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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:47:56 MDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Wine Conversation: Refreshing the idea gene pool]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/The_Wine_Conversation_Refreshing_the_idea_gene_pool/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/The_Wine_Conversation_Refreshing_the_idea_gene_pool/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:47:56 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Some thoughts on wine blogging and relationships, and the need to find ways to make it easier to have readers post comments to keep the wine blogging<br/><br/>7 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The use (and abuse) of wine ratings by retailers]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/The_use_and_abuse_of_wine_ratings_by_retailers/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/The_use_and_abuse_of_wine_ratings_by_retailers/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:25:10 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[How are professional wine ratings being used by retailers and what it implies to shoppers.<br/><br/>7 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Wine Conversation: More thinking about drinking]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/The_Wine_Conversation_More_thinking_about_drinking/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/The_Wine_Conversation_More_thinking_about_drinking/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:54:50 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Some reactions and further thoughts on wine culture and &quot;dumbing down&quot; for overwhelmed consumers<br/><br/>7 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[~ Through The Walla Walla Grape Vine ™~: Four Wine Questions For:  Paul Gregutt]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/%7E_Through_The_Walla_Walla_Grape_Vine_trade%7E_Four_Wine_Questions_For__Paul_Gregutt/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/%7E_Through_The_Walla_Walla_Grape_Vine_trade%7E_Four_Wine_Questions_For__Paul_Gregutt/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:12:53 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Through the Walla Walla Grape Vine will be celebrating its third year and I thought it was time to start a new blog feature. From time to time (hopef<br/><br/>4 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What Type of Wine Blogger are You?]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/What_Type_of_Wine_Blogger_are_You/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/What_Type_of_Wine_Blogger_are_You/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:10:22 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Are you more like Robert Parker or Jancis Robinson?  What is the focus of your wine writing?<br/><br/>5 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Restaurant Math:Two-Buck Chuck at $6 a Glass  at  Wine Enthusiast Magazine’s Unreserved]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Restaurant_MathTwo-Buck_Chuck_at_6_a_Glass__at__Wine_Enthusiast_Magazinersquos_Unreserved/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Restaurant_MathTwo-Buck_Chuck_at_6_a_Glass__at__Wine_Enthusiast_Magazinersquos_Unreserved/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:07:22 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I know restaurants have to make money. I know they make much of it from wine and liquor sales.I also know that people expect wine to cost more at<br/><br/>4 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wine Spectator defends ad, denies it intended to deceive]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Wine_Spectator_defends_ad_denies_it_intended_to_deceive/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Wine_Spectator_defends_ad_denies_it_intended_to_deceive/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:06:34 MDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[It sure LOOKED like a Wine Spectator article -- but it wasn't. The executive editor of the Spectator says there was no intent to deceive readers. So<br/><br/>4 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[West Coast Wine Country Adventures: WBW: Comfort Wine for the Last Days of Winter]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/West_Coast_Wine_Country_Adventures_WBW_Comfort_Wine_for_the_Last_Days_of_Winter/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/West_Coast_Wine_Country_Adventures_WBW_Comfort_Wine_for_the_Last_Days_of_Winter/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:59:01 MST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Charged with finding a comfort wine, I find more about why I love wine.<br/><br/>5 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[I Drink Therefore I Am]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/I_Drink_Therefore_I_Am/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/I_Drink_Therefore_I_Am/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:58:59 MST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[What would Descartes have thought of WBW #43? Some philosophy for Thursday morning, and my thoughts on wine proves Descartes is wrong about the mind/<br/><br/>6 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Stupid Things I do for Love]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/The_Stupid_Things_I_do_for_Love/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/The_Stupid_Things_I_do_for_Love/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:54:30 MST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[What will you do for love? Will you drink wine with coke? Will you eat your least favorite food simply because your partner took hours to make it? Wi<br/><br/>7 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Calabria: Rich on History, Poor on Wine]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Calabria_Rich_on_History_Poor_on_Wine-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Calabria_Rich_on_History_Poor_on_Wine-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:54:51 MST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Calabria_Rich_on_History_Poor_on_Wine-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dylan York takes on Calabria, a wine region he believes has a lot to be desired.The area of Calabria was once one of the most important wi<br/><br/>9 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wine's Gender Gap?]