February 2015 - Wine & Spirits Magazine

February 2015

INSIDE THE ISSUE

February 2015

Can Young Vines Make Great Zin?

Editor’s Note
Consider the Meme

Editor’s Note

Contributors

Fined & Filtered:
Letter from the Finger Lakes, by Richard Figiel.

Deeper Down Under
Stephanie Johnson
reports on a new crop of Australian wine importers.

Happenings

Books: Caitlin Griffth rounds up the season’s best spirits books.

Spirits: Apple brandy is making a comeback in the United States. Jordan Mackay highlights the standout bottles.

Tastings


Year’s Best

US Zinfandel
US Syrah
Rhône
Catalan Wines
Chilean Reds
Argentine Malbec
The Best for $10 or Less

Focus On

New Releases

US New Releases
Imported New Releases

Editorial Features


Eat & Drink: LA

Eat & Drink: LA

There’s a vinous revolution going on in the stores and restaurants of Los Angeles. Patrick Comiskey provides a guide to the must-visits.

Secano Interior

Secano Interior

The dry-farmed vineyards of Chile’s south—from Cauquenes to Itata—contain a trove of new wines from ancient vines that survived the latest earthquake. Joshua Greene reports.

Eat & Drink: Mendoza City

Eat & Drink: Mendoza City

In the last decade, Mendoza has gone from a quiet town to a mecca for wine tourists. Patricio Tapia offers a taste of the current scene.

Zinfandel, Reincarnated

Zinfandel, Reincarnated

Can young vines make great zin? Luke Sykora canvasses California winemakers and comes up with some surprising answers.