Sommelier Journal

October 15 2011 Issue:

6 FOR OPENERS We’ll always have Burgundy David Vogels, CWP 

8 MAILBOX  

9 CALENDAR  

10 NOTEBOOK, HOT PICKS  

18 MATCH POINT Pairing with a pinch of salt Marnie Old 

19 BOTTOM LINE Does terroir still exist? Randy Caparoso 

20 IN SERVICE Everybody’s a critic Evan Goldstein, MS 

21 BARTENDER Proper pairings matter Jim Meehan 

22 TASTING PANEL German Spätburgunders David Furer, CWE 

27 BARTENDER CHALLENGE  

30 INTERVIEW Sandrine Garbay, Château d’Yquem, Sauternes, France David Denton, CWE, CSS 

36 SOMMELIER SPOTLIGHT Roger Dagorn, Porter House New York, New York City Ruth Tobias 

40 RESTAURANT SPOTLIGHT Vermilion, Chicago and New York City Roger Morris 

44 WINERY SPOTLIGHT Abacela, Roseburg, Oregon Kerry Newberry 

48 WINERY SPOTLIGHT Edi Simčič, Goriška Brda, Slovenia David Vogels, CWP 

52 APPELLATION Mâconnais, Burgundy, France Catherine Fallis, MS, ACWP 

56 TERROIR Cortes de Cima, Alentejo, Portugal Fred Minnick 

60 Liguria: Reawakening by the Sea Alan Tardi 

69 The Case of Cork versus Alternative Closures Benjamin T. Weinberg 

74 The Regionality of Central Otago Pinot Noir Robert Bath, MS 

82 Cellaring Champagne after Disgorgement Ben Narasin 

86 SHOP TALK  

87 The Science of Ampelography Fred Dexheimer, MS 

92 THE WINEMAKER'S ART Ernesto Bajda, Bodegas Escorihuela Gascón, Mendoza, Argentina 

98 CLOSING TIME Wines to meditate on Jason Wilson 

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