December 2013 - Wine & Spirits Magazine

December 2013

INSIDE THE ISSUE

December 2013

100-Point Ports from the watershed 2011 Vintage

Editor’s Note
Pure Vintage

Happenings

Fined & Filtered
Luke Sykora
on Napa’s 2010 vintage

Acid Trips
Stuart Pigott
considers Germany’s competition in nervy, acidic rieslings.

The Great Whiskey Shortage of 2013
Erik Tennyson
on the wake of Bourbon’s rocket-like ascent to fame.

Spirits
Lou Bustamante
on new Bourbons

Gadgets and Gifts
What to buy the wine lover who has everything already.

New Destinations
for great food & wine across the country

Wine & Spirits Top 100
Photos from W&S’s San Francisco tasting event of the year.

Tastings


Year’s Best

Champagne
US Sparkling Wine
US Cabernet Sauvignon
Alsace
German Riesling
Barolo & Barbaresco
Rioja
The Best for $10 or Less

Focus On

New Releases

2011 Vintage Port
US New Releases
International New Releases

Editorial Features


Douro, No Apologies

Douro, No Apologies

Josh Greene describes why, in fact, 2011 Vintage Port lives up to the hyperbole.

Where to Eat & Drink in Seattle

Where to Eat & Drink in Seattle

Allison Austin Scheff takes stock of the rapidly changing Seattle wine scene, highlighting the most exciting new restaurants around town.

Barolo & Formaggio

Barolo & Formaggio

At San Francisco’s Acquerello, the cheese cart is as carefully curated as the Barolo list. Luke Sykora reports on what happens when the two meet.

Walla Walla Cabernet

Walla Walla Cabernet

Growers in eastern Washington’s prime cabernet country continue to unearth new ground for great wines. Patrick J. Comiskey reports on the evolution of a distinctly American terroir.