narrative was entirely predictable, as the Napa
Valley captured a major share of ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://www.arcamax.com/robertwhitleywine/s-1110735</link>
 
    <pubDate>Mar/13/2012</pubDate>
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