"Guide to Tasting Wine" Special Fall 2002 Issue

25 Great Vineyards of the World > Abtsburg > Achleiten > Almaviva > Bien Nacido Hillside Estate > Bricco Rocche Bricco Rocche > Clos du Mesnil > Clos Ste. Hune > Coulée de Serrant > D.R.C. La Tâche > Hermitage La Chapelle > Hill of Grace > Klein Constantia > Klipsun > Lafite Rothschild > Lytton Springs > Polish Hill > Rochioli > Sassicaia > Shafer Hillside > Tahbilk 1860 Vineyard > To-Kalon I Block > Vega Sicilia > Quinta de Vargellas > Volcanic Hill > Yquem

In This Issue:   SECTION ONE > Geology by the Glass Basking in the warmth of its volcanic palisades, Napa Valley's Stags Leap District grows some of the most sought-after cabernets in California. Rod Smith cracks open this region's complex earth for a look at the reasons why.   > Geology Tastings Eight guided tastings that explore the role the earth plays in creating great wine: Northern Exposures • Arc of Limestone • Côte d'Or Tour • Cabernet Soils • Merlot's Cold Feet • Range of the Rhône • Apennini • Pacific Soils   SECTION TWO > Nine Months of Winter, Three Months of Hell The Douro endures a long bitter winter only to receive a summer that makes the Sahara seem moderate - and yet, even in these extreme conditions, vines produce fruit to make great vintage Ports. Ray Isle visits some of the region's top quintas to find out why.   > Climate Tastings Five guided tastings look into the effect climate has on wine from around the world: Degrees of Coast • Mountain Exposures • Southern Exposures • Mediterraneo • Pacific Northwest to Southwest   SECTION THREE > Green Goes Mainstream More and more California winegrowers are headed toward sustainable, organic or biodynamic grapegrowing - but can you taste the difference in the glass? Patrick Comiskey finds out.   SECTION FOUR > 25 Great Vineyards of the World Where do the world's greatest wines grow? In the world's greatest vineyards. In this special section W&S profiles 25 of them, from Burgundy to Western Australia - along with multi-vintage tastings of their wines.