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	<title>Texas Wine Geek™ - Drive. Taste. Talk. Write.</title>
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	<description>Driving to Texas wineries, Tasting their wines, Talking to the Winemakers, and Writing about it. That&#039;s what I do.</description>
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		<title>Bending Branch 2011 Estate Tannat &#8211; An Unexpected Preview</title>
		<link>http://txwinegeek.com/2013/01/bending-branch-2011-estate-tannat-an-unexpected-preview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In May of 2011 I wrote about the most incredible Texas wine I had tasted, the Bending Branch 2009 Texas Tannat. In that article I told the story about my first introduction to Tannat, Bending Branch, and John Rivenburgh with the &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://txwinegeek.com/2013/01/bending-branch-2011-estate-tannat-an-unexpected-preview/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hilmy Cellars Winemaker&#8217;s Dinner with Bob &amp; Susan Wonacott</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 04:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every winery has its own personality. I know, I stated an obvious fact to anyone who has visited more than one winery in Texas, but it&#8217;s one thing I want to highlight in this article. Since Julie and I tend &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://txwinegeek.com/2012/12/hilmy-cellars-winemakers-dinner-with-bob-susan-wonacott/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hilmy Cellars &#8211; A Preview</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2012 05:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JCBaker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Julie and I headed to Fredericksburg early this weekend with Mandy, our middle daughter. Julie and Mandy were on a mission to get Hill Country winery Christmas ornaments, and I played chauffeur. We stopped at Hilmy Cellars on our way &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://txwinegeek.com/2012/12/hilmy-cellars-a-preview/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Santa Maria Cellars 2011 Malbec</title>
		<link>http://txwinegeek.com/2012/10/santa-maria-cellars-2011-malbec/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 02:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JCBaker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been hearing that the 2011 wines will be stunning because of the drought we had in Texas, but I expected that we would have to Wait until 2013 to find an array of Texas Red Wines made from &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://txwinegeek.com/2012/10/santa-maria-cellars-2011-malbec/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In and Around the Fredericksburg Food and Wine Fest</title>
		<link>http://txwinegeek.com/2012/10/fredericksburg-food-and-wine-fest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 04:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JCBaker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was our first year to attend the Fredericksburg Food and Wine Fest, so Julie and I didn&#8217;t know what to expect from the various events at and around the festival. When we pored over the event list for the &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://txwinegeek.com/2012/10/fredericksburg-food-and-wine-fest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>On the Patio with Don Pullum and Carl Money (Visual Tasting)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Julie and I bumped into Don Pullum this evening after the last session today at TEXSOM and were invited to meet with Carl Money, the owner of Pontotoc Vineyard &#8211; who we mentioned in the May article about the new &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://txwinegeek.com/2012/08/on-the-patio-with-don-pullum-and-carl-money/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bluebonnet Trail: Retreat Hill Cellars &amp; Impromptu Visual Tasting</title>
		<link>http://txwinegeek.com/2012/07/retreat-hill-cellars/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JCBaker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amazingly enough, this road trip was not my idea.  Julie had noticed that the Bluebonnet Trail wineries were hosting a wine pairing weekend and giving away wineglass charms at each winery, and also noticed that there are two wineries on &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://txwinegeek.com/2012/07/retreat-hill-cellars/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Visual Tasting: Alamosa 2010 Tio Pancho Ranch Viognier</title>
		<link>http://txwinegeek.com/2012/07/visual-tasting-alamosa-2010-tio-pancho-ranch-viognier/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2012 05:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JCBaker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I decided to try a Visual Tasting of a white wine tonight just to see what it looks like. Which white to taste wasn&#8217;t a difficult decision either: Alamosa 2010 Tio Pancho Ranch Viognier. To date this is still my &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://txwinegeek.com/2012/07/visual-tasting-alamosa-2010-tio-pancho-ranch-viognier/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Visual Tasting: Alamosa Wine Cellars 2006 Texacaia</title>
		<link>http://txwinegeek.com/2012/07/alamosa-2006-texacaia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think Jim Johnson must like &#8220;sleepers&#8221;. When we visited Alamosa Wine Cellars in Bend, Texas &#8211; that was before they had the tasting room in Lampasas, I was completely fascinated with his still-in-the-barrel Viognier, but not overly impressed with &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://txwinegeek.com/2012/07/alamosa-2006-texacaia/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sandstone Cellars IV and Introducing Visual Tasting</title>
		<link>http://txwinegeek.com/2012/07/review-sandstone-cellars-iv/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JCBaker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We haven&#8217;t been able to travel much lately, but with the cellar set up and my wine collection on a roll, I think it&#8217;s time to review many of the incredible varieties and blends that we have acquired on our &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://txwinegeek.com/2012/07/review-sandstone-cellars-iv/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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