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happenings BY LARA DOUGLASS Wine&Spirits JUNE June 2013 Vol. 32, No. 3 PUBLISHER AND EDITOR Joshua Greene EXECUTIVE EDITOR Tara Q. Thomas SENIOR EDITOR photo by Hart Media 1/CA Auction Napa Valley Info: 707-963-3388, napavintners.com 20–July 20/TN L’Eté du Vin Nashville Beneﬁt: cancer treatment foundations Info: 615-329-1760, nashvillewineauction.com 15–16/CA Craft Spirits Carnival Fort Mason Center, San Francisco Info: craftspiritscarnival.com A combination vaudevillian carnival with edgy sideshow acts, this event offers the chance to taste craft spirits from over 100 brands, from mezcal to grappa, absinthe and Bourbon, as well as attend lectures and spirit-themed dinners. 23/CA Tempranillo Advocates Producers and Amigos Society (TAPAS) Grand Wine Tasting Festival Pavilion at Fort Mason, San Francisco Info: tapasociety.org 27–30/CO Telluride Wine Festival Info: telluridewinefestival.com 10/NY Citymeals on Wheels Annual Chefs’ Tribute Rockefeller Center, NYC Info: citymeals.org, 212-687-1290 In this year’s Chefs’ Tribute, top New York chefs go up against California’s best. Attendees get to eat the resulting dishes, paired with wines and cocktails chosen by beverage chairs Audrey Saunders and Daniel Johnnes. All proceeds go to Citymealson-Wheels, a non-proﬁt organization that provides meals to some 17,000 homebound elderly New Yorkers. JULY 11–14/CA Central Coast Wine Classic Avila & Shell beaches Info: 805-544-1285, centralcoastwineclassic.org 12–14/NY Finger Lakes Wine Festival Watkins Glen Info: 866-461-7223, ﬂwinefest.com 14–16/WA Riesling Rendezvous Chateau Ste. Michelle & Bell Harbor Int’l. Conference Center, Seattle Info: rieslingrendezvous.com 19–21/CA The Chardonnay Symposium Santa Maria Valley Info: thechardonnaysymposium.com 20–22/WA Celebrate Walla Walla Info: celebratewallawalla.squarespace.com Celebrate Walla Walla spotlights cabernet sauvignon this year, with wines from more than 70 Walla Walla winemakers, as well as a few from Napa Valley to contrast. WINE & SPIRITS JUNE 2013 Carson Demmond ASSOCIATE EDITOR Lara Douglass SENIOR CORRESPONDENTS Patrick J. Comiskey • Patricio Tapia SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT David Darlington ART DIRECTOR Elena Bessarabova-Leone ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR Mike Rush CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Max Allen • John Anderson • Lou Bustamante Tyler Colman • Anthony Giglio • Jordan Mackay Fiona Morrison MW • David Schildknecht Bill St. John • Victor de la Serna REGIONAL CORRESPONDENTS 7–21/LA Tales of the Cocktail New Orleans Info: 504-948-0511, talesofthecocktail.com 2 Luke Sykora TASTING DIRECTOR 21/CA Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon Beneﬁt: Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation Info: napa2sonoma.com 26–28/OR Int’l. Pinot Noir Celebration McMinnville Info: 800-775-4762, ipnc.org Bill Addison (Atlanta) • Ben Canaider (Australia) Victoria Pesce Elliot (Miami) • Jonathan Kauﬀman (San Francisco) • Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl (Midwest) David Tamarkin (Chicago) • Alan Tardi (Italy) CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS/PHOTOGRAPHERS Bartomeu Amengual • Mark Brewer • Marvin Collins Matthew Farruggio • Michael Gross • Kelly Puleio Sergio Pérez Ramírez • Eric Wolﬁnger C I RC U L AT IO N & M A RKE T I N G CIRCULATION DIRECTOR W. Charles Squires WEBSITE COORDINATOR Janusz Sikora DISTRIBUTION Curtis Circulation Company Subscriptions: 888-695-4660 $29.95 per year; Canada, add $10; Overseas airmail, add $30 (US funds). Send subscription inquiries and changes of address (old and new) to the editorial office. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING MANAGER Samantha Groseth 212-695-4660 x31; Fax 212-695-2920 SALES ASSOCIATE (EAST COAST) Kate Grehl 212-695-4660 x32; Fax 212-695-2920 WINE & SPIRITS MAGAZINE, INC. PRESIDENT Joshua Greene VICE PRESIDENT Marcy T. Crimmins DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Roy Schneider, Jr. Editorial and Business Office Wine & Spirits, 2 W. 32nd St., Suite 601, New York, NY 10001, 212-695-4660. Unsolicited manuscripts and photography should be accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed return envelope. Email: info@wineandspiritsmagazine.com Wine & Spirits Magazine is published eight times a year by Wine & Spirits Magazine, Inc. 2 West 32nd St., Suite 601, New York, NY 10001 Contents © Copyright 2013 by Wine & Spirits Magazine, Inc. No portion of this magazine may be reproduced without written consent of the publisher. Printed in the USA http://www.citymeals.org http://www.napavintners.com http://www.nashvillewineauction.com http://www.craftspiritscarnival.com/ http://www.centralcoastwineclassic.org http://www.flwinefest.com http://www.tapasociety.org http://www.telluridewinefestival.com http://www.rieslingrendezvous.com http://www.talesohecocktail.com http://www.thechardonnaysymposium.com http://celebratewallawalla.squarespace.com http://www.napa2sonoma.com http://www.ipnc.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Wine & Spirits - June 2013

Wine & Spirits - June 2013
Editor’s Note
Happenings
Fined & Filtered
Letter from Bordeaux
Mezcal
Destination: Atlanta, GA
Napa Cabernet, Interrupted
Tempranillo à la Chambolle
Mezcal in Mexico City
Value Brands of the Year
Introduction
Top Values of the Year at $15 or less.
Ribera del Duero
Southern France
Southern Italy
Hungary
American New Releases
Imported New Releases
Books

Wine & Spirits - June 2013