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	<title>WINO Magazine - Washington Wine, People and Places &#187; The Vine Curmudgeon</title>
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		<title>White Heron &amp; Competitions</title>
		<link>http://www.winomagazine.com/2011/10/white-heron-competitions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cameron Fries</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At White Heron we have come to realize over the years that people are dramatically different from one another.  This means that anything perceived by the senses is going to evoke intensely different responses from different people.  This also means that no movie, no painting, no music, no wine can be quantified as the ‘best’.  At White Heron we make wine with character because we love wine with character.  We truly believe that every wine has a moment and a food with which, for that moment, it is the best wine in the world.]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Sips</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cameron Fries</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why tasting fees make a whole lot of sense
By Cameron Fries, White Heron Cellars
In the good old days, wineries poured tastes for free and everybody was happy.  When the Napa Valley surpassed Disneyland as California’s number one tourist attraction, they deemed it was time to start charging for tasting.  In effect, this is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stealing Champagne</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cameron Fries</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s In a Name? Apparently Everything
In the world of wine we tend to believe that the place or vineyard that the wine comes from has an  influence on quality.  In other words certain areas become more famous than others as their quality shows through. The most famous example in the United States is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Screw the Future</title>
		<link>http://www.winomagazine.com/2009/05/vine-curmudgeon-screw-the-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 08:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cameron Fries</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The screw top closure is definitely the future of wine. The value of screw tops and why we’re not ready for them.]]></description>
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		<title>The Name Game</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 18:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cameron Fries</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the world of wine we tend to believe that the place or vineyard that the wine comes from has an influence on quality.  In other words certain areas become more famous than others as their quality shows through.  The most famous example in the United States is the Napa Valley; the most famous example [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sour Grapes</title>
		<link>http://www.winomagazine.com/2009/04/vine-curmudgeon-sour-grapes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cameron Fries</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How vineyard managers aren&#8217;t getting the attention they deserve
By Cameron Fries
It is interesting that the French language does not have a word for winemaker. As I do not speak Italian or Spanish, I thought I would try an online translator, and neither language appears to have a direct word for winemaker. I receive French language enological journals, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Bottle is as a Bottle Does</title>
		<link>http://www.winomagazine.com/2009/02/vine-curmudgeon-a-bottle-is-as-a-bottle-does/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 08:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cameron Fries</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
By Cameron Fries
There is a joke in the wine industry that a certain famous wine publication out of San Francisco does not bother to taste the wine anymore, they just weigh the bottle. The heavier the bottle, the more points are automatically awarded. After all, a fancy package that feels hefty in the hand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winter Kill</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cameron Fries</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Central Washington&#8217;s biggest viticultural problem can be winter kill from severe arctic outbreaks.  These tend to occur on average two out of every ten years.  During the winter of 1995-96 we had two weeks of severe cold and our thermometer here in Trinidad (an old ghost town above Crescent Bar between Quincy and Wenatchee) registered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Of the Earth</title>
		<link>http://www.winomagazine.com/2008/11/vine-curmudgeon-of-the-earth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:02:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cameron Fries</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Understanding terroir, sort of.
By Cameron Fries, White Heron Cellars
The European appellation system exists for one purpose, and that purpose is to tell people that the wine comes from a specific region. Why would they go to so much trouble to create an entire legal system and its attendant panoply of niggling lawyers (not all lawyers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Money Trail</title>
		<link>http://www.winomagazine.com/2008/09/the-money-trail-prohibition-left-a-nasty-little-stain-on-the-wine-industry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.winomagazine.com/2008/09/the-money-trail-prohibition-left-a-nasty-little-stain-on-the-wine-industry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cameron Fries</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prohibition left a nasty little stain on the wine industry.
By Cameron Fries, White Heron Cellars
In 2004 we went to France to travel a bit with our son who had just finished a year as an exchange student.  We took eighteen bottles of wine with us as gifts for host families.  Also, when I am abroad, [...]]]></description>
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