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		<title>En Primeur Update</title>
		<link>http://blog.obrienswine.ie/2012/05/en-primeur-update-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 12:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Stewart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been a very slow start to the campaign as the market has waited to see what the better known Châteaux would do with their release prices. Following the initial big boom from Château Lafite (reduced by 40% on 2010) and Cos D’Estournel (45 % less than 2010) there has been a deafening silence from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cults Classics</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 16:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Stewart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a limited time we have a mini sale on some really special wines. This sale is exclusive to the website and our Beacon store in Sandyford. Quantities are limited so if you spy a particular favourite or want to try out a 94 Parker Point wine then be quick! The wines are: Numanthia 2006 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today, I will mostly be drinking………………………</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Stewart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..Luzon Crianza  Oh really, why is that then? I don’t think there is a better red wine, under €10, to be found in Ireland at the minute. What’s so good about it? Firstly it’s from Jumilla.. Where? Exactly, no one’s ever heard of it, well not quite no one but this isn’t really a name [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Day in the Life (2): The International Wine Challenge</title>
		<link>http://blog.obrienswine.ie/2012/04/a-day-in-the-life-2-the-international-wine-challenge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Stewart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[                                Waking up at 4am to catch the 6 o’clock flight to Stanstead, nearly an hour’s travel into London on the Stanstead “Express” and 45 minutes packed into a very hot tube - sardine style - and I begin to wonder is this going to be worth it. But as soon as I arrive at Lord’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bordeaux En Primeur* 2011 – A quick Overview</title>
		<link>http://blog.obrienswine.ie/2012/04/bordeaux-en-primeur-2011-%e2%80%93-a-quick-overview-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Stewart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How quickly this time of year comes around again, doesn&#8217;t seem like a year since we were battling for spitoon space at the last En Primeur campaign! Having only just returned from the 2011 Bordeaux En Primeur* barrel tastings what follows here is a quick overall review of the wines of this “challenging” but potentially good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Easter Sunday</title>
		<link>http://blog.obrienswine.ie/2012/04/easter-sunday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Stewart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Easter Sunday is one of those occasions when families get together and sit down to a special meal and in many cases the wine on the table will be a little bit better than the regular Sunday lunch wine. So what follows are some recommendations for traditional Easter food; chosen to be something special and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As Green as they come&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.obrienswine.ie/2012/03/as-green-as-they-come/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Stewart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Awards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leading Chilean wine producer and a big favourite of ours, Emiliana, almost  swept the board at the Wine Industry’s “Green Oscars” this week; The Drinks Business Green Awards 2012.  Not only did they pick up “Best Picture” or Green Company of the Year but they also scooped this year’s Sustainability Award.  For the last 14 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sydney International</title>
		<link>http://blog.obrienswine.ie/2012/03/sydney-international/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Stewart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The results are in for one the world’s biggest and best run wine competitions and the touchstone for excellence in New World Wines: The 2012 Sydney International Wine Competition. Good news for us is that two of the top prizes went to our direct imports; Whitehaven and Man O ‘War.  BLUE-GOLD Award Winner and one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Day in the Life</title>
		<link>http://blog.obrienswine.ie/2012/03/a-day-in-the-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Stewart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just in case you thought that buying trips were all jolly old tastings and fancy wine dinners, here is a quick re-cap of Day 1 at the busiest Wine Fair in Europe – Prowein. 4.30 am leave for Dublin Airport, check in and wait for 7 am flight – must try to sleep on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to make a perfect Châteauneuf-du-Pape!</title>
		<link>http://blog.obrienswine.ie/2012/03/how-to-make-a-perfect-chateauneuf-du-pape/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.obrienswine.ie/2012/03/how-to-make-a-perfect-chateauneuf-du-pape/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Stewart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Domaine des Sénéchaux 2007 Ingredients: Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre Equipment:You will need very old vines for your Grenache (see picture) and preferably good age on your Syrah vines too, if you want to reach the required level of concentration. For  seasoning you will need large old oak barrels and at least a dozen barriques (small 225 litre barrels)* [...]]]></description>
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