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september 2016 / the tasting panel / 9 SPECIAL FEATURES 91 FLAVORS OF FALL Savvy Mixologists Take on Brown Spirits Just in Time for Autumn COVER STORY 54 SUTTONLY FAMOUS Legacy Brand Popcorn Sutton Expands Beyond Its Home State's Borders and into a New Category with Avery's Trail Tennessee Premium Gin UP FRONT 5 SCALING THE HEIGHTS Trinchero's New Pacific Heights Wines Take the Pacific Coast to New Heights FEATURES 74 ROBERT MONDAVI WINERY TURNS 50 The Oakville Winemaking Empire That Saved Napa Valley 77 A SCOTCH ABOVE The Tasting Panel and Glenfiddich's Second Kindred Spirit Competition Brings the Heat 86 THE OTHER CABERNET Cab Franc Has Captured the Attention of Paso Robles 106 SPAIN'S VERDANT VALLEYS Investigating the Character-Laden Wines of Bierzo, Valdeorras and Ribeira Sacra DEPARTMENTS 4 Letter from the Editor 10 Industry Spotlight 14 Brief Encounters 20 San Fran Insider 22 The Ransom Note 24 Scotch Report 26 Where We're Eating 28 Down the Aisle 30 BevForce Movers & Shakers 32 Taking Flight 34 The Chef & The Somm 36 On the List: Lamole di Lamole 38 Somm's List 40 Wines of Mexico 42 Hot Property: Berkshire Room 44 Sipn Shop: Le Dû's Wines 48 Liqueurs: Berentzen 50 Marketplace 52 What We're Drinking: White Knight 58 Tales of the Cocktail Recap 62 Tales of the Cocktail: Ole Smoky Moonshine 66 On the Road with Jack 68 Blue Reviews 72 Publisher's Picks 88 Behind the Scenes with Fred Dame 98 Speed Tasting Report 110 Terroir : New York's Finger Lakes 112 California: CRU ¯ Winery 114 Taking Inventory PHOTO: ERICA BARTE 88