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		<title>Napa agonistes 12-7-2022</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Once upon a time Napa Valley was a place of pastoral legend. Blessed with the bucolic beauties of wooded knolls, forested slopes, springtime fields dappled with mustard flowers, summertime’s lush greenery, the valley aflame in reds and yellows come fall. The human presence was a smattering of vineyards and family-owned wineries, dairies, cattle ranches, walnut <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/napa-agonistes-12-7-2022/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Most searched Napa wines 8-10-2022</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2022 06:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Napa is universally recognized as one of the world’s premier wine regions, and you pay to enjoy its exalted pours. How much and which wines get the most attention? Wine-Searcher maintains a daily updated online list of the world’s wines complete with pricing, scores, and links to reviews and maker websites. It is an invaluable <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/most-searched-napa-wines-8-10-2022/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Acumen Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2014</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2016 19:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Light yellow color; lemon grass, melon, gooseberry on the nose; grapefruit, white peach, lemon on the palate. Relatively high-end Napa maker founded by Chinese businessman Eric Yuan farms 116 acres organically on Atlas Peak. Viticulturist Steve Matthiasson (he appears in the documentary “SOMM: Into the Bottle”) and winemaker Denis Malbec (who produced 100-point wines) clearly <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/acumen-napa-valley-sauvignon-blanc-2014/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Volker Eisele Napa Valley Gemini White 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2016 18:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Light yellow color; jasmine, fresh corn, citrus on the nose; pear, lemon, yellow apple, papaya, minerality, suggestion of oak on the palate. Blend of 80% semillon and 20% sauv blanc from the Chiles Valley in Napa. Crisp, clean, good acidity; good food wine, nice tang and mineral notes on the finish. Medium weight—heavier than sauv <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/volker-eisele-napa-valley-gemini-white-2013/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bourassa Vineyards Merlot Reserve Napa Valley 2006</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2016 04:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Inky, almost black color; cherry, lavender, spice nose; powerful cherry, dark fruits, plum, chocolate, toasty oak, vanilla on the palate. Serious tannins (improves with air—almost mandatory decant, there also are sediments, which add to the depth of flavors but need to be left in the bottle), nice acidity for this sort of big CA red. <a class="read-more" href="https://www.gusclemensonwine.com/ourassa-vineyards-merlot-reserve-napa-valley-2006/">Read More</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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