December 2018


December 2018
Cabernet Touchstones


Editor’s Note
Holidays Future
Editor’s Note
Contributors
Fined & Filtered:
Rebuilding Wine Country, by Elaine Chukan Brown
Happenings
Wine by the Bay:
Outtakes from the 2018 W&S Top 100
Books
Tastings
Year’s Best
ChampagnesUS Cabernet Sauvignons
Barolos & Barbarescos
Rioja Wines
Focus On
Porto: Vintage, Colheita & TawnyNew Releases
Best Wines for $12 or LessNorth American
Imported
Editorial Features
Bubbles by the Glass


Why limit sparkling wine to celebrations? We highlight bars from Anchorage to Houston where sparkling wine is the focus everyday.
Canadian Whisky, Redux


Now that Ontario has cemented a place in the world of fine wines, the region’s distillers are working on restoring the name of Canadian whisky. Rachel DelRocco Terrazas suggests a tasting tour from Toronto to Niagara.
Cabernet Touchstones


Sommeliers often come to California cabernet with a different perspective than collectors. Karen Moneymaker reports on ten collectible cabernets that sommeliers have come to love.
Coming to Castillon


St-Emilion’s eastern neighbor has attracted successive waves of major winegrowing talent, producing some delicious wines that are still remarkably a ordable. Joshua Greene spent a week investigating the the land and its wines.
Georgia Ferments


While Georgia may be the ancient birthplace of winemaking, the wine scene today feels brand new. Tara Q. Thomas reports on four vintners redefining Georgian wine.