October 2015


October 2015
South Africa’s Rainmaker


Editor’s Note
Impressions of a Vintage
Editor’s Note
Contributors
Fined & Filtered
Pommes de Terroir, by Courtney Humiston
Happenings
Spirits: Cra Bourbon Grows Up, by Jordan Mackay
Port Under Water
The battle over the Foz Tua dam, by Robin Lee
Tastings
Year’s Best
US ChardonnayRed Burgundy
Bordeaux
Sherry
Best for $10 or Less
Focus On
New Releases
US New ReleasesInt’l New Releases
Editorial Features
Straight from the Cask


Patricio Tapia explores the darker colors and richer flavors of Sherries en rama.
Best New Sommeliers of 2015


The brightest new talent behind wine lists across the country, as chosen by their toughest critics— their colleagues.
Where to Eat & Drink Now in San Francisco


We’ve canvassed the city, the East Bay and wine country for the best new places to drink and dine. Here’s the list of must-visits.
The Cape’s Old-Vine Renaissance


Rosa Kruger is the rainmaker of Swartland, mapping the Cape’s hidden parcels of old vines and connecting them to talented young winemakers. Her old-vine finds have reinvigorated the wine scene across the Cape. Fiona Morrison, MW, reports.