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        <title><![CDATA[The blog of the Domaine du Croc du Merle]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[From the harvests...to the bottling]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:11:50 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[After the harvests( in about 2 weeks now), several steps are necessary for the different varieties of grapes : the white grapes (Sauvignon and Chardonnay) : we press it just after the harvests, and we pour the juice in 3 big vats into the floor; they... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Huge works to come...]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[We have taken the decision to get a milking robot, so some works are essential... We have moved the calves in another building, still next to their mothers. Instead of them, there will be : The Milking Robot T!TAN (from Westfalia ). This robot will mainly... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[The milking]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:09:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[At the moment, the cows are milked twice a day : at 6am and 5.30-6pm. The milking room is made of a waiting area, and two alleys in which 10 cows can be milked at the same time (so 5 in each alley). First, the cowherd cleans the udders and plugs the machine.... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Our livestock]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:04:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[We have 60 dairy cows and 40 heifers. We burn the horns of the cows when they are 3 months so that they don't fight and hurt themselves. We only keep the female calves and we sell the male calves at 8 days. Now, the calves have moved since a milking robot... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Cheverny controlled designation]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The area of the Cheverny designation comes from the union between the former Mont près Chambord-Cour Cheverny and the designation 'Coteaux du Blésois'. Located at the South of Blois, 23 villages have the Cheverny designation and 11 have the Cour Cheverny... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Presentation]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Our domain is located at Muides sur Loire, between the Loire river and the Castle of Chambord. We have 10ha of vineyards. Part of our vines are on the left bank of the river. We are independent winemakers from father and son since 1794 : Anne-Marie Hahusseau,... ]]></description>
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