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WINERY SPOTLIGHT Cantine Borgo di Colleredo, Molise, Italy
The Sommelier Journal September 15 2010 Catherine Fallis, MS A meticulous producer has helped put Molise on the wine map. If nothing else can be said about sommeliers as a group, one thing is certain: they are passionate about seeking out new wines, meeting new winemakers, and discovering off-the-beaten-path producers in remote areas. Importer Stephen […]
INTERVIEW Doug Shafer, Shafer Vineyards, Napa, California
The Sommelier Journal October 2009 Catherine Fallis, MS For this premium producer, it’s all about sustainability, balance, and paying attention to the little things. Wines from Shafer Vineyards, in the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley, are highly sought after year after year by top collectors and restaurant wine directors around the world. These awe-inspiring […]
COVER STORY Provence: Heaven for the Senses
The Sommelier Journal September 2009 Catherine Fallis, MS With plentiful sunshine, a rugged coastline, quaint fishing villages, and some of the most delicious seafood in the world, Provence is almost as well known to American visitors as Paris is. Situated between the Rhône delta and Nice in southeastern France, Provence is easily accessible by land […]
INTERVIEW Josh Jensen, Calera Wine Company, Mount Harlan, California
The Sommelier Journal July 2009 Catherine Fallis, MS Limestone is the magic ingredient for this neo-Burgundian winemaker perched atop the Gabilan Mountains. Calera had been on my radar from the earliest days of my wine education. I had read about it in the textbooks for Harriet Lembeck’s wine course, a prerequisite for my job at […]
INTERVIEW Gary Pisoni, Pisoni Vineyards & Winery, Gonzales, California
The Sommelier Journal March 2009 Catherine Fallis, MS Gary Pisoni is larger than life. Meet him once, and you’ll never forget him. Apparently, I had the same effect on him. As we sat on the shaded deck and barbecue terrace at Pisoni Ranch in the southern Santa Lucia Highlands, he and his son Mark […]
SPECIAL REPORT Chianti Classico
The Sommelier Journal August 2008 Catherine Fallis, MS Tuscany is one of the world’s most established and aristocratic wine regions. Because its reputation is never in question, winemakers here can afford to look at the big picture—where they want to be for the next several generations—unlike those in up-and-coming areas, where the pressure to make […]
INTERVIEW Heidi Peterson Barrett, La Sirena, Napa Valley, California
The Sommelier Journal June 2008 Catherine Fallis, MS For a woman who changed the face of California wine, Heidi Peterson Barrett is decidedly unassuming. As we sat chatting on the deck of a coffee house in St. Helena, Calif., the light in her dazzling green-blue eyes danced with excitement. She was coughing from a second […]
Super Tuscan Blend
Super Tuscan wines are either Sangiovese-dominant (Sangiovese is the mainstay of the area and most famous for Chianti), blended with the international Cabernet Sauvignon, the opposite, or somewhere in between. A Super Tuscan may be Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, or even Chardonnay for that matter, single varietal or blend. It is not an official, regulated […]
Champagne Fall Release Report
Master Sommelier Catherine Fallis sabers a magnum of Laurent Perrier Brut at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco Champagne is going green. The CIVC has approved a new bottle (2 oz total weight) reducing the region’s CO2 output by 8,000 metric tons. Champagne is also staying very commercially minded. Despite a very difficult […]
Southern Italy Fall Release Report
From the hot, dry, challenging 2012 vintage across Italy’s south and islands, look for success stories including the 2012 Cusamano Benuara Sicilia IGP $18, Nero d’Avola with 30% Syrah, a nice crossover style for glass pours and the holiday table. The 2012 De Lucia Falanghino Sannio DOC $22 from Campania, is a round, creamy, […]
Lake County’s Luscious Reds
Trying to compete with Napa Cab is a common problem for those producing wines in their shadow. Sonoma was the first to experience this, but over time it has successfully distilled a singular message about “coastal” and “cool” and established itself first and foremost as an ideal place for cool-climate loving Pinot Noir and […]
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