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Wines_Gender_Gap/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Wines_Gender_Gap/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:35:47 MST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Wines_Gender_Gap/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I'm fed up with wine marketing that's &quot;gender specific.&quot; I think it's really all about marketing tactics based on fear--fear of the unknown, fea<br/><br/>11 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1WineDude :: 20 Things About Life I've Learned From Drinking Wine]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/1WineDude__20_Things_About_Life_Ive_Learned_From_Drinking_Wine/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/1WineDude__20_Things_About_Life_Ive_Learned_From_Drinking_Wine/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:00:24 MST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[1WineDude offers up a glass of Wine Zen and talks about the 20 life lessons he's learned from drinking wine.<br/><br/>11 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1WineDude :: Help, My Wife Only Drinks Bad Chardonnay!]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/1WineDude__Help_My_Wife_Only_Drinks_Bad_Chardonnay/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/1WineDude__Help_My_Wife_Only_Drinks_Bad_Chardonnay/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:14:29 MST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/1WineDude__Help_My_Wife_Only_Drinks_Bad_Chardonnay/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[How to rescue your loved one - and yourself! - from Wine Hell (like over-oaked Chardonnay butter bombs).<br/><br/>8 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Wine Conversation: A PET Glass of Wine]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/The_Wine_Conversation_A_PET_Glass_of_Wine-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/The_Wine_Conversation_A_PET_Glass_of_Wine-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:27:58 MST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Looking at another innovation in the world of wine packaging, the pre-filled PET (plastic) glass<br/><br/>4 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[1WineDude :: Why Fruit Bombs Are OK (I am Here to Whet Some Palates)]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/1WineDude__Why_Fruit_Bombs_Are_OK_I_am_Here_to_Whet_Some_Palates/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/1WineDude__Why_Fruit_Bombs_Are_OK_I_am_Here_to_Whet_Some_Palates/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:15:35 MST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/1WineDude__Why_Fruit_Bombs_Are_OK_I_am_Here_to_Whet_Some_Palates/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A slightly controversial take on wine 'Fruit Bombs'... with quotes from Jaco Pastorius.<br/><br/>8 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[This isn’t Your Mother’s Spanish Winery! Children get a Crash Course in Winemaking]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/This_isnrsquot_Your_Motherrsquos_Spanish_Winery_Children_get_a_Crash_Course_in_Winemaking/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/This_isnrsquot_Your_Motherrsquos_Spanish_Winery_Children_get_a_Crash_Course_in_Winemaking/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:16:52 MST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/This_isnrsquot_Your_Motherrsquos_Spanish_Winery_Children_get_a_Crash_Course_in_Winemaking/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lively debate as to whether parent's should allow their children to be educated in the art of winemaking. There is now an alternative perspective on<br/><br/>8 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Children and Wine hits the AP « Oenophilia - An obsessive disorder or just a way of life?]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Children_and_Wine_hits_the_AP_%AB_Oenophilia_-_An_obsessive_disorder_or_just_a_way_of_life/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Children_and_Wine_hits_the_AP_%AB_Oenophilia_-_An_obsessive_disorder_or_just_a_way_of_life/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:21:27 MST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Children_and_Wine_hits_the_AP_%AB_Oenophilia_-_An_obsessive_disorder_or_just_a_way_of_life/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Oenophilus shares his daughter's wine education with the Associated Press.  What do you think?<br/><br/>9 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Wine Conversation: So where do you buy your wine?]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/The_Wine_Conversation_So_where_do_you_buy_your_wine/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/The_Wine_Conversation_So_where_do_you_buy_your_wine/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:44:06 MST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/The_Wine_Conversation_So_where_do_you_buy_your_wine/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Some thoughts on the state of retail brands for wine in the UK, and how this might affect the ability of new consumers to discover wine.<br/><br/>4 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bud Light Wine and Cheese Party...]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Bud_Light_Wine_and_Cheese_Party---/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Bud_Light_Wine_and_Cheese_Party---/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:59:21 MST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Bud_Light_Wine_and_Cheese_Party---/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is a pretty funny Superbowl ad but I wonder, how many people in the millennial generation feel this way?  click &quot;read more&quot; to see video...<br/><br/>5 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[More Reasons Why Wine Monopolies Suck (Fight the Power!)]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/More_Reasons_Why_Wine_Monopolies_Suck_Fight_the_Power-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/More_Reasons_Why_Wine_Monopolies_Suck_Fight_the_Power-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:18:03 MST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/More_Reasons_Why_Wine_Monopolies_Suck_Fight_the_Power-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Dude continues to rail against the injustices of the 3-tier wine shipping system, and probably is not making any friends within the PLCB...