The SOMM Journal

John Concannon in front of the Livermore, CA winery. THE SOMMELIER JOURNAL OCTOBER/NOVEMBER • 2015 • $10.00 THE SOMM JOURNAL The Concannon Cabernet Clones Achieve International Recognition California GATEKEEPER

• Cover
• FIRST PRESS
• Letter from the Publisher
• Editor's Notebook
• Discoveries: Agnitio Wines and Carlson
• Shop Talk: Panther Creek Cellars
• Bottom Line
• Napa Valley Film Festival
• Planet Grape: Montefalco Sagrantino
• Real Somm Stories: David Keck
• Craftwatch: Hillrock Estate Distillery
• Down Under: Australia Vintage Report 2015
• One Woman's View: Cult Wines
• The Punch-Down: Master Sommelier Tim Gaiser
• Education: Italian Wine Professional Certification
• France: Languedoc
• Appellations: Pine Mountain–Cloverdale Peak
• COVER STORY
• Hands-On: The Art of the Blend
• OLD ROOTS, NEW GROWTH
• AT THE CROSSROADS OF HISTORY
• BODEGAS PORTIA: A RISING STAR INRIBERA DEL DUERO
• COLD CLIMATE SHANGRI-LA
• TURNING UP THE TOURAINE
• JEAN'S MASTERCLASS
• Fine Spirits: Kirk and Sweeney Rum
• Cellar View: Paul Hobbs Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Cabernet
• IN SEARCH OF AUTHENTICITY
• What's New, with Kim Beto
• STANDING THE TEST OF TIME
• Women of the Vine: Annette Alvarez-Peters
• Stickies: Tokaji
• In Search of Spirits: Destilería Serrallés
• Best Dressed Somm
• What We're Tasting: Doña Paula
• Date with a Somm: Barbara Hermann of Binny's
• Importer Profile: M Imports
• Quaff Report: Old World Rieslings
• France: Roussillon
• Wine Science
• Letter from London: Okanagan Valley Part I
• Austria: Journaling along the Danube
• Closing Time: Michael Coll of Wine Disciples, NYC