October 2015 - Wine & Spirits Magazine

October 2015

INSIDE THE ISSUE

October 2015

South Africa’s Rainmaker

Editor’s Note
Impressions of a Vintage

Editor’s Note
Contributors
Fined & Filtered

Pommes de Terroir, by Courtney Humiston
Happenings
Spirits:
Cra Bourbon Grows Up, by Jordan Mackay
Port Under Water
The battle over the Foz Tua dam, by Robin Lee

Tastings


Year’s Best

US Chardonnay
Red Burgundy
Bordeaux
Sherry
Best for $10 or Less

Focus On

New Releases

US New Releases
Int’l New Releases

Editorial Features


Straight from the Cask

Straight from the Cask

Patricio Tapia explores the darker colors and richer flavors of Sherries en rama.

Best New Sommeliers of 2015

Best New Sommeliers of 2015

The brightest new talent behind wine lists across the country, as chosen by their toughest critics— their colleagues.

Where to Eat & Drink Now in San Francisco

Where to Eat & Drink Now in San Francisco

We’ve canvassed the city, the East Bay and wine country for the best new places to drink and dine. Here’s the list of must-visits.

The Cape’s Old-Vine Renaissance

The Cape’s Old-Vine Renaissance

Rosa Kruger is the rainmaker of Swartland, mapping the Cape’s hidden parcels of old vines and connecting them to talented young winemakers. Her old-vine finds have reinvigorated the wine scene across the Cape. Fiona Morrison, MW, reports.