The SOMM Journal

Buena Vista Winery, pioneer of the California wine world since 1857, triumphantly announces La Victoire Champagne and Chateau Buena Vista Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. CHAMPAGNE LA VICTOIRE CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE CHATEAU BUENA VISTA CABERNET SAUVIGNON NAPA VALLEY Our Future is Our Past! california's first. california's finest. www.buenavistawinery.com Making HIstory. . . again. BEST OF CLASS SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE WINE COMPETITION 95 POINTS THE TASTING PANEL 93 POINTS WINE ENTHUSIAST

• Cover
• Letter from the Publisher
• FALLING IN LOVE WITH ITALIAN BUBBLES A Portfolio Tasting with Martini & Rossi's Sparkling Wine Team
• Editor's Notebook
• What's News
• One Woman's View
• Bottom Line
• Steven Spurrier's Letter from London
• The Ransom Report
• Inside Sonoma
• Wheying In
• Good Somm/Bad Somm
• Grape Variety: Glera
• Somm's List
• Company Insight: Grands Chais de France
• SommFoundation: Enrichment Trip to Italy
• NYC Wine Scene
• Wine Books
• Scents & Accountability
• What Somms Should Know
• A COMPLEX TONIC The Generational and Enological Evolution of Angove Family Winemakers
• The Somm Joury
• Q&A: Cassie Sakai
• Terroir
• THE HUNDRED ACRE JACKPOT Jason Woodbridge Sweeps Las Vegas with the Never Before, Never Again Tasting
• CLOSING REMARKS Three California Winemakers Discuss Why They Use Evolutionary Nomacorc Wine Closures
• THE ASZÚ REVOLUTION Modern Styles Redefine the Historic Elixir of Hungary
• THE BIG FIVE The Russian River Valley Wine growers Association Delineates Five Distinct "Neighborhoods" Within the AVA
• AIMING AT THE CENTER Exploring the Wines of Central Europe
• Wine Faults: Cork
• Bordeaux: Pomerol and Fronsac
• THE BRIGHT WHITE STAR OF RÍAS BAIXASA Recap of the Rías Baixas Albariño Seminar
• World of Pinot Noir Preview
• Closing Time