

Departments
Editor’s Note
Winter Comfort
Contributors
Fined & Filtered
86 the Pivot: In Search of the New Pandemic Business Model, by Jared Hooper
James Symington, 1934 to 2020: A Remembrance by Joshua Greene
Happenings
Spirits
Sober Curious? Give Nonalcoholic Spirits a Go, by Chantal Martineau
Book Review
Jamie Goode reviews Harold McGee’s new reference on smell, Nose Dive.
Tastings
Year’s Best
US Syrah and Rhône Varieties
Wines of the Northern Rhône
South Australia Mediterranean Varieties
Northern Portugal
Mosel Rieslings
Focus On
South Africa Syrah & Rhône Varieties
Piedmont Barbera & Dolcetto
Valpolicella & Amarone
Best Buys at $12 or Less
Editorial Features
South Australia’s Climate Opportunity


Whether native to southern Italy, Mediterranean France or Iberia (yes, Barossa garnacha), alternative varieties are thriving in South Australia. Joshua Greene interviews growers about their remarkable new wines.
Queijo da Serra


Diogo Lópes and Ágata Xavier journey to the Serra da Estrela in Dão to report on Portugal’s greatest cheese, queijo da Serra, and its pairings with the region’s wines.
Dolcetto & Piemontese Comfort Food


What do Langhe chefs and growers drink on family nights at home? Alan Tardi highlights the natural partnership between the region’s cold-weather recipes and comforting dolcettos to match.
This story appears in the print issue of February 2021.
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