October 2001

October Tastings • October Tasting Stats • Top Ten Zinfandels • Best Values • Burgundy • Zinfandel • Portuguese Estate Reds • Ribera del Duero • Sherry • American New Releases • Imported New Releases

In This Issue: • W&S First Annual New World Wine Awards Zinfandel, Carmenère and Shiraz. The best of the New World's old vines. These three wines express the strengths of their varieties and soil like no others. • Themes in the Key of Zin Rod Smith visits California's top zinfandel vineyards, unearthing why zinfandel, our greatest native grape, is so distinctly site-expressive. • A Wine Lover's Guide to Melbourne Join Max Allen on a whirlwind tour of Melbourne & environs, home to Australia's liveliest wine community: the best wine-bars, wine-shops, restaurants and nearby wineries. • The Boys from Red Garlic Mountain From their home in the tiny town of Monterubiaglio, Riccardo and Renzo Cotarella stand at the center of Italian winemaking. Tom Maresca meets with them to discuss the past, present and future of Italian wine in their first-ever joint interview.   • Sea and Smoke Why are Islay single-malt Scotches so smoky, peaty and intense? Ray Isle journeys to this remote island off Scotland's western coast, to the heart of a place and its whiskies. • Historic Sonoma Rod Smith traces the history of California wine, from Agostin Haraszthy to Zinfandel, all within sight of the historic town plaza.