The SOMM Journal

THE SOMMELIER JOURNAL AUGUST/SEPTEMBER • 2018 $10.00 US/$12.00 CANADA THE SOMM JOURNAL The family from left to right: Niki Wente, Fifth-Generation Winegrower and Viticulturalist; Karl D. Wente, Fifth-Generation Winemaker and COO of Wente Family Estates; Carolyn Wente, Fourth-Generation Winegrower and CEO of Wente Family Estates; Jordan Wente, Fifth-Generation Winegrower; and Phil Wente, Fourth-Generation Winegrower and Co-Founder of Murrieta's Well. MOTHER the Vine CELEBRATING 135 YEARS OF WENTE VINEYARDS

• Cover
• Vox Populi: Who Do You Admire?
• PUSHING PINOT GRIGIOUPWARD
• Editor's Notebook
• Discoveries: Revel Spirits
• One Woman's View
• Beer(d) Science
• The Ransom Report
• Good Somm/Bad Somm
• Elevating the Rockies
• Restaurant Retrospective: Vespertine
• Wheying In
• Bottom Line
• A JEWEL IN THE CROWN OF THE "KING OF WINES"
• What We're Drinking: J'NOON
• Champagne: Salon and Delamotte
• Milestone: La Scolca
• VISION + PASSION
• Variety Viewpoint: Jolivet
• Steven Spurrier's Letter from London
• The SOMM Joury
• Variety Viewpoint: Planeta's Nero d'Avola
• Meet the Wine Director: Ryan Bailey ofL.A.'s NoMad
• South American Wine:Trapiche Medalla
• THE MOTHER VINE
• Score on Sparkling: Gratien & Meyer
• Verticals: Cayuse
• Enological Education
• Vinification: J. Lohr
• Outings: Hospice du Rhône
• THE GOLDILOCKSFACTOR
• What We're Drinking: Pineau des Charentes
• DEEP TIES AND DIVERSE TERROIR
• A CINDERELLA STORY
• KEEPING IT ON THE DOWN-SLO
• Who's Who in Spirits: David Ravandi
• Scents & Accountability
• Cultured Tastes: L.A. Times Food Bowl
• Hungary: NMR Foodscreener
• Closing Time: Division Wines