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	<title>Bodega: Adventures in Spanish Food &#38; Wine</title>
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		<title>Tradition Meets Modernity: New Ideas for Old Tapas (Part III: Pan con Tomate)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our journey through the world of traditional tapas began with the mighty tomato and led us to the robust potato. We now find ourselves returning once again to Spain’s favorite bread-topping condiment – the almighty tomato. Pan con Tomate (aka Pa amb Tomàquet or Pan a la Catalana) is one of the most popular and <a href="http://www.bodegaspanishwine.com/2010/09/tradition-meets-modernity-new-ideas-for-old-tapas-part-iii-pan-con-tomate/"><b>...Full Story</b></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Featured Wine: Bodega Bermejo (Lanzarote)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been holding on to a couple of wines for about a year now just waiting for the right moment to open them. In my 2010 effort to drink as many wines from the 70 D.O.s as possible, I was ecstatic to find wine(s) from a region of which I was completely unfamiliar &#8211; <a href="http://www.bodegaspanishwine.com/2010/08/featured-wine-bodega-bermejo-lanzarote/"><b>...Full Story</b></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing the &#8220;Rickter Wine Scale&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most of us are familiar with the Richter Magnitude Scale which assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released by an earthquake. Looking at the scale recently I was intrigued by how similar the descriptors of an earthquake&#8217;s severity are to those which we use to describe wine. As a result, <a href="http://www.bodegaspanishwine.com/2010/08/introducing-the-rickter-wine-scale/"><b>...Full Story</b></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tradition Meets Modernity: New Ideas for Old Tapas (Part II: Tortilla Española)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Part I (Gazpacho), we began our journey in the heat of the south of Spain but now head to one of the country’s northern-most regions, Bilbao (as rumor/tradition has it) to modify another of Spain’s great signature dishes – tortilla española. Known by a few names – tortilla española, tortilla a la española, and <a href="http://www.bodegaspanishwine.com/2010/08/tradition-meets-modernity-new-ideas-for-old-tapas-part-ii-tortilla-espanola/"><b>...Full Story</b></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Featured Wine: 2007 Viña Godeval (Valdeorras)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On a recent work trip to Hawaii I discovered a wine that I have heard about over the past couple of years but have never come to purchase &#8211; the 2007 Viña Godeval from Valdeorras. I picked it up at a wine shop in Kailua Kona (on the big island) and asked the gentleman behind <a href="http://www.bodegaspanishwine.com/2010/08/featured-wine-2007-vina-godeval-valdeorras/"><b>...Full Story</b></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tradition Meets Modernity: New Ideas for Old Tapas (Part I: Gazpacho)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ask anyone, “What does Spain mean to you?” And they will quickly respond, “bullfighting, flamenco and tapas”. Spain’s overcoat is woven in tradition, and it is proud of that heritage – as it should be. Since the sunset of the Franco era, Spain has catapulted into the present-day without losing sight of centuries of tradition. <a href="http://www.bodegaspanishwine.com/2010/08/tradition-meets-modernity-new-ideas-for-old-tapas-part-i-gazpacho/"><b>...Full Story</b></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bodegaspanishwine.com/2010/08/tradition-meets-modernity-new-ideas-for-old-tapas-part-i-gazpacho/</link>
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		<title>Featured Wine: 2009 Granbazán Albariño (Rias Baixas)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Summer is here. If there is any question, it was 98 degrees in San Diego yesterday. Two things crossed my mind: 1) Ensure the air conditioning works; and 2) drink something really cold. Number one, check. Number two, got it! This week&#8217;s Wine of the Week was a wonderful choice, if I do say so <a href="http://www.bodegaspanishwine.com/2010/07/featured-wine-2009-granbazan-albarino-rias-baixas/"><b>...Full Story</b></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bodegaspanishwine.com/2010/07/featured-wine-2009-granbazan-albarino-rias-baixas/</link>
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		<title>¡Campeones del Mundo! Congratulations, España!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the past couple of days I could feel the tension and excitement mount as I and many around me prepared for Spain&#8217;s entry onto the World Cup Finals stage. This is the first time Spain has been to the finals (compared to three for the Netherlands); in the history of the World Cup no <a href="http://www.bodegaspanishwine.com/2010/07/%c2%a1campeones-del-mundo-congratulations-spain/"><b>...Full Story</b></a>]]></description>
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		<title>¡Vamos España! The Semi-Final Celebration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I watched with the world today (well, at least ALL of Spain) as the final seconds of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Semi-Final game ticked away and Spain emerged victorious over Germany with a score of 1-0. A momentous feat it was; and one reminiscent of the 2008 Euro Cup finals when they beat the <a href="http://www.bodegaspanishwine.com/2010/07/vamos-espana-the-semi-final-celebration/"><b>...Full Story</b></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bodegaspanishwine.com/2010/07/vamos-espana-the-semi-final-celebration/</link>
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		<title>Bodega On The Road: Great Match Los Angeles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was recently afforded the opportunity to attend the 17th Annual Great Match featuring “vivacious varietals and tantalizing tastes from Spain”. The first of the three events scheduled for 2010 was held in Los Angeles on May 12 at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills (home to Bazaar, José Andrés’ first West Coast restaurant). The <a href="http://www.bodegaspanishwine.com/2010/07/bodega-on-the-road-great-match-los-angeles/"><b>...Full Story</b></a>]]></description>
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