Sommelier Journal

April 30 2010 Issue:

6 FOR OPENERS Exploring Margaret River David Vogels, CWP 

8 MAILBOX, NOTEBOOK, CALENDAR, HOT PICKS  

16 BARTENDER Better than perfect Jim Meehan 

17 BOTTOM LINE Keeping score on Millennials Randy Caparoso 

18 IN SERVICE The corkage dilemma Christie Dufault, ACWP 

19 MATCH POINT Restaurants need to grow up Joyce Goldstein 

20 TASTING PANEL 1990 Barolos and Barbarescos Matthew Conway, ASA 

24 SOMMELIER SPOTLIGHT Jason Smith, Bellagio, Las Vegas Fred Minnick 

28 WINERY SPOTLIGHT Quinta do Crasto, Douro, Portugal Patricia Savoie 

32 RESTAURANT SPOTLIGHT Uchi, Austin, Texas Kim Pierce 

36 APPELLATION San Antonio Valley, Chile Tom Hyland 

40 WINERY SPOTLIGHT Bugay Wines and Vineyards, Sonoma, California Benjamin T. Weinberg 

43 SOMMELIER CHALLENGE Brexi Brasserie, Aspen, Colorado  

45 THE WINEMAKER'S ART Lane Tanner 

46 INTERVIEW Laura Catena, Catena Zapata, Mendoza, Argentina Catherine Fallis, MS, ACWP 

55 Selling Retail Wine in Restaurants Dave McIntyre 

58 COVER STORY Southwest France Deborah Parker Wong, AIWS 

67 SPECIAL REPORT Spring releases around the world  

90 SPECIAL REPORT Tokaji Ben Narasin 

98 CLOSING TIME The new landscape of Bordeaux Dan Berger 

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