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		<title>Fall in love with these dessert wines for Valentine&#8217;s Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Victorian-era novels, the men are always gathering in one room after dinner for cigars and port/sherry while the women split off to do goodness knows what (knit?) elsewhere. We always knew women got the short end of that deal, because we know how delicious port/sherry/madeira can be. Save the crocheting, give us some dessert [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbpulse.com/dining/swirlgirls/wine-reviews/dessert-wine-wine-reviews-swirlgirls/2012/02/07/swirl-girls-fall-in-love-with-these-dessert-wines-for-valentine-s-day/</link>
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		<title>Bag wine, some good reds may make great gifts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Let’s explore some wines in a higher price range, but not bottles that are totally out of your reach. The most expensive wine here is $35, which is more than I pay for a “weekday wine,” but something I’d spend on a gift for a friend. There are some good gift ideas here. We were [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbpulse.com/dining/swirlgirls/wine-reviews/white-wine-wine-reviews-swirlgirls/2012/02/07/bag-wine-some-good-reds-may-make-great-gifts/</link>
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		<title>Start February with good wines under $15</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here’s a February present – some red wines that, for the most part, are worth buying, trying and buying again. These were all sent to us for review, and you won’t break the bank with this bunch. 2010 McManis Family Vineyards Petite Sirah ($9.99, Total Wine) – This isn’t just a Bold wine, it’s a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbpulse.com/uncategorized/2012/02/03/start-february-with-good-wines-under-15/</link>
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		<title>A re-evaluation of Cali chard</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have plenty of wine resolutions for 2012. It&#8217;s always fun to explore the new and alternative. But it&#8217;s also fun to discover greatness in a place or varietal you&#8217;d previously snubbed. Which leads me to one of the most popular, most guzzled and sometimes most infuriating varietals for the wine lover: chardonnay. Don&#8217;t get [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbpulse.com/dining/swirlgirls/wine-reviews/white-wine-wine-reviews-swirlgirls/2012/01/30/a-re-evaluation-of-cali-chard/</link>
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		<title>Behind the scenes at the 2012 American Fine Wine Competition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over a few glasses of wine in 2007, South Florida wine insiders Shari Gherman and Monty and Sara Preiser dreamed about putting the area on the map while highlighting American wine’s greatness. The dream included a small judging by the area’s best palates, a large event for the greater wine-loving public, and the opportunity to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbpulse.com/dining/swirlgirls/wine-events/2012/01/27/behind-the-scenes-at-the-2012-american-fine-wine-competition/</link>
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		<title>New Year, New World Wines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Already a month into the New Year and I’m visiting the New World! Here are some New World wines I’ve tried recently. These wines were sent to Swirl Girls for potential review. 2010 Foppiano Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc – Russian River Valley ($15 online) A fresh, lively nose with a lot of lemon, lime, white grapefruit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbpulse.com/dining/swirlgirls/wine-reviews/2012/01/24/new-year-new-world-wines/</link>
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		<title>Girls&#8217; night in: Earthy, friends taste some highly rated wines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When a windfall of highly rated and high-priced wines lands in your lap, there seems to be only one logical and charitable thing to do. Call the girlfriends. (And they were all too pleased to answer the call.) So I kicked off an evening of wine and women with a Sonoma pinot, an Italian brunello, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbpulse.com/dining/swirlgirls/wine-reviews/red-wine-wine-reviews-swirlgirls/2012/01/18/girls-night-in-earthy-friends-taste-some-highly-rated-wines/</link>
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		<title>Join us Monday at the Taste of Compassion event!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One thing the Swirl Girls take seriously is lending a hand to help others. And, when it’s helping provide a home for families whose children are receiving medical treatment in Palm Beach County, and that’s combined with great wine and wonderful food, we call that serendipity. It’s also known as the Taste of Compassion event, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbpulse.com/uncategorized/2012/01/13/join-us-monday-at-the-taste-of-compassion-event/</link>
