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	<title>Australian Wine Deals</title>
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	<description>Australia has some truly outstanding wines and wineries that largely go unnoticed; this was recognised by Peter Jorgensen, himself a fellow Hunter Valley wine maker. Peters solution was to register domains that either represent wine regions and wine varieties. These sites offer information on the region, wineries within the regions and a method for these wineries to sell their wines online. Australia is blessed with some fantastic boutique wineries that make exceptional wine, that are relatively unknown. To address this, we have also registered domains specifically for these boutique wineries. Currently boutique wineries are listed on our Australian Wine Deals, regional or variety sites. The boutique wineries sites will be launched in the near future. What we offer is a truly easier way to buy wine, either by using the Australian Wine Deals main site, using our regional sites or simply using our variety sites.</description>
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		<title>UK to host next International Climate Change Symposium (UK)</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.australianwinedeals.com.au/2012/02/03/uk-to-host-next-international-climate-change-symposium-uk/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK's status as a serious producer of cool-climate sparkling wines has been further cemented by the announcement that the ninth International Cool Climate Symposium will take place in the UK.The four-yearly conference, which is being held this week in Tasmania, will be a joint effort between Sussex's Plumpton College, the Institute of Masters of Wine, University of Brighton, the trade organisation English Wine Producers, and the UK Vineyards Association, reports Decanter.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The UK's status as a serious producer of cool-climate sparkling wines has been further cemented by the announcement that the ninth International Cool Climate Symposium will take place in the UK.The four-yearly conference, which is being held this week in Tasmania, will be a joint effort between Sussex's Plumpton College, the Institute of Masters of Wine, University of Brighton, the trade organisation English Wine Producers, and the UK Vineyards Association, reports Decanter.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Good turn out for festival season (NZ)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The community was the big winner with three festivals held at venues around the Tasman district last Sunday. An estimated 2000 people attended the annual Brightwater Wine and Food Festival at Grey's Vineyard, about 4000 were at the Sarau Festival in Upper Moutere and more than 600 people attended the Summer Food Fare in Collingwood. The region's finest wines and beers, a mouthwatering range of food stalls and cooking demonstrations and top class music all contributed to a great day out at all three venues, reports Nelson Mail.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The community was the big winner with three festivals held at venues around the Tasman district last Sunday. An estimated 2000 people attended the annual Brightwater Wine and Food Festival at Grey's Vineyard, about 4000 were at the Sarau Festival in Upper Moutere and more than 600 people attended the Summer Food Fare in Collingwood. The region's finest wines and beers, a mouthwatering range of food stalls and cooking demonstrations and top class music all contributed to a great day out at all three venues, reports Nelson Mail.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Tough job picking best local drops (NZ)</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.australianwinedeals.com.au/2012/02/03/tough-job-picking-best-local-drops-nz/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It sounds like a wine lover's dream day. To taste about 80 of Hawke's Bay's finest wines all in a sniff and a sip in under eight hours. But for the judges of the bi-annual Regional Wine Selection it is demanding and at the end of the day vital in providing a selection geared to be tasted by visitors from all over the world. And besides, while the three judges for this year's leading line-up got to savour the rich aromas and taste the many varied flavours they did not allow those drops to go any further than the taste buds in their mouths, reports Hawke's Bay Today.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It sounds like a wine lover's dream day. To taste about 80 of Hawke's Bay's finest wines all in a sniff and a sip in under eight hours. But for the judges of the bi-annual Regional Wine Selection it is demanding and at the end of the day vital in providing a selection geared to be tasted by visitors from all over the world. And besides, while the three judges for this year's leading line-up got to savour the rich aromas and taste the many varied flavours they did not allow those drops to go any further than the taste buds in their mouths, reports Hawke's Bay Today.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Australian sells out of NZ wine venture (NZ)</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.australianwinedeals.com.au/2012/02/03/australian-sells-out-of-nz-wine-venture-nz/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Philosophical differences have caused the Australian part-owner of Martinborough's Te Kairanga and several other New Zealand wineries to pull out of the venture. Wineinc, owned by Australian Bruce Clugston, has sold its 5.12 per cent share in FFW Holdings NZ to majority shareholder Foley Family Wines. Foley now wholly owns the New Zealand firm. The Overseas Investment Office approved the sale last month, reports Business Day.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Philosophical differences have caused the Australian part-owner of Martinborough's Te Kairanga and several other New Zealand wineries to pull out of the venture. Wineinc, owned by Australian Bruce Clugston, has sold its 5.12 per cent share in FFW Holdings NZ to majority shareholder Foley Family Wines. Foley now wholly owns the New Zealand firm. The Overseas Investment Office approved the sale last month, reports Business Day.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Backpackers flock to Hunter Valley for grape picking season</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The annual grape picking harvest is traditionally a busy time for local backpacker accommodation providers. The Hunter Valley YHA in Nulkaba and Bottlebrush Backpackers in Cessnock were both at full capacity last Friday, as was the Wine Country Caravan Park at Nulkaba, with backpackers keen to make a bit of cash on their travels. Most are European, with England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain among the nations represented, reports the Cessnock Advertiser.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The annual grape picking harvest is traditionally a busy time for local backpacker accommodation providers. The Hunter Valley YHA in Nulkaba and Bottlebrush Backpackers in Cessnock were both at full capacity last Friday, as was the Wine Country Caravan Park at Nulkaba, with backpackers keen to make a bit of cash on their travels. Most are European, with England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain among the nations represented, reports the Cessnock Advertiser.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Public invited to taste winning wines of Sydney International Wine Comp</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The public is being invited to taste the winning wines of the 2012 Sydney International Wine Competition over a six-course dinner in Sydney next month. Trophy winning wines will be announced at a degustation banquet from noon to 4pm at the Shangri La Hotel on Saturday 25 February. Now in its 31st year, the Sydney International Wine Competition is the only Australian wine show where wines are judged alongside appropriately weighted food. 
