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{ SOMMjournal.com } 9 COVER STORY 60 TERROIR DESIRES AT SEQUOIA GROVE FIRST PRESS 5 BORDEAUX SUPERIEUR GEM CHÂTEAU PEYFAURES SOMM CAMP REPORT 120 DISCOVERING THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS AVA FEATURES 50 ST. SUPÉRY'S DOLLARHIDE RANCH 56 CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE TURNS 50 68 THE WORLD EMBRACES NATURAL CORK CLOSURES 110 ALEXANDER VALLEY CABERNET ACADEMY 2017 116 UNPARALLELED RELATIONSHIPS AT GARY FARRELL WINERY 140 GARY SITTON TAKES THE REINS AT RAVENSWOOD DEPARTMENTS 4 From the Publisher 10 Editor's Notebook 12 Northern Italy: Piedmont 14 Great Values: El Coto 16 Discoveries: Crown Point 18 Tastings: Cabernet Sauvignon Master Class 20 One Woman's View: A Woman's Worth 22 Planet Grape: The Pinot Noir Pool 24 Bottom Line: Wine for Food 26 Ransom Report: Estate vs. Non-Estate 28 Getting Geeky: Vintage Reports 30 Wheying In: Sherry with Cheese 32 Good Somm/Bad Somm 34 Somm's List 36 Scents & Accountability 38 Tasting Dinners: Castello di Ama 40 Steven Spurrier's Letter from London 42 Education: SommFoundation 48 Causes: High on the Hog 64 Rockies Report: Santa Margarita USA 72 Milestones: Masi's Campfiorin Turns 50 76 Spain: Garnacha from Cariñena 80 North of the Border: Furmint in Canada 84 Q&A: Nina Booncherd at Paris Las Vegas 86 Südtirol Style: Aldo Adige Wines 93 France: A Roussillon Luncheon in NYC 94 Austria: Zeitgeist for Zierfandler 98 Champagne: Louis Roederer's Aromatics 102 Cellar View: Moraga Estate 104 Central Coast: Niven Family Wine Estates 106 Lodi: LangeTwins 126 Wrap-Up: Banfi's Cru Artisan College 2017 132 Sonoma: Ancient Oak Cellars 134 What's New with Kim Beto: Cameron Tyler 136 Showcase: Maisons Marques & Domaines Tour 144 Japanese Whisky: Suntory Toki Highballs 146 Closing Time: Mary Allain at Bar American AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2017 VOL. 4 NO. 4 THE SOMM JOURNAL PHOTO: JEREMY BALL 60