The SOMM Journal

72 { THE SOMM JOURNAL } JUNE/JULY 2016 { varietals } by Any Other Name by Any Other Grape A Mourvèdre grapes growing at Tablas Creek Vineyards in Paso Robles, CA. WHETHER YOU CALL IT MONASTRELL, MOURVÈDRE OR MATARO, THE MYSTERIOUS "BLACK GRAPE" MAKES INTRIGUING WINES by David Gadd and Jessie Birschbach

• Cover
• Letter From the Publisher
• BATTLE OF THE BARRELS
• Editor's Notebook
• Notebook
• Sonoma Scene: Bacigalupi Vineyards
• Notebook: Trimbach
• Technology: BinWise with Sarah Clarke
• One Woman's View: Ao Yun
• Planet Grape: Willamette Valley Barrel Auction
• Bottom Line: Sense of Soil
• Introductions: Steven Spurrier's Bride Valley
• Real Somm Stories: Paul Ozbirn
• Readers Respond
• Glassware: Riedel in Napa Valley
• Discoveries: The Umpqua
• South America: Zuccardi
• CIA Somm Summit
• THE MONDAVI HALF-CENTURY
• Down Under: Savoring South Australia in Austin
• Bourgogne: Hidden Gems in the Mâconnais
• The Real Dirt
• Steven Spurrier's Letter from London
• Wine Heritage: Filippo Mazzei
• Q&A: In Harmony
• Event Wrap: Women in Chablis
• Scents and Accountability: Bitterness
• TIMELESS REFINEMENT
• Varietals: Monastrell-Mourvèdre-Mataro
• Pacific Northwest: Reveal Walla Walla
• Date with a Somm
• Somm's List
• HIGH LATITUDE, LOW ATTITUDE
• WE'RE WITH THE WINEMAKERS
• Austria: Grüner Veltliner
• Italy: Lamole di Lamole and Kettmeir
• Fine Spirits: Kirk and Sweeney Rum
• Hospice du Rhône Paso Robles 2016
• PASSION IN PASO ROBLES
• Central Coast: San Antonio Winery
• Closing Time: Vinateria