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<item><title>First WineTwunch: a major success</title><pubDate>Fri, 1 Jul 2011 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ A couple of weeks ago an idea started spreading across the Belgian wine-twitter scene: let's get together and enjoy what we like best: Wine! Filip, Jelle and Peter were the culprits. They took the in]]></description><link>http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/first-winetwunch-a-major-success</link><dc:subject>Wine</dc:subject><dc:creator>Theo Heselmans</dc:creator><comments>http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/first-winetwunch-a-major-success?opendocument&amp;comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/first-winetwunch-a-major-success</guid><wfw:commentRss> http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dxcomments/first-winetwunch-a-major-success</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment> http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/first-winetwunch-a-major-success?opendocument&amp;comments</wfw:comment></item>
<item><title>Italian Wine: Part 6</title><pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Our last virtual trip around Italy covered the south: Puglia, Campania, Basilicata, and 2 islands: Sardegnia and Sicilia. After his theoretical intro, Wim came up with 8 wines from these regions. Beca]]></description><link>http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/italian-wine-part-6</link><dc:subject>Wine</dc:subject><dc:creator>Theo Heselmans</dc:creator><comments>http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/italian-wine-part-6?opendocument&amp;comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/italian-wine-part-6</guid><wfw:commentRss> http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dxcomments/italian-wine-part-6</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment> http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/italian-wine-part-6?opendocument&amp;comments</wfw:comment></item>
<item><title>Italian Wine: Part 5</title><pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2010 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Tuscany (Toscana) was the main (and only) topic of the evening. It's a big region (bigger than e.g. Bordeaux), with lots of appellations (DOCG, DOC and IGT). Many 'famous' Italian wines originate here]]></description><link>http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/italian-wine-part-5</link><dc:subject>Wine</dc:subject><dc:creator>Theo Heselmans</dc:creator><comments>http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/italian-wine-part-5?opendocument&amp;comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/italian-wine-part-5</guid><wfw:commentRss> http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dxcomments/italian-wine-part-5</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment> http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/italian-wine-part-5?opendocument&amp;comments</wfw:comment></item>
<item><title>Italian Wine: Part 4</title><pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ What was expected to be the 'least' interesting part of Italy, ended up having a few surprises. Emilia-Romagna, Umbria, Lazio, Marche, Abruzzo and Molise where on the agenda. Toscana (Tuscany), even i]]></description><link>http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/italian-wine-part-4</link><dc:subject>Wine</dc:subject><dc:creator>Theo Heselmans</dc:creator><comments>http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/italian-wine-part-4?opendocument&amp;comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/italian-wine-part-4</guid><wfw:commentRss> http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dxcomments/italian-wine-part-4</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment> http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/italian-wine-part-4?opendocument&amp;comments</wfw:comment></item>
<item><title>Tannat: how to tame a sturdy grape</title><pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ I know I'm blogging a lot about wine lately, and until the Italian wine course is finished (end of October), you'll have to bear with me. Today however, I'm not going to talk about Italian wines. Ye]]></description><link>http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/tannat-how-to-tame-a-sturdy-grape</link><dc:subject>Wine</dc:subject><dc:creator>Theo Heselmans</dc:creator><comments>http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/tannat-how-to-tame-a-sturdy-grape?opendocument&amp;comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/tannat-how-to-tame-a-sturdy-grape</guid><wfw:commentRss> http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dxcomments/tannat-how-to-tame-a-sturdy-grape</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment> http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/tannat-how-to-tame-a-sturdy-grape?opendocument&amp;comments</wfw:comment></item>
<item><title>Italian Wine: Part 3</title><pubDate>Sat, 9 Oct 2010 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Yesterday on the agenda: North-East Italy: Alto Adige - Trentino, Friuli and Veneto. Same story: many local grape varieties, lots of (often small) DOC(G)s. In the last 10 years so many DOCs have been]]></description><link>http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/italian-wine-part-3</link><dc:subject>Wine</dc:subject><dc:creator>Theo Heselmans</dc:creator><comments>http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/italian-wine-part-3?opendocument&amp;comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/italian-wine-part-3</guid><wfw:commentRss> http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dxcomments/italian-wine-part-3</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment> http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/italian-wine-part-3?opendocument&amp;comments</wfw:comment></item>
<item><title>Italian Wine: Part 2</title><pubDate>Sat, 2 Oct 2010 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The previous 'Italian Wine' lesson introduced Italy in general. This time we covered the North-West of Italy: Valle d'Aosta, Liguria, Lombardia and the famous Piemonte, where Nebbiolo is king. Again,]]></description><link>http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/italian-wine-part-2</link><dc:subject>Wine</dc:subject><dc:creator>Theo Heselmans</dc:creator><comments>http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/italian-wine-part-2?opendocument&amp;comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/italian-wine-part-2</guid><wfw:commentRss> http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dxcomments/italian-wine-part-2</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment> http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/italian-wine-part-2?opendocument&amp;comments</wfw:comment></item>
<item><title>Italian Wine: Part 1</title><pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 23:50:00 +0200</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ I don't blog enough (about wine). So let's do something about that. 12 years ago, in 1998, I started enjoying and learning more about wine. I'm still not a big fan of 'old world wines', but I have to]]></description><link>http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/italian-wine-part-1</link><dc:subject>Wine</dc:subject><dc:creator>Theo Heselmans</dc:creator><comments>http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/italian-wine-part-1?opendocument&amp;comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/italian-wine-part-1</guid><wfw:commentRss> http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dxcomments/italian-wine-part-1</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment> http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/italian-wine-part-1?opendocument&amp;comments</wfw:comment></item>
<item><title>Wine Heaven</title><pubDate>Wed, 5 May 2010 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ After returning from Egypt for a relaxing holiday, which was extended by 4 days thanks to an angry volcano on Iceland, I was invited for a weekend in the Provence (south of France). The TGV (high spee]]></description><link>http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/wine-heaven</link><dc:subject>Wine</dc:subject><dc:creator>Theo Heselmans</dc:creator><comments>http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/wine-heaven?opendocument&amp;comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/wine-heaven</guid><wfw:commentRss> http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dxcomments/wine-heaven</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment> http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/wine-heaven?opendocument&amp;comments</wfw:comment></item>
<item><title>Found a great Italian (and an incredible Scotch as well)</title><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ No, nothing to do with Lotus(phere) this time, but after a long hiatus a small wine-blog-entry. Yesterday, at my wine club 'Het Negende Vat' (the 9th Barrel) we had a great (and expensive) tasting. T]]></description><link>http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/found-a-great-italian-and-an-incredible-scotch-as-well</link><dc:subject>Wine</dc:subject><dc:creator>Theo Heselmans</dc:creator><comments>http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/found-a-great-italian-and-an-incredible-scotch-as-well?opendocument&amp;comments</comments><guid isPermaLink="true">http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/found-a-great-italian-and-an-incredible-scotch-as-well</guid><wfw:commentRss> http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dxcomments/found-a-great-italian-and-an-incredible-scotch-as-well</wfw:commentRss><wfw:comment> http://blog.xceed.be/Blog.nsf/dx/found-a-great-italian-and-an-incredible-scotch-as-well?opendocument&amp;comments</wfw:comment></item>

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