<br/><br/>8 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[For Love or Money]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/For_Love_or_Money/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/For_Love_or_Money/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:22:59 MST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/For_Love_or_Money/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Just read an very interesting essay that makes parallels between blogging and the open source movement in software.  There was a discussion about a y<br/><br/>5 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What We Dare Not Discuss]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/What_We_Dare_Not_Discuss/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/What_We_Dare_Not_Discuss/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:22:47 MST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[What aspect of wine is something we dare not discuss?  It is the pleasure we derive from the alcohol in our wine.  Do you discuss in your wine review<br/><br/>7 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[TRADER JOES and why you need to love it]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/TRADER_JOES_and_why_you_need_to_love_it-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/TRADER_JOES_and_why_you_need_to_love_it-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:52:38 MST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/TRADER_JOES_and_why_you_need_to_love_it-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You've probably heard of two buck chuck...but Trader Joes is good for much more than that! The savvy shopper can find all kinds of deals in these ba<br/><br/>11 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[When Words Get in the Way of Wine]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/When_Words_Get_in_the_Way_of_Wine/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/When_Words_Get_in_the_Way_of_Wine/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:17:47 MST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/When_Words_Get_in_the_Way_of_Wine/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Do words get in the way of your enjoyment of wine? A discussion of wine and words, from jargon to dialects to idiolects and why learning wine vocabul<br/><br/>9 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Snooth » A Post About Capsules Probably Shouldn’t Be This Long]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Snooth_-_A_Post_About_Capsules_Probably_Shouldnrsquot_Be_This_Long/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Snooth_-_A_Post_About_Capsules_Probably_Shouldnrsquot_Be_This_Long/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:09:22 MST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Snooth_-_A_Post_About_Capsules_Probably_Shouldnrsquot_Be_This_Long/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Our experience in dealing with the capsule can color the impression of the wine. Cheap PVC (poly-vinyl chloride) plastic capsules give off an aura of,<br/><br/>6 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Are families who enjoy wine together more recession-proof than those who don’t?]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Are_families_who_enjoy_wine_together_more_recession-proof_than_those_who_donrsquot/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Are_families_who_enjoy_wine_together_more_recession-proof_than_those_who_donrsquot/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:02:12 MST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Are_families_who_enjoy_wine_together_more_recession-proof_than_those_who_donrsquot/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Markets rise and markets fall. But can wine be the glue that will hold our families together during tough times?<br/><br/>7 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[El Bloggo Torcido - Twisted Oak Winery: Quoting Wine Bloggers]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/El_Bloggo_Torcido_-_Twisted_Oak_Winery_Quoting_Wine_Bloggers/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/El_Bloggo_Torcido_-_Twisted_Oak_Winery_Quoting_Wine_Bloggers/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:24:05 MST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/El_Bloggo_Torcido_-_Twisted_Oak_Winery_Quoting_Wine_Bloggers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There is a lot of good wine writing on the web, and we're going to start quoting the best writing about our wines and winery in our marketing materi<br/><br/>11 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How wine collecting is changing]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/How_wine_collecting_is_changing/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/How_wine_collecting_is_changing/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:32:25 MST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[We've all noticed.  The prices of top wines have been going through the roof.  The most recent issue of The World of Fine Wine, #18, includes an exc<br/><br/>6 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In the Blogosphere: How Wine Sulfite Regulations Impact Winemakers]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/In_the_Blogosphere_How_Wine_Sulfite_Regulations_Impact_Winemakers/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/In_the_Blogosphere_How_Wine_Sulfite_Regulations_Impact_Winemakers/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:02:23 MST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/In_the_Blogosphere_How_Wine_Sulfite_Regulations_Impact_Winemakers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Comments on how the widely misunderstood fear of wine sulfite allergies (&amp; &quot;wine headaches&quot;) has combined with overly-cautious (and poorly-construc<br/><br/>6 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[~ Through The Walla Walla Grape Vine ™~: Intoxicating Numbers]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/%7E_Through_The_Walla_Walla_Grape_Vine_trade%7E_Intoxicating_Numbers/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/%7E_Through_The_Walla_Walla_Grape_Vine_trade%7E_Intoxicating_Numbers/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:24:13 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Opinion and Commentary</category>
