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		<title>#RidgeSomms: To Dine In The Valleys, Part II</title>
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		<title>Scenes From The Final Assemblage Event!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 17:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>#RidgeSomms: It Was The Best Of Times &#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>10 Years of the Geyserville: Celebrating 2011, Tasting 2001</title>
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