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In This Issue:
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Wrap
’Em Up!
>W&S
editors recommend 25 wines for holiday gift-giving.
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Rioja
Radicals
>A
new generation of producers is re-defining Rioja. Bruce Schoenfeld
reports from Logroño on the quest for more body, color and
flavor in the wines of the Spanish heartland.
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Letter From Bordeaux
>Fiona Morrison
MW analyzes the '95, '96 and '97 vintages in Bordeaux. Wha'¹s over-hyped
and what's ripe for the picking?
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Un-Marqued Champagne
>Crafting small
lots of wine in the shadow of the more celebrated négociant
houses, the grower-producers of Champagne create individualistic
expressions of the region's fabled terroir. Rod Smith tours the
small villages of Champagne for an exclusive inside look at these
artisan producers.
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Reliable Rieslings
>Following a
string of excellent vintages, now's the time to snap up some great
German rieslings. David Schildknecht profiles ten reliable producers
in his short-list of Germany's most compelling, affordable, age-worthy
wines.
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Head For The Hills
>David Lynch
hikes across the whisky regions of Scotland for a ground-level
perspective on the terroir of single malt Scotch. A primer on
"hill-walking" in whisky country.
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PLUS:
- December Tasting Stats
- Best Values Under $10
- Champagne Buyers Guide
- German Riesling: A Great ¹97 Vintage
- American New Releases
- Imported New Releases
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