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		<title>Chasing Venus on SeattlePi</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wine writer Stan Reitan gives 2011 Chasing Venus Sauvignon Blanc 90 points in SeattlePi: 2011 Chasing Venus Sauvignon Blanc … Marlborough, New Zealand Light grapefruit notes with hits of cut grass and gooseberries. Honeydew melon and grapefruit notes hit you up front with gooseberry showing up on the mid-palate through a long finish with light notes of  grapefruit on the backside. I like this one because it is not too heavy on the grapefruit. Good balance and racy acidity.  90 points Read the entire blog: http://blog.seattlepi.com/bluecollarwineguy/2012/02/19/sauvignon-blanc-fourth-place-still-first-in-my-heart/]]></description>
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		<title>Chasing Venus in Marie Claire</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marie Claire features Chasing Venus Sauvignon Blanc in a fun wine pairing twist for Valentine&#8217;s Day: what to serve for each stage of a relationship: It&#8217;s Complicated: Sometimes things just don&#8217;t go so smoothly. He doesn&#8217;t totally get you, you don&#8217;t totally get him, but you&#8217;re both still into it. Hey, the chase can be fun, so drink down some Chasing Venus Sauvignon Blanc ($16). It&#8217;s from Marlborough, New Zealand, where the Sauvignon Blancs are full of tangy cantaloupe &#8211; the flavor&#8217;s very distinctive and some people love it (like me) and some don&#8217;t. See if your palletes are compatible, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chasing Venus in Detroit News</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our 2011 Chasing Venus Sauvignon Blanc is the Detroit News Today&#8217;s Recommended Wine for February 8, 2012! Today&#8217;s recommended wine Selections are by wine columnist Sandra Silfven, unless otherwise noted. Chasing Venus, 2011 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc New Zealand, $16 &#8220;Chasing Venus is made in that pungent, rich, tart-dry gooseberry, grapefruit, herbal style so typical of Marlborough. It&#8217;s got body, a slam of flavor and great acidity for backbone. It&#8217;s so Marlborough in style, meaning full-bodied and flavorful. What a beguiling match with Michigan whitefish or pickerel, or Gulf shrimp. It&#8217;s by Crew Wine Co., run by the Giguiere family and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>89 from Blue Reviews</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anthony Dias Blue Reviews features our Matchbook Tinto Rey in the January 2012 issue of Tasting Panel magazine! 89 Matchbook 2007 Tinto Rey, California ($17) Tangy and fresh with racy cherry and blackberry fruit; spicy, dense and smooth with lively acidity; balanced and clean; 44% Tempranillo, 36% Syrah, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Graciano, 2% Petite Sirah.]]></description>
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		<title>Ground Control</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The most fascinating pieces of machinery at the winery these days have nothing to do with winemaking. Our new Favorite Things are the two giant Caterpillar D11Ns that are crawling back and forth across the neighboring 2,150 acres we just purchased.  These are the triple-XL of tractors and those big boys are suited up for work. Two months ago, we purchased two parcels of land directly across the road from our Matchbook winery. Neither parcel has been farmed for the past 20-odd years, which, in a nutshell, tells the story of the economics of traditional farming in the Dunnigan Hills. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tinto Rey in Detroit News</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sandra Silfen chose our 2007 Matchbook Tinto Rey as the Detroit News recommended wine for January 11! Today&#8217;s recommended wine Selections are by wine columnist Sandra Silfven Giguiere Family, 2007 Matchbook Tinto Rey Dry Red Table Wine California, $17 &#8220;Smooth tannins, ripe berry fruit with cherry, blueberry and tobacco nuances characterize this sassy red from the Dunnigan Hills with coastal fruit blended in. It&#8217;s made by the Giguiere family, which planted the first vineyards in the Dunnigan Hills, northeast and inland of Napa Valley. Their noted labels included R.H. Phillips, Toasted Head and Hogue Cellars, all of which were huge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chasing Venus in Top 40</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SeattlePi.com recommends our 2010 Chasing Venus Sauvignon Blanc in writer Stan Reitan&#8217;s Top 40 Under Twenty Bucks in 2011: “Just another fantastic sauvignon blanc from New Zealand. It seems as if this wine region just keeps pumping out quality juice at excellent prices. Aromas of fresh cut grass and grapefruit. Vibrant acidity that drives the flavors of grapefruit and pineapple. The mid-palate displays notes of mango and papaya. There is a nice mineral quality along with a creamy texture in the mouth. The zippy flavors hang on for some time. I like this wine because it is not JUST grapefruit. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Roll Out the Barrel</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Crush is a little like New Years for us. It’s the start of a new vintage; the slate is clean and hopes are high. And all our wine experiments are a little like New Year’s resolutions. Our creative juices flow with the prospect of trying out the new ideas we’ve been noodling for the past year. We have a couple pretty adventurous experiments in the works with the 2011 vintage. One that is keeping us fit is the Red Wine Barrel Fermentation. This is not a new concept. The practice of fermenting red wine in barrel has been around for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tinto Rey &amp; Olive Oil</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Palm Beach Post Swirl Girls recommended our 2007 Matchbook Tinto Rey and Extra Virgin Olive Oil in their December 16 Round-up: Reds under $20 column: “2007 Giguiere Family Matchbook Tinto Rey, California ($17 crewwines.com) &#8211; With a deep garnet color, this blend continues the depth in its aroma of black cherry, other dark berries, dark chocolate and oak. The palate is a surprise in that there’s not as much fruit as the aroma might lead you to believe. In fact, despite that it’s a New World wine, it tastes more like an Old World with 44 percent tempranillo, 36 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Matchbook: Just Delightful!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rich Breshears, the East Oregonian Wine Guy, featured our 2007 Matchbook Tinto Rey in his December 9 column: &#8220;The Giguiere family from Zamora, Calif. has been producing wines since 1983 under a label that they took to the moon. The R.H. Phillips brand was their baby, producing great wines such as Toasted Head and EXP. They sold to Vincor in 2000, and John Giguiere worked as CEO of Vincor until 2005. The family started Matchbook, Mossback, Chasing Venus, and Sawbuck, which I’ve written about in other articles. I was excited to try Matchbook’s “King,” in their 2007 Tinto Rey. This [...]]]></description>
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