The SOMM Journal

68 { THE SOMM JOURNAL } OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2016 Family First Family Family First (and Champagne) Champagne Taittinger La Française served at Farallon in San Francisco. PHOTO: ALEXANDER RUBIN SEASONAL CELEBRATION CALLS FOR CHAMPAGNE TAITTINGER by Jessie Birschbach

• Cover
• Letter from the Publisher
• TOKAJ'S NEW GOLDEN AGE How a Quiet Revolution in Mád Will Change the Way We Think about Tokaji
• Editor's Notebook
• Discoveries: WineTutor.tv and Frostwatch
• Technology: BinWise Tackles a New Space
• One Woman's View: California Pinot Noir
• Planet Grape: French Viognier
• Bottom Line: Short Wine Lists
• Notebook: ADELAIDA
• Getting Geeky: Red Blotch
• Scents & Accountability: Dry Extract
• Conference Partner: SWE
• The Blind Side: Tropes and Traps
• Steven Spurrier's Letter from London
• Good Somm, Bad Somm
• Fine Spirits: Bib & Tucker Bourbon
• Variety Show: Central Coast Albariño
• Chef's Roll|Somm's List
• Barolo: Fontanafredda
• Foothills Country: Terra d'Oro
• ALL IN!The Riboli Family Goes Big in Paso Robles
• RIPE FOR RESURGENCE Livermore Valley's New Wave of World-ClassWines & Vineyards
• LIVERMORE VALLEY PREVIEW
• Q&A: Chloe Helfand, SLS Las Vegas
• AMPLIFYING AMPHORAE IN ALENTEJO Tradition and Innovation at José de Sousa
• FAMILY (AND CHAMPAGNE) FIRST Seasonal Celebrations with ChampagneTaittinger
• Cellar View: Moraga
• Bourgogne: Chorey-lès-Beaune & Saint Bris
• #MerlotMe: International Merlot Month
• SommCon "Digging In" Panelists
• Pacific Northwest: Umpqua Valley
• New York Blind Tasting: Chardonnays
• Seminar Series: Digging In to Unique Terroir
• Appellations: DOP Cariñena
• BULLSEYE!In Rural Spain with Arínzano
• SANTA BARBARA SOMM CAMP The Ballad of Ballard Canyon – Site-Seeing inSta. Rita Hills – Icons of Santa Maria Valley
• FARMER'S INTUITION Wines from the Heart at Talley Vineyards
• Wine Ecology: Rivercap & Snoqualmie
• WILLAMETTE VALLEY PREVIEW
• Piemonte: Pio Cesare
• Closing Time: Mitch Einhorn at Lush