The SOMM Journal

THE SOMMELIER JOURNAL THE SOMM JOURNAL PHOTO: PAULINE DANIEL JUNE/JULY • 2017 $10.00 US/$12.00 CANADA What You Need to Know about CÔTES DU RHÔNE CONTINUES TO REFINE ITS APPELLATION STRUCTURE Côtes du Rhône is the ideal wine for the relaxed, be yourself vibe of summer. Rhône Valley Vineyards

• Cover
• Letter from the Executive Editor
• WINNING MEDALLA The Premium Series from Trapiche Resonates with Quality and History from Argentina
• Editor's Notebook
• Discoveries: Wines by the "C"
• Notebook: Cités des Vins de Bourgogne
• One Woman's View: Dunn Vineyards
• Somm Foundation
• Bottom Line: Trends, Schmends
• Planet Grape: Suggestive Selling
• Getting Geeky: Focus on Yeast
• Good Somm/Bad Somm
• Somm's List
• The View from Blue: Old Ports
• Steven Spurrier's Letter from London
• The Ransom Report: Merlot
• THE WESTWOOD GANG Wise Experience, Youthful Energy, Conscientious Professionalism Reignite a Brand
• Wheying In: Storing Cheese
• Rosé: Vins de Provence
• Expositions: VinItaly Survival Guide
• WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RHÔNEVALLEY VINEYARDS Côtes du Rhône Continues to Refine Its Appellation Structure
• THE PATH FORWARD AT ST. FRANCIS Sonoma Valley's Merlot Pioneer Looks tothe Future
• MEZCAL: METHOD AND MADNESS
• Somm Camp Preview: Santa Cruz Mountains AVA
• Experiences: Living the Life Toscana
• Personalities: Maurizio Zanella
• AROUND THE WORLD WITH PINOT NOIR Our Panel from This Year's World of Pinot Noir
• IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR THEKING OF GRAPES The Paso Robles CAB Collective Proves the Potential of the Blossoming Region
• Somm Camp Preview: Lake County AVA
• Single-Vineyard Pinots from Cherry Pie
• Argentina: Achaval Ferrer
• A STABLE OF WINNERS Delicato Backs a Contender: Black Stallion Winery
• Varietals: Tribidrag in Croatia
• Cellar View: Tenuta Sette Ponti
• Bubbly Blowout: Our Annual Champagne Report
• Italy: Dal Forno, King of Amarone
• Scents & Accountability: MLF
• Closing Time: Fahara Zamorano in Los Angeles