The SOMM Journal

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• Cover
• Letter From the Publisher
• BATTLE OF THE BARRELS
• Editor's Notebook
• Notebook
• Sonoma Scene: Bacigalupi Vineyards
• Notebook: Trimbach
• Technology: BinWise with Sarah Clarke
• One Woman's View: Ao Yun
• Planet Grape: Willamette Valley Barrel Auction
• Bottom Line: Sense of Soil
• Introductions: Steven Spurrier's Bride Valley
• Real Somm Stories: Paul Ozbirn
• Readers Respond
• Glassware: Riedel in Napa Valley
• Discoveries: The Umpqua
• South America: Zuccardi
• CIA Somm Summit
• THE MONDAVI HALF-CENTURY
• Down Under: Savoring South Australia in Austin
• Bourgogne: Hidden Gems in the Mâconnais
• The Real Dirt
• Steven Spurrier's Letter from London
• Wine Heritage: Filippo Mazzei
• Q&A: In Harmony
• Event Wrap: Women in Chablis
• Scents and Accountability: Bitterness
• TIMELESS REFINEMENT
• Varietals: Monastrell-Mourvèdre-Mataro
• Pacific Northwest: Reveal Walla Walla
• Date with a Somm
• Somm's List
• HIGH LATITUDE, LOW ATTITUDE
• WE'RE WITH THE WINEMAKERS
• Austria: Grüner Veltliner
• Italy: Lamole di Lamole and Kettmeir
• Fine Spirits: Kirk and Sweeney Rum
• Hospice du Rhône Paso Robles 2016
• PASSION IN PASO ROBLES
• Central Coast: San Antonio Winery
• Closing Time: Vinateria