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		<title>Swirl Girls: With holiday bills arriving, we&#8217;re swirling low-cost wines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the holiday bills starting to arrive in mailboxes, we thought it prudent to list some of our thumbs-up wine reviews for bottles mostly under $20 (there are two that sell for $25). These are all good deals, and are all available locally. Here&#8217;s to an economically sound 2012 &#8211; except for the occasional fabulous, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbpulse.com/dining/swirlgirls/2012/01/10/with-holiday-bills-swirling-in-we-re-swirling-low-cost-wines/</link>
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		<title>Year-end swirling, Italian style</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All the end-of-the-year festivities have given us ample reason to Swirl. Here are a few Italian wines we’ve received as samples. Whites: 2009 Arnaldo Caprai Grecante Grechetto dei Colli Martani – Umbria ($16 online) A fresh, clean and minerally nose without much fruit presence. Subtle apple notes on the palate but mostly an earthy, minerally [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbpulse.com/dining/swirlgirls/wine-reviews/white-wine-wine-reviews-swirlgirls/2012/01/07/year-end-swirling-italian-style/</link>
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		<title>Sweet sip: Wine Dive sommelier enjoys a good gruet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WHO: Robinson Hogan, certified sommelier,The Wine Dive, West Palm Beach CURRENT SIP: Non-Vintage Gruet Brut, New Mexico “Gruet is a wonderful producer of great value sparkling wines. The brut is very crisp and dry, bursting with flavors of apple and citrus. The family who produces this wine is from Champagne. They came to New Mexico [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbpulse.com/dining/swirlgirls/2012/01/07/sweet-sip-wine-dive-sommelier-enjoys-a-good-gruet/</link>
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		<title>Top five (and fun) 2012 resolutions for wine lovers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If your holidays were anything like the Swirl Girls&#8217;, you probably drank your share of good wine, including some glasses of sparkling or Champagne. I hope you found some new favorites, but if you didn&#8217;t, here goes: It&#8217;s a new year, people, and that means new opportunities in the big, wide world of wine! This [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbpulse.com/dining/swirlgirls/2012/01/04/top-five-and-fun-2012-resolutions-for-wine-lovers/</link>
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		<title>Sweet sip: What Michael Aitken is sipping this week</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Michael Aitken Gulf division vice president of sales at William J. Deutsch &#038; Sons, fine wine importers CURRENT SIP: 2009 Llai Llai Pinot Noir from Bio Bio, Chile “I’m two hours from a 20K- calorie long weekend. So I’m looking for a wine that is not too heavy and is void of heavy tannins, cloying [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbpulse.com/dining/swirlgirls/2012/01/02/sweet-sip-what-michael-aitken-is-sipping-this-week/</link>
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		<title>Round-up: $20 and over wines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Final part of our three-part round-up. See part one: under $20 reds. See part two: under $20 whites. From Earthy: 2009 Biltmore Reserve Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley ($24.99 online shop.biltmore.com/) Now this is a pinot with sass, if there can be such a thing. Candied cherries and raspberries on the aroma, with cherry, oak [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbpulse.com/dining/swirlgirls/wine-reviews/white-wine-wine-reviews-swirlgirls/2011/12/30/round-up-20-and-over-wines/</link>
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		<title>The Swirlies: The Swirl Girls&#8217; picks of the year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As another year winds down to a close in a rush of tinsel and trappings, office parties and family celebrations, it&#8217;s a great time to take a quiet moment and reflect back on all that 2011 has given us. For the Swirl Girls, it was a year that flew by even faster than the last, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbpulse.com/dining/swirlgirls/2011/12/27/the-swirlies-the-swirl-girls-picks-of-the-year/</link>
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		<title>Sweet sip with local wine blogger Matthew Horbund</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Matthew Horbund, blogger for A Good Time with Wine (on Twitter: @mmWine) CURRENT SIP: “Recently I’ve been enjoying a number of different red wines — partly due to the season, mostly due to the fact that I really enjoy red wine. I recently had the chance to sip on Kit’s Killer Cab, 2008, from Clif [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbpulse.com/dining/swirlgirls/2011/12/25/sweet-sip-with-local-wine-blogger-matthew-horbund/</link>
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		<title>Round-up: Whites under $20</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Part two of our three-part round-up. See part one: reds under $20. From Earthy: 2010 Rodney Strong Charlotte’s Home Sauvignon Blanc, Northern Sonoma ($10.99 Total Wine and ABC) A pale yellow color with aromas of lime and grass, it actually smelled juicy. It’s got a bright, yet tame acidity with citrus flavors, predominantly grapefruit. This [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbpulse.com/dining/swirlgirls/wine-reviews/white-wine-wine-reviews-swirlgirls/2011/12/21/round-up-whites-under-20/</link>
