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happenings BY CAITLIN GRIFFITH Wine&Spirits & JANUARY 23-25/CA ZAP ZINFANDEL FESTIVAL The Presidio and Four Seasons Hotel, San Francisco Info: 530-274-4900, zinfandel.org The annual Zinfandel Advocates & Producers festival celebrates "America's heritage grape" over three days of focused tastings, cooking demos, dinners and sommelier-led seminars, as well as a grand tasting featuring hundreds of wines on Saturday afternoon. December 2013 Vol. 32, No. 8 PUBLISHER AND EDITOR Joshua Greene EXECUTIVE EDITOR Tara Q. Thomas SENIOR EDITOR Luke Sykora TASTING DIRECTOR Stephanie Johnson ASSISTANT EDITORS Caitlin Griffith * Erik Tennyson SENIOR CORRESPONDENTS Patrick J. Comiskey * Patricio Tapia SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT David Darlington ART DIRECTOR JANUARY 10-March 28/MA Boston Wine Festival Boston Harbor Hotel Info: 888-660-9463, bostonwinefestival.net 24-26/OR Oregon Truffle Festival Eugene Info: 503-296-5929, oregontrufflefestival.com Mike Rush PRODUCTION MANAGER Vivian Ho ART DEPARTMENT INTERNS Amanda Goldstein * Marie Mhina DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL MEDIA Elena Bessarabova-Leone DIGITAL MEDIA INTERN Jhonel Faelnar 10-26/CANADA Niagara Icewine Festival Ontario Info: 905-688-0212, icewinefestival.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Max Allen * John Anderson * Lou Bustamante Tyler Colman * Jordan Mackay Fiona Morrison MW * David Schildknecht REGIONAL CORRESPONDENTS Bill Addison (Atlanta) * Ben Canaider (Australia) Victoria Pesce Elliot (Miami) * Jonathan Kauffman (San Francisco) * Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl (Midwest) David Tamarkin (Chicago) * Alan Tardi (Italy) 11-19/CANADA Okanagan Winter Wine Festival British Columbia Info: 250-861-6654, thewinefestivals.com 18-19/CA Wine Road's Winter Wineland Wineries of the Alexander, Dry Creek and Russian River valleys Info: 800-723-6336, wineroad.com CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS/PHOTOGRAPHERS Kelly Puleio * Paola Andrea