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		<title>Il Giorno della Memoria &#8211; Remembrance Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is called Il Giorno della Memoria. On January 27, 1945, the Soviet Army entered and liberated Auschwitz. In 2000, Italy, France and Germany established this day as a day of remembrance. As always, on this day, my Italian friends, &#8230; <a href="http://avvinare.com/2012/01/27/il-giorno-della-memoria-rembrance-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avvinare.com&amp;blog=3304915&amp;post=3711&amp;subd=avvinare&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wine of the Week: Dashe 2009 Dry Creek Zinfandel</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susannah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Dashe 2009 Dry Creek Zinfandel made me a believer. That&#8217;s been my theme over the last two days. Yes, I believe again. I believe that Obama can win in 2012 after his State of the Union. Yes I believe &#8230; <a href="http://avvinare.com/2012/01/26/wine-of-the-week-dashe-2009-dry-creek-zinfandel/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avvinare.com&amp;blog=3304915&amp;post=3704&amp;subd=avvinare&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Italian Indigenous Varieties: Caloria from Tuscany</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susannah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Indigeous varieties]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s indigenous variety is called Caloria from Tuscany. Specifically it is from the area near the city of Massa, in the province of Massa Carrara. The grape is used as a blending grape in red wines. It helps to &#8230; <a href="http://avvinare.com/2012/01/20/italian-indigenous-varieties-caloria-from-tuscany/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avvinare.com&amp;blog=3304915&amp;post=3691&amp;subd=avvinare&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wednesday Wine of the Week: Tenuta Ca Vescovo Pinot Grigio</title>
		<link>http://avvinare.com/2012/01/18/wednesday-wine-of-the-week-tenuta-ca-vescovo-pinot-grigio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susannah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Italian wineries]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My wine of the week is a Pinot Grigio from Tenuta Ca Vescovo. This wine is from Acquileia, a town in Friuli Venezia Giulia. I visited Acquileia many years ago and it has forever remained in my mind as one &#8230; <a href="http://avvinare.com/2012/01/18/wednesday-wine-of-the-week-tenuta-ca-vescovo-pinot-grigio/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avvinare.com&amp;blog=3304915&amp;post=3437&amp;subd=avvinare&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Loss &#8211; Personal, Public, Professional</title>
		<link>http://avvinare.com/2012/01/17/loss-personal-public-professional/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susannah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This has been quite the weekend of bad news I must say but I know that we all have to look to the future with optimism. Someone I know well lost someone dear to them, that horrible accident on Giglio, &#8230; <a href="http://avvinare.com/2012/01/17/loss-personal-public-professional/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avvinare.com&amp;blog=3304915&amp;post=3680&amp;subd=avvinare&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thought &amp; Prayers To Giglio Survivors, Crew and Residents</title>
		<link>http://avvinare.com/2012/01/15/thought-prayers-to-giglio-survivors-crew-and-residents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susannah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thought and prayers to passengers and crew. I have spent many a weekend on Giglio, a beautiful island off the cost of Tuscany. It is a truly magical place with lovely people and clear blue seas. This is not the &#8230; <a href="http://avvinare.com/2012/01/15/thought-prayers-to-giglio-survivors-crew-and-residents/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avvinare.com&amp;blog=3304915&amp;post=3674&amp;subd=avvinare&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wine of the Week: Serradenari Renoir Langhe Rosso IGT</title>
		<link>http://avvinare.com/2012/01/11/wine-of-the-week-serradenari-renoir-langhe-rosso-igt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susannah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My wine of the week is a gem that I discovered purely by chance upon meeting one of the owners of the winery, Serradenari.. I was introduced to Gabriella Spallino through a mutual friend and helped her with some translation &#8230; <a href="http://avvinare.com/2012/01/11/wine-of-the-week-serradenari-renoir-langhe-rosso-igt/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avvinare.com&amp;blog=3304915&amp;post=3670&amp;subd=avvinare&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Up and Coming: Slow Wine Events in New York and Chicago</title>
		<link>http://avvinare.com/2012/01/10/up-and-coming-slow-wine-events-in-new-york-and-chicago/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susannah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Slow Wine Guide in English is almost here with launch events just around the corner on January 30, 2012 and February 2, 2012 in New York and Chicago, respectively. The guide and a number of producers will be the &#8230; <a href="http://avvinare.com/2012/01/10/up-and-coming-slow-wine-events-in-new-york-and-chicago/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avvinare.com&amp;blog=3304915&amp;post=3667&amp;subd=avvinare&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spirited Saturday: Partida Tequila Neat</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susannah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have decided to start a new column on this blog, Spirited Saturday. I rarely write about spirits and there are many who are more qualified than I perhaps but I think I should use my certified spirits education qualification &#8230; <a href="http://avvinare.com/2012/01/07/spirited-saturday-partida-tequila-neat/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avvinare.com&amp;blog=3304915&amp;post=3661&amp;subd=avvinare&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Buona Befana A Tutti! Sindrome da Rientro</title>
		<link>http://avvinare.com/2012/01/06/buona-befana-a-tutti-sindrome-da-rientro/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susannah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buona Befana! Today is a holiday in Italy where an unattractive old looking woman gives out coal to children who are bad and candy to those who were good, the Feast of the Epiphany. Mostly though, the Befana signifies the &#8230; <a href="http://avvinare.com/2012/01/06/buona-befana-a-tutti-sindrome-da-rientro/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avvinare.com&amp;blog=3304915&amp;post=3654&amp;subd=avvinare&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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