{"id":5762,"date":"2019-02-27T14:13:11","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T14:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northberkeleyimports.com\/wordpress\/?p=5762"},"modified":"2019-02-27T14:16:45","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T14:16:45","slug":"che-ficos-francesca-maniace-touts-ronchi-barbaresco-and-italian-wines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northberkeleyimports.com\/wordpress\/che-ficos-francesca-maniace-touts-ronchi-barbaresco-and-italian-wines\/","title":{"rendered":"Che Fico&#8217;s Francesca Maniace Touts Ronchi Barbaresco &#038; Italian Wines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.74&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|0|50px|0&#8243; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.48&#8243; 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