The SOMM Journal

Mario Piccini and his younger sister, Martina, run Chianti-based producer Tenute Piccini. PHOTO COURTESY OF TENUTE PICCINI THE SOMMELIER JOURNAL JUNE/JULY • 2015 • $10.00 THE SOMM JOURNAL Fourth-Generation Vintner Mario Piccini Expands Tenute Piccini beyond Its Tuscan Roots Piccini's Dream

• Cover
• Letter from the Publisher
• THE TRAILBLAZER
• Editor's Notebook
• The Wine Biz
• Shop Talk: Harvest Table
• Bottom Line
• One Woman's View
• The Punch-Down
• Napa Valley: GEO
• Planet Grape
• Living History: Epoch Estate Wines
• Champagne: Duval-Leroy
• Australia: Yalumba
• Education
• Argentina: Doña Paula
• Pro-file: Charles Reilly, Omni Hotels
• The Ganjier
• Spain: González-Byass
• The Quaff Report: Paso Cabs
• The Digital Somm
• Caffè Borghetti EXPRESSING PERFECTION
• In Service
• Vinitaly Report
• Pro to Pro: Chuck Furuya, MS
• Italy: 2010 Brunello
• Steven Spurrier's Letter from London
• PICCINI'S DREAM
• Carte Blanche: Saké and Oysters
• Wine Routes: Bertani
• France: Cru Bourgeois
• Cellar View: Shafer Hillside Select
• Date with a Somm: Michael Taylor, Del Frisco's Chicago
• COASTAL ENERGY
• THE GOLD STANDARDFOR ROSÉ
• SIMPLY DIVINE
• Wine Science
• MEAT THE SOMMS
• Tastings: In Pursuit of Balance