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		<title>Wine 2026 – Update #01</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 01:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[03 November 2025 Why am I posting a 2026 wine plans post while the 2025&#8217;s are still fermenting? Because there&#8217;s always a backlog of wines we want to make but lack the capacity to&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wine 2025 – Update #03</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 01:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[03 November 2025 I decided to post a wrap-up of the 2025 plans to explain our final decisions. For various reasons beyond her control, Beth&#8217;s vineyard did not yield sufficient Marechal Foch for our&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>2025 Wines in Detail</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 17:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[updated 11/11/2025 As with last year, this will be an on-going blog of the wines started in 2025. Currently I&#8217;m on an annual cycle, starting grape wines in the fall. This is not any&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wine 2025 – Update #02</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[18 July 2025 Shannon, Eric, &#38; I have discussed various options, and things are still in flux, meaning we have ideas but nothing is firm. Side Note: I like re-reading these planning posts, as&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Bottle Labels &#8211; 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 22:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wines Bottled in 2025 Note: These labels are from wines bottled in 2025, not started in 2025. The Chardonnel label was a hit on the first version. I posted it for Shannon and Eric&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Homemade vs. Commercial Wine</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 01:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[updated 06/16/2025 A while back an online acquaintance lamented that he could find dozens of lower priced wines that are better than his best. I made a (hopefully) polite reply, which boils down to&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wine 2025 – Update #01</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2025 22:59:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[19 January 2025 Yes, I&#8217;m already thinking about the wine we&#8217;ll make in October. Per usual, anything I say in this post may – or may not – resemble what is actually purchased in&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>2024 Wines in Detail</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2024 14:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; updated 10/04/2025 I changed my mind regarding the &#8220;In Detail&#8221; posts. This post details events of the 2024 winemaking season, but without intending to explain the details of any specific thing in winemaking.&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>When to Drink a Wine?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 19:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[updated 08/27/2024 The headline for this post refers to how long a wine should be aged, not what time of day is appropriate. In August 2019 NorCal, a respected WineMakingTalk member, started a thread&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wine 2024 &#8211; Update #02</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 16:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[12 July 2024 My friend Beth reported that the grapes in the Glade Springs VA vineyard have started veraison and she&#8217;s netting the vines. Veraison is the first stage of ripening for grapes, where&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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