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		<title>How to Pair Wine and Food?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q. How do you pair wine with food? A. That&#8217;s a huge topic. Let&#8217;s narrow it down to 3 steps: 1. Mirror the body and weight (intensity) of the wine and food; 2. Connect the &#8220;bridge&#8221; ingredients in the food with the flavors in the wine; and 3. Compare or contrast the taste components.]]></description>
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		<title>What is Wine Finish?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: When someone swirls and tastes wine and says it has a good &#8220;finish&#8221; what are they talking about? A: The lingering sensation after you taste a wine. Once you&#8217;ve tasted your wine and swallowed it, is there anything left? Does the flavor last a while? If so&#8230; that&#8217;s the finish!]]></description>
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		<title>Smelling the Wine Cork?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q. Do you need to smell the cork after opening a bottle of wine? A. No! You only need to LOOK at the cork. The cork needs to be wet on one end and dry on the other. The wet end tells you it was stored on its side (or upside down) which keeps the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mjavineyards.com/wine-tips/smelling-the-wine-cork/</link>
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		<title>May 22 &#8211; Wine and Food Pairing, Santa Cruz</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Surf City Vintners &#038; Cabrillo Culinary Academy join forces on Saturday, May 22nd. Tickets are available at www.pinoaltorestaurant.org &#8211; click on &#8220;Dare to Pair.&#8221; Or you can buy them at our Tasting Rooms. (328-A Ingalls Street, Santa Cruz, CA) Tickets are $50 and include wine and food pairing at each of the 12 wineries at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mjavineyards.com/vinyard-events/pair-winein-santa-cruz/</link>
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		<title>May 19 &#8211; Wine and Music, Santa Cruz</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re hosting a Capitola-Soquel Chamber mixer on Weds, May 19th, from 5-7pm. Come try our wines and listen to some ukulele music from All Shook Up.]]></description>
		<link>http://mjavineyards.com/vinyard-events/wine-and-music-may19-santa-cruz/</link>
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		<title>The Difference Between Champagne and Sparkling Wine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q. Do you know the difference between a Champagne and a Sparkling Wine? A. All wines with bubbles are called Sparkling Wine. The most famous of these is Champagne, which comes from France. This is the only true Champagne. The three (3) grapes used in Champagne are Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier. Chardonnay is [...]]]></description>
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