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{ SOMMjournal.com } 9 54 CELEBRATE YOUR HOLIDAYS with the warmest region of France! Image Copyright: Marc Gaillet. All Rights Reserved. 06/2013 DEPARTMENTS 10 Letter from the Publisher 12 Editor's Notebook 14 Discoveries: Agnitio Wines and Carlson 16 Shop Talk: Panther Creek Cellars 18 Bottom Line 20 Napa Valley Film Festival 22 Planet Grape: Montefalco Sagrantino 24 Real Somm Stories: David Keck 26 Craftwatch: Hillrock Estate Distillery 28 Down Under: Australia Vintage Report 2015 30 One Woman's View: Cult Wines 32 The Punch-Down: Master Sommelier Tim Gaiser 34 Education: Italian Wine Professional Certification 36 France: Languedoc 40 Appellations: Pine Mountain–Cloverdale Peak 46 Hands-On: The Art of the Blend 76 Fine Spirits: Kirk and Sweeney Rum 78 Cellar View: Paul Hobbs Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Cabernet 84 What's New, with Kim Beto 96 Women of the Vine: Annette Alvarez-Peters 100 Stickies: Tokaji 101 In Search of Spirits: Destilería Serrallés 104 Best Dressed Somm 106 What We're Tasting: Doña Paula 109 Date with a Somm: Barbara Hermann of Binny's 112 Importer Profile: M Imports 114 Quaff Report: Old World Rieslings 120 France: Roussillon 123 Wine Science 126 Letter from London: Okanagan Valley Part I 128 Austria: Journaling along the Danube 130 Closing Time: Michael Coll of Wine Disciples, NYC PHOTO COURTESY OF BODEGAS PORTIA