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		<title>Celebrate holiday indulgence with best of the bubbly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Swirl Girls seem to be able to make a holiday out of just about any occasion that calls for gathering family and friends around home-cooked meals and exquisite bottles of wine. So when the holidays themselves roll around, we like to think we&#8217;re at the top of our game. And what better way to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbpulse.com/dining/swirlgirls/2011/12/21/swirl-girls-celebrate-holiday-indulgence-with-the-best-of-the-bubbly/</link>
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		<title>Round-up: Reds under $20</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been very busy swirlers over the last couple of months. So busy that our latest round-up of the wines that have been sent to us for review has to be divided into three parts. Today we present red wines under $20, and the other parts in the coming week will offer whites under $20, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbpulse.com/dining/swirlgirls/wine-reviews/red-wine-wine-reviews-swirlgirls/2011/12/16/round-up-reds-under-20/</link>
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		<title>Wine lovers&#8217; holiday gift guide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Looking for a gift for someone who likes wine? This is our gift to our fans: Some great suggestions in all price ranges that should glean you a few &#34;Wow, thanks!&#34; reactions. From Bold: Wine to bring to a casual party: I&#8217;ve brought the Layer Cake primitivo to a few parties and I always hear, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbpulse.com/dining/2011/12/12/popular-presents-for-wine-lovers-on-your-holiday-list/</link>
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		<title>Winery concentrates on clean water, fresh air to produce quality wine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mitch Hawkins gets excited about water. Clean, pure, fresh spring water, which feeds his animals, his land, his family and his grapes. And don’t get him started about the air. Located 45 minutes north of Sonoma, nestled in the county voted as having the cleanest air in the country, is a unique little pocket of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbpulse.com/dining/swirlgirls/wine-reviews/red-wine-wine-reviews-swirlgirls/2011/12/12/winery-concentrates-on-clean-water-fresh-air-to-produce-quality-wine/</link>
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		<title>Wines of the New World</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Time again for another round-up of wines. This time, the wines come from regions in the New World, mostly California with a few wines from Argentina and the Pacific Northwest. Most of these wines were sent as samples for the Swirl Girls to review. Non-vintage Sokol Blossor Evolution – Oregon ($14.99 at Total Wine, $15.99 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbpulse.com/dining/swirlgirls/wine-reviews/white-wine-wine-reviews-swirlgirls/2011/12/01/wines-of-the-new-world/</link>
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		<title>Private wine label reflects distinct vision of its creator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alex Elman cried every night. She wasn&#8217;t just shedding tears for the loss of her eyesight at age 27 &#8211; for the accompanying fear and the day-to-day pain of suddenly having her world go dark. It was the loss of family dinners after an herbalist put her on a yeast detox and restricted her diet [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbpulse.com/dining/swirlgirls/2011/11/30/private-wine-label-reflects-distinct-vision-of-its-creator/</link>
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		<title>Pssst &#8211; Looking for deals on wine?  Here are five tips</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Food &#038; Wine magazine come these tips on how to get the best wine deal during the holidays. The secret is 1) do a little homework, and 2) ask store employees for help with a few things. Tip 1 – Look for sales on Champagne from Thanksgiving into the first two weeks of December. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbpulse.com/dining/swirlgirls/2011/11/23/pssst-looking-for-deals-on-wine-here-are-five-tips/</link>
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		<title>Dinner is dream come true for vegetarian wine lover</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I felt like Cinderella. Each time one of my fellow Swirl Girls breathlessly described the wine dinner she was attending that night, and then practically grand jeté’d right out the office door to primp for it, I would pity myself without the vegetarian invitation. But, lo, my Prince Charming finally arrived &#8212; two of them, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pbpulse.com/dining/swirlgirls/2011/11/21/swirl-girls-dinner-is-a-dream-come-true-for-a-vegetarian-wine-lover/</link>
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