The SOMM Journal

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• Cover
• Letter from the Publisher
• Redefining Pisco
• Editor's Notebook
• Bottom Line
• Shop Talk
• Carte Blanche
• One Woman's View
• Planet Grape
• The Punch-Down
• Hidden Gems: Rombi
• Steven Spurrier's Letter from London
• Master Mixologists: Marcos Tello
• Putting Coravin to the Test
• Kentucky Thoroughbred
• Cru Artisan College Preview
• The Vintage of the Century
• Discoveries: Sette Cieli
• Pacific Northwest: DeLille Cellars
• Out of the Mist and Mountains
• Divine Revelation
• Historic Port Tasting in Bel-Air
• Dow's Late Bottled Vintage
• The Portuguese Allure
• Wine Australia in Vancouver
• Meet the Wine Director: Greg Majors
• Okanagan Valley Foray
• A New Age from Eire
• The Reign in Spain
• Real Somm Stories
• Technology: Drones in the Vineyard
• SLO-Grown
• Viewpoint: Appellation America
• Cellar View: DRC Vertical
• Appellations: Santa Lucia Highlands
• Bay Laurels
• Fire & Ice
• Staff Training: Show and Tell
• Divide and Conquer
• Closing Time: Drew Langley