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	<description>An occasional blog from and about Farmstead Cheeses and Wines, Alameda and Montlcair Village's choice for fine wines and artisan cheeses. Peppered with comments, Jeff's musings and articles in local publications, as well as photos from Jeff and Carol's travels in search of the best food and wine, the Farmstead Blog is a fun way to keep in touch with the store.</description>
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		<title>Bordeaux Day Three &#8211; Haut Colombier, Tournefeuille, St Florin</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 19:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we&#8217;re going to the right bank, visiting properties exclusively imported by Aquitaine. These Petits Chateaux offer value and quality, offering the consumer a chance to get to know the different appellations of Bordeaux without spending a ton of money. Our first stop is in Blaye &#8211; Haut Colombier is run by the Chety brothers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bordeaux Day Two &#8211; Clos Manou</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 18:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can drink and talk about Gruaud Larose and Meyney all day, but the Coup de Couer for me on our first day was spending the afternoon and evening with the husband and wife proprietors of Clos Manou. To say that Francoise and Stephane Dief are passionate about the Haut Medoc, the wines of Clos [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bordeaux &#8211; Day Two, Part One</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 17:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After Margaret Calvet got us situated with a rental car at Bordeaux airport, my traveling companion &#8211; Michael Tripp from the import side of Youngs Market- and I drove north along the Route des Chateaux to Pauillac. We&#8217;re staying for five days at the well situated Chateau Grand Puy Ducasse &#8211; a classified 5th growth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bordeaux &#8211; Day One</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 08:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We arrived here on Sunday, ready for five days of exploring the vineyards, wines and chateaux of Bordeaux, as guests of Margaret and Jean-Christophe Calvet, owners of Aquitaine Wine Company. The Calvets had arranged for us to stay at Ch Puy Ducasse, a lovely 5th growth property right on the water in the quaint town [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 11,  Dugat in Gevrey, Muré in Alsace</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We left Beaune early in the morning, and it was the coldest it had been on the trip so far. The digital readout in the bus read minus 6 Celsius &#8211; about 25 Fahrenheit! I had hoped to be able to see some of the great vineyards of the Cotes de Nuits, but it wasn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day Ten &#8211; Xavier Monnot, Maison Ambroise</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We left the hotel for the short drive south to Meursault to taste the wines of Xavier Monnot. Monnot&#8217;s family has been in the wine trade since the 1700s, and has been making wine at the estate for three generations. Xavier owns 40 acres of vines mostly in Meursualt, with some property in Monthelie, Beaune, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day Nine &#8211; Burgundy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a short drive from the hotel to Domaine Albert Morot, where we would spend much of the day tasting their red wines from Beaune and the whites of Domaine Marc Morot. The domaine is a large Burgundian house with a large, damp, two level cellar that stretched for hundreds of feet. The walls [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 8 &#8211; Champagne Tasting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:02:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We arrived in Beaune in the late afternoon. The sun was about to set and there was quite a chill in the air. Our hotel, the serviceable La Cloiserie, is located at the edge of town along the Route de Pommard. On the way into town I could see vineyards everywhere, and names that I&#8217;d [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 8 &#8211; Ogier,  Jamet&#8230;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We left Avignon fairly early in the morning and headed North. Our final destination was Beaune, where we would spend three nights; on the way we were to stop in Condrieu to taste some wines from Cote Rotie, Chablis and Macon. As we approached the town of Condrieu, the famed impossibly steep terraced vineyards appeared. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 7 &#8211; Avignon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Avignon We left Boudinaud for the quick drive to Avignon &#8211; known for the Palais de Papes, its famous bridge, and its proximity to the vineyards of Chateauneuf du Pape. We arrived at the Grand Hotel, located just outside the walls of this quaint town. We had a few hours before our tasting/dinner with Andre [...]]]></description>
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