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		<title>Meet Stephen Villa…Our Most Valuable Assistant Winemaker!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Stephen muses that if it weren’t for sneaking a few bottles from his mother’s wine collection at an early age, he may never have developed a taste for wine. (The team at Fiddlehead is glad for this early indiscretion!) Stephen amuses us every day with his dry sense of humor, his extremely diverse love of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fiddleheadcellars.com/kathyscomments/2011/10/20/meet-stephen-our-most-valuable-assistant-winemaker/</link>
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		<title>The Story of Fiddlestix</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Oh Fiddlestix! How could I not have fun when it came time to name my Vineyard?! After all, there are all those “stix” in the ground and there is that natural connection to all my other “fiddle” names…fiddlehead, fiddlechix, fiddlefriend, frequent fiddle club…..! Fiddlehead is all about sense of place. I created Fiddlehead to focus [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fiddleheadcellars.com/kathyscomments/2011/06/03/the-story-of-fiddlestix/</link>
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		<title>Top 10 Reasons You Don’t Want to MissPinkie &amp; Paella — April 15th, 7pm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[10. There’s no better way to start out a great Vintners’ Festival weekend (than with a trip to the Lompoc Wine Ghetto!). 9. When else do you get to see men strutting their stylish pink shoes? 8. You are sure to be wowed by Wine Club member and Winery friend Theresa Anderson’s cupcake creations (which [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fiddleheadcellars.com/kathyscomments/2011/04/07/top-10-reasons-you-dont-want-to-misspinkie-paella-april-15th-7pm/</link>
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		<title>Where’s Kathy?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had a crazy idea — I would like to connect with you guys more often and in a more accessible way. So every once in a while I am going to hang out at a restaurant and open a bottle of Fiddlehead and share stories of the day! I am starting the New Year [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fiddleheadcellars.com/kathyscomments/2010/12/22/wheres-kathy/</link>
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		<title>The Wait Is Over; Doyle Is Released!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The wait is over — our 2007 Doyle has been released to our Wine Club members and now we’re offering the few remaining bottles to you! A mere 270 bottles were produced; only 23 bottles are left! The 2007 vintage of Doyle may be the best yet. Remember it’s that one barrel of Fiddlestix Pinot [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fiddleheadcellars.com/kathyscomments/2010/12/17/the-wait-is-over-doyle-is-released/</link>
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		<title>Soup Du Jour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RECIPE AND WINE PAIRING! Do you have a bottle of Hunnysuckle hiding in your cellar that could use a culinary companion? Try this exquisite Baked Onion Soup from the kitchen of Babette Joseph (Kathy’s mom!). This is a perfect Fall recipe that is sure to be a crowd pleaser!]]></description>
		<link>http://fiddleheadcellars.com/kathyscomments/2010/11/05/soup-du-jour/</link>
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		<title>Supporting Our Vineyard and Farm Workers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are thrilled to have opportunities to support our local vineyard and farm workers!  Steve, our Tasting Room Manager, will be pouring and representing Fiddlehead at the 3rd annual “Vino de Sueños” in Santa Ynez on Saturday, November 6th.  A new Fiddlestix Pinot Noir made just for this event will feature the artwork of Santa Ynez Valley [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fiddleheadcellars.com/kathyscomments/2010/11/02/supporting-our-vineyard-and-farm-workers/</link>
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		<title>First String Fiddlers Luncheon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our 4th annual First String Fiddlers Luncheon was a great success and I would like to thank all of our Wine Club members who joined us for the occassion!  The weather was absolutely gorgeous.  Chef Rick wowed us with a delicious meal; just ask anyone who attended and they are sure to agree!  I dug [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fiddleheadcellars.com/kathyscomments/2010/10/25/first-string-fiddlers-luncheon-recap/</link>
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		<title>So You Want to Be a Winemaker?!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  My job is crazy…but good crazy! I wake up an hour before the picking crew arrives, color code maps to outline the day’s pick, transport the pickers between vineyard blocks in my truck, ride on the light trailers to sort every bucket of grapes, practice my very bad Spanish, work closely with the pickers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fiddleheadcellars.com/kathyscomments/2010/10/05/so-you-want-to-be-a-winemaker/</link>
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		<title>Harvest Update 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2010 had one of the coolest Springs on record.  Our average annual rainfall of about 17 inches per year was dwarfed by the 30 inches we received this past Winter season.  We often talk about the benefit of “hang time” (the time the grapes mature on the vine), inferring increased flavor complexity.  In past years, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://fiddleheadcellars.com/kathyscomments/2010/10/01/harvest-update-2010/</link>
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