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		<title>Accolades flow for local wines</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.australianwinedeals.com.au/2012/02/03/accolades-flow-for-local-wines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Accolades continue to pour in at Belgrave Park Winery. Three of the Cobargo vineyard’s tipples took home medals from the recent 2012 South Coast Wine Show in Ulladulla, where they competed against the best wineries from the Southern Highlands, Shoalhaven and South Coast. The awards were for Belgrave Park’s “Hair of the Dog”-labelled Merlot (silver medal), white Shiraz (silver) and Viognier (bronze), all grown and made at the Cobargo property, reports Bega District News.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Accolades continue to pour in at Belgrave Park Winery. Three of the Cobargo vineyard’s tipples took home medals from the recent 2012 South Coast Wine Show in Ulladulla, where they competed against the best wineries from the Southern Highlands, Shoalhaven and South Coast. The awards were for Belgrave Park’s “Hair of the Dog”-labelled Merlot (silver medal), white Shiraz (silver) and Viognier (bronze), all grown and made at the Cobargo property, reports Bega District News.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Jackson Family Wines buys historic Australian vineyard</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.australianwinedeals.com.au/2012/02/03/jackson-family-wines-buys-historic-australian-vineyard/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Hickinbotham Vineyard at Clarendon, the source of some of Australia’s finest Shiraz, Grenache and Cabernet Sauvignon, now has an American owner. Jackson Family Wines has announced its purchase of the 445-acre McLaren Vale property. The sale comprises 207 planted acres on rolling hillsides, some steep and wooded, and two architecturally significant homes. Although no purchase price was announced, industry sources estimate it was more than $10 million, reports Wine Spectator.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Hickinbotham Vineyard at Clarendon, the source of some of Australia’s finest Shiraz, Grenache and Cabernet Sauvignon, now has an American owner. Jackson Family Wines has announced its purchase of the 445-acre McLaren Vale property. The sale comprises 207 planted acres on rolling hillsides, some steep and wooded, and two architecturally significant homes. Although no purchase price was announced, industry sources estimate it was more than $10 million, reports Wine Spectator.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Scientist sees potential for grape industry to diversify</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.australianwinedeals.com.au/2012/02/02/scientist-sees-potential-for-grape-industry-to-diversify/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A former Department of Agriculture and CSIRO food research scientist believes he can help local grapegrowers to expand amid tough times in the wine industry. Mudgee man Kevin Scott said the region’s grapegrowers should consider shifting from wine to table grapes. He is not calling for all winegrapes to be grafted but rather an experiment that may offer a positive alternative, reports the Mudgee Guardian.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A former Department of Agriculture and CSIRO food research scientist believes he can help local grapegrowers to expand amid tough times in the wine industry. Mudgee man Kevin Scott said the region’s grapegrowers should consider shifting from wine to table grapes. He is not calling for all winegrapes to be grafted but rather an experiment that may offer a positive alternative, reports the Mudgee Guardian.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>GST best measure for viticulturists</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.australianwinedeals.com.au/2012/02/02/gst-best-measure-for-viticulturists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GST (growing season temperature) may be the climatic index of choice for viticulturists. Pioneering cool climate viticulturist Dr Andrew Pirie, of Tamar Ridge, revitalised GST as a single measure offering a refined definition of cool climate at the opening session of the 8th International Cool Climate Symposium in Tasmania. Pirie tested some of the current climate indices by trialling how successful they are in Tasmania, no easy task in a complex viticultural environment, reports The Drinks Business.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[GST (growing season temperature) may be the climatic index of choice for viticulturists. Pioneering cool climate viticulturist Dr Andrew Pirie, of Tamar Ridge, revitalised GST as a single measure offering a refined definition of cool climate at the opening session of the 8th International Cool Climate Symposium in Tasmania. Pirie tested some of the current climate indices by trialling how successful they are in Tasmania, no easy task in a complex viticultural environment, reports The Drinks Business.]]></content:encoded>
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