<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/%7E_Through_The_Walla_Walla_Grape_Vine_trade%7E_Intoxicating_Numbers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[California Institute of Technology asked 20 people to sample wine while undergoing MRIs of their brain activity and they discovered they liked the hi<br/><br/>6 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Snooth Blog » Blasted Barcode]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Snooth_Blog_-_Blasted_Barcode/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Snooth_Blog_-_Blasted_Barcode/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:02:17 MST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Snooth_Blog_-_Blasted_Barcode/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Say what you will. Wine is not a quilt; it's neither handmade nor one-of-a-kind. It is a commodity. Even if production is minuscule. 500 cases, for .<br/><br/>4 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Good Wine Under $20: Teaching Your Children About Wine]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Good_Wine_Under_20_Teaching_Your_Children_About_Wine/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Good_Wine_Under_20_Teaching_Your_Children_About_Wine/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:19:22 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Opinion and Commentary</category>
<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Good_Wine_Under_20_Teaching_Your_Children_About_Wine/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Your children are learning what they should think about wine from you-everyday. What are you teaching them?<br/><br/>14 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Requiem for a well-used, well-worn half bottle]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Requiem_for_a_well-used_well-worn_half_bottle-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Requiem_for_a_well-used_well-worn_half_bottle-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:07:28 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Opinion and Commentary</category>
<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Requiem_for_a_well-used_well-worn_half_bottle-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There are all kinds of high-tech wine-preservation devices on the market that utilize sophisticated techniques such as vacuum pumps and various types<br/><br/>6 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ratting Out Is Rational for Wine.com  at  Wine Enthusiast Magazine’s Unreserved]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Ratting_Out_Is_Rational_for_Wine-com__at__Wine_Enthusiast_Magazinersquos_Unreserved-2/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Ratting_Out_Is_Rational_for_Wine-com__at__Wine_Enthusiast_Magazinersquos_Unreserved-2/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:20:34 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Opinion and Commentary</category>
<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Ratting_Out_Is_Rational_for_Wine-com__at__Wine_Enthusiast_Magazinersquos_Unreserved-2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I may hate myself in the morning, but here goes: There's another way to look at Wine.com's practice of ratting out other retailers than the scathing <br/><br/>4 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wine Life Today (WLT) - Viva La Revolution!]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Wine_Life_Today_WLT_-_Viva_La_Revolution/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Wine_Life_Today_WLT_-_Viva_La_Revolution/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:16:16 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Opinion and Commentary</category>
<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Wine_Life_Today_WLT_-_Viva_La_Revolution/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The mission of Wine Life Today (the working version) is as follows:To provide a medium and community for independent wine publishers to grow and <br/><br/>8 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Good Wine Under $20: New Year's Wine Resolutions 2008]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Good_Wine_Under_20_New_Years_Wine_Resolutions_2008/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Good_Wine_Under_20_New_Years_Wine_Resolutions_2008/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 07:32:04 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Opinion and Commentary</category>
<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Good_Wine_Under_20_New_Years_Wine_Resolutions_2008/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What are your wine resolutions for 2008? Here are mine, and they include a new blogging event: the Wine Book Club<br/><br/>14 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[When Half a Bottle Is Just Right]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/When_Half_a_Bottle_Is_Just_Right/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/When_Half_a_Bottle_Is_Just_Right/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:33:30 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Opinion and Commentary</category>
<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/When_Half_a_Bottle_Is_Just_Right/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sometimes all you need is a half bottle. And empty half bottles are great to have around for storing leftovers. Some leads on where to find them, and<br/><br/>5 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The single most OVERrated wine in the world]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/The_single_most_OVERrated_wine_in_the_world/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/The_single_most_OVERrated_wine_in_the_world/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 12:03:09 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Opinion and Commentary</category>
<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/The_single_most_OVERrated_wine_in_the_world/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What is your nomination for the single most overrated wine in the world?Me first, me first!I nominate Conundrum, the white-wine blend that ha<br/><br/>4 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rockss and Fruit: Terroir - reality or marketing tool?]]></title>
<link>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Rockss_and_Fruit_Terroir_-_reality_or_marketing_tool/</link>
<comments>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Rockss_and_Fruit_Terroir_-_reality_or_marketing_tool/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:42:43 MST</pubDate>
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<category>Opinion and Commentary</category>
<guid>http://www.winelifetoday.com/OpinionCommentary/Rockss_and_Fruit_Terroir_-_reality_or_marketing_tool/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lyle's got the tiger by the tail on this one, as he wonders what's up on The Bulletin Board Which Shall Not Be Named. Worth it just for reading Lyl<br/><br/>5 Toast(s) ]]></description>
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