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		<title>2023 Sangiovese</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Nov 2023 14:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[October 2023 Fall 2022 I got the brilliant idea of adding the pomace from my grape wines to a couple of kits. So I purchased two Finer Wine Kits Tavola Merlot kits and reconstituted&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>2023 Merlot</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Nov 2023 15:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[October 2023 This fall&#8217;s plan for the barrel wines is to make 3 batches: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot. The CS and CF will be barrel aged, and next fall we&#8217;ll make 2&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>2023 Cabernet Sauvignon</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2023 22:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[October 2023 This fall&#8217;s plan for the barrel wines is to make 3 batches: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot. The CS and CF will be barrel aged, and next fall we&#8217;ll make 2&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>2022 Merlot / Tempranillo</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2022 13:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[October 2022 We are trying 2 experiments of the same type this fall. Our main batches are 8 lugs each Grenache and Tempranillo. We took the pomace from each and added to it a&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>2022 Merlot / Grenache</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2022 13:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[October 2022 We are trying 2 experiments of the same type this fall. Our main batches are 8 lugs each Grenache and Tempranillo. We took the pomace from each and added to it a&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>2021 Rhone Blend</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Nov 2021 13:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[November 2021 Eric &#38; I are plowing ahead with our plans to make a Rhone-style wine this fall. While we had intended to do it with fresh grapes, that didn&#8217;t work out. So &#8230;&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>2021 FWK Rhone Blend in Detail</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2021 13:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last updated 11/27/2022 This blog is similar to the Barbera in Detail and Chardonnay in Detail blogs, but has key differences that make it worthwhile for me to record it: kits are the new&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>2020 Meritage Plus</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2021 16:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[October 2020 I&#8217;m great at complicating things. My intention was to produce 2 wines this fall: 1st run Merlot-heavy Bordeaux blend that includes Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot &#8212; and a&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>2020 Meritage</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 01:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[October 2020 I&#8217;m great at complicating things. My intention was to produce 2 wines this fall: 1st run Merlot-heavy Bordeaux blend that includes Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot &#8212; and a&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
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		<title>2020 Red Blend, 2nd Run</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bryan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2020 22:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[October 2020 Last year&#8217;s second run wine is wildly successful, so I&#8217;m (of course) doing it again. Making a second run extends my results by 50% AND the cost per bottle was $0.38! This&#46;&#46;&#46;]]></description>
		
		
		
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