The SOMM Journal

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• Cover
• From the Publisher
• BORDEAUX SUPERIEUR GEM CHÂTEAU PEYFAURES
• Editor's Notebook
• Northern Italy: Piedmont
• Great Values: El Coto
• Discoveries: Crown Point
• Tastings: Cabernet Sauvignon Master Class
• One Woman's View: A Woman's Worth
• Planet Grape: The Pinot Noir Pool
• Bottom Line: Wine for Food
• Ransom Report: Estate vs. Non-Estate
• Getting Geeky: Vintage Reports
• Wheying In: Sherry with Cheese
• Good Somm/Bad Somm
• Somm's List
• Scents & Accountability
• Tasting Dinners: Castello di Ama
• Steven Spurrier's Letter from London
• Education: SommFoundation
• Causes: High on the Hog
• ST. SUPÉRY'S DOLLARHIDE RANCH
• CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE TURNS 50
• TERROIR DESIRES AT SEQUOIA GROVE
• Rockies Report: Santa Margarita USA
• THE WORLD EMBRACES NATURALCORK CLOSURES
• Milestones: Masi's Campfiorin Turns 50
• Spain: Garnacha from Cariñena
• North of the Border: Furmint in Canada
• Q&A: Nina Booncherd at Paris Las Vegas
• Südtirol Style: Aldo Adige Wines
• France: A Roussillon Luncheon in NYC
• Austria: Zeitgeist for Zierfandler
• Champagne: Louis Roederer's Aromatics
• Cellar View: Moraga Estate
• Central Coast: Niven Family Wine Estates
• Lodi: LangeTwins
• ALEXANDER VALLEY CABERNETACADEMY 2017
• UNPARALLELED RELATIONSHIPS ATGARY FARRELL WINERY
• DISCOVERING THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS AVA
• Wrap-Up: Banfi's Cru Artisan College 2017
• Sonoma: Ancient Oak Cellars
• What's New with Kim Beto: Cameron Tyler
• Showcase: Maisons Marques & Domaines Tour
• GARY SITTON TAKES THE REINS ATRAVENSWOOD
• Japanese Whisky: Suntory Toki Highballs
• Closing Time: Mary Allain at Bar American