The SOMM Journal

World-class ©2016 Palm Bay International, Boca Raton, FL PalmBay.com/Recanati THE HIGHEST RATED ISRAELI WINE by Wine Enthusiast...EVER THE HIGHEST RATED ISRAELI RED WINE Robert Parker in 2015 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 THE ONLY ISRAELI WINERY Wine Spectator TOP 100 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 Special Reserve Red 2011 92 Points I S R A E L I W I N E S I S R A E L I W I N E S

• Cover
• Letter from the Senior Editor
• KRUPP'S LAST TAMING OF THE SHRUBS
• Editor's Notebook and The Reading Room
• Re-Discoveries: Kosta Browne
• Technology: BinWise with Carlin Karr
• One Woman's View
• Planet Grape
• Bottom Line
• Italy: Medici Ermete Lambrusco
• Somm's List
• Colorado Hospitality: Ericka Briscoe
• In the Spotlight
• Pacific Northwest: Mullan Road Cellars
• Meet the Wine Director: Will Costello
• THE OLDEST NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
• Somm Journal Seminar Series: Digging In
• Sonoma: Skipstone Ranch
• Wine Lists: Slimmer Is Better
• Monterey County: McIntyre Vineyards
• Steven Spurrier's Letter from London
• The Somms Speak: Backroads of Bourgogne
• The Rhône: Jean-Luc Colombo
• Bordeaux: Tour des Deux Rives
• 64ADVENTURES DOWN THE ROAD AT KENWOOD
• Wine History: Judgment of ParisCelebrated in D.C.
• Sparkling Wine: Rotari
• A VALLEY OF INDIVIDUALITY
• Roussillon in Chicago
• On the Floor: Greg Van Wagner
• Fine Spirits: New Japanese Whiskies
• Wine & Hospitality: Marriott MarquisSan Diego
• THE NEXT GREAT GRAPE
• Viticulture: Terlato Pinot Grigio in Friuli
• SPECIAL REPORT
• Milestones: Mike Grgich Turns 94
• SIP CERTIFIED
• Variety Show: The Albariño of Rías Baixas
• Up and Coming: Wines from Tony Arcudi
• WORLD-CLASS IN MENDOCINO
• Fine Spirits: Mezcal with Geoff Kruth, MS
• RESULTS OF THE 2016 SAN FRANCISCOINTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION