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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The ethical drinker: Inside the debate on wine and water use ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A missing link in our relationship with water... ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Linda Johnson-Bell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jiFnLJeqeDuTnXMoPRCxLX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It's been one year since I moved to Paris and I still haven't visited half the places I want to go' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dreaming and complaining, it's the Parisian way... ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:52:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rupert Millar ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Hb9598cnDeDdoQPR2gM7YL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gen Z Wine Challenge: Amelia, 21 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a new Decanter series, 18- to 29-year olds around the world give their honest opinion about a wine they've splashed out on – and if it was worth the cash. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amelia Boag McGlynn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MLXBV9Cf69WLNReGAQu7R4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A white wine future? Benjamin Lewin MW explores a bold claim ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Is white wine set to dominate?... ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Benjamin Lewin MW ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DT4YMagS4ADCpUvSYMMsgH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Andrew Jefford: Where are we with wine and oak? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 'I dislike "oakiness" – but I've come to realise I also relish it'... ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Jefford ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9BQA2PWM35ZPddFvG6JeNm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ It's a rock thing: Meeting Georges Truc, the Rhône’s wine geologist ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The soil maestro of the Rhône... ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Walls ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jKzJMjtG8S5PQaR3fvVqbP-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The ethical drinker: Why Château d'Anglès deserves the spotlight ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 'Thoughtful work and the right support feeds into the glass...' ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Natalie Earl ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ft6pMVQRqYaBRaro2HsS5A-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Class of ‘89: Clos du Mont-Olivet and the birth of Châteauneuf’s cuvée spéciale ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The transition between tradition and modernity... ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:01:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:29:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Walls ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vLmUQjCJBazeynWq4h6syT-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The ethical drinker: ‘Wines and people that made me stop and think’ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sustainability editor Natalie Earl reflects on the past year... ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 07:00:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:48:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Natalie Earl ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Mqgz5waVrzvqXbgfF6dEC3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Corbières vineyards in southern France.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[corbieres vineyards in southern france]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Andrew Jefford: Bordeaux’s white wine resurgence deserves attention ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 'White wine allows proprietors to be creative and intriguing...' ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Jefford ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7rCnhpEZXkyDh9NbN3LLPX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new Médoc Blanc appellation introduced in 2025 could prove to be a key moment.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Medoc vineyards]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The ethical drinker: How the understated Loire became an environmental pioneer ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Could this be the sustainability example wine regions need? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Helena Nicklin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HmgnzhrrpSDj6uXoonvvJd-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Essential oils and the fight against mildew: What producers around the world can learn from an estate in Costières de Nîmes  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The sweet smell of success?... ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Walls ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GcQy2JGKPrFJrfhSFocVWj-1280-80.png">
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 05:00:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:02:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Jefford ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/H6pjMzBRYY6cWowPCcSHPZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 06:00:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:24:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Katherine Cole ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hiiCgdVyZb4ab54stS8DEM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:00:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:34:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Baudains ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ohtJNsVV4iUp2A9xQFqUKK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joel Stein ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wSGxX3vkoeve4DE4rYughh-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ Decanter editors share recent highlights... ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Decanter Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pqMHrg84JzUXiLd4PRyMGi-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[The new Oriana &#039;Golden Spur&#039; from Weybourne Estate]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Six Swiss Syrah to convert the most die-hard Rhône lover ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A trip to the eastern Rhône... ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:00:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:01:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Walls ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/56EdPWTwFLAksaZADvb2qT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Alto Adige: 24 expert-rated wines to try ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Over 20 wines picked from over 20 varieties... ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:00:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:01:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Baudains ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D9NP9yNs4Q5WnFw4nWBvDg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The ethical drinker: Climate ‘trailblazers’ championed in new book ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Profiling 13 wine industry climate pioneers... ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 08:00:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:09:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Natalie Earl ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7Pzd9ZoNbvBFkbrndRzfji-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jason Millar: The idea of terroir is sacred, but is it helping us to communicate what truly matters? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 'How many people walk into a shop asking for wines grown on alluvial marls..?' ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 05:00:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 05:01:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jason Millar ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/62aZWFDZFd3yGAaXBfNmkH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Andrew Jefford investigates: Is Germany truly the new ‘Pinot Paradise’ for wine lovers? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An example of 'quiet change' in a warming climate... ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 04:00:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:18:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Jefford ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KpdLucF7jdbfCnZwi9Uetd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Vineyard terraces in the Kaiserstuhl area of Baden-Württemberg.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Vineyards in Germany&#039;s Kaiserstuhl area]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fresh off the wine press: The ‘other’ nouveau wines bringing joyous revelry in November ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Playful frivolity abounds... ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 08:00:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 08:01:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amber Gardner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Geok9nkKpAzggyYBZRYAJ6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Fresh new harvest wines are made and consumed across many countries and regions]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[nouveau wines]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The food is fine, but what about the wine? A critique of the restaurant critic ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The wine is fine too... ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 05:15:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 05:21:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Eliza Dumais ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ESUrUHinH2BB2zQudFnERG-1280-80.gif">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From the volcano’s edge: Eight smoking hot wines from Etna picked by our expert ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Taste the volcano... ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:02:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:35:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alessandra Piubello ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qrxk4djTfu5BR9m2mmcP6o-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘Vieille Julienne’s Réservé is Grenache in excelsis’: Matt Walls on a Châteauneuf stand out ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An unforgettable Grenache – one to rule them all? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 12:00:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 12:01:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Walls ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KfvbsaMewKzFnYP6oQiAZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Jean-Paul Daumen of Domaine de la Vieille Julienne.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Vieille Julienne Réservé]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hugh Johnson: ‘I feel solidarity with the courageous growers who stake so much on challenging the English weather’ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Flying the flag for English fizz... ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 14:00:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 14:11:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hugh Johnson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6sPAXQMpWQaj48XpVSDaa8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cristina Mercuri: Wines on the edge – How Etna is redefining elegance ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 'On the edge of a new Italian wine identity...' ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cristina Mercuri ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HFFM6Jr8QuiWuCETq2PQqf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:01:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nebbiolo]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Baudains ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8k3iFey5CUmWmKEQkcyVBg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The charm of wine labels: Do they matter more than what’s inside? ]]></title>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 06:00:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 06:01:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Eliza Dumais ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9FEEuPfQqdHj6oqxNC8TML-1280-80.gif">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Andrew Jefford: ‘The set of possibilities grouped under “Chenin” can dazzle’ ]]></title>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 06:00:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 10:14:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Jefford ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zauQbcdzfUrHXSuhDyrKdS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:25:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:04:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Walls ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7J3aCsYeNancfutGdRWCm9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Katherine Cole: ‘If their wine-growing is an act of resistance, I want to join the revolution’ ]]></title>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 06:00:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 06:01:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Katherine Cole ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AZUJf2bW5defd5vBjcttkR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 06:00:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 06:01:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Jefford ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D9sJqN2pY5mwo86izapmVn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘I tasted over 100 Vin Santo wines, here are the ones to buy’ ]]></title>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Baudains ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EU8MNoUMgBqQAcoFGu4bVg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:27:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 08:41:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Walls ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tbMtKb6WYM6hxp9fSGakRk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Eliza Dumais ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A2oNkcJuKGEX6dTD5LfuUX-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:57:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 15:38:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dariusz Galasiński ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jHBmAM4G4v9dfwLySXrA6g-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 10:27:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 21:08:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rupert Millar ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fr3YHTLoUgbsmPirZDWXvA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Eliza Dumais ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LZh3BAxxrp3oJZrxFAW4NW-1280-80.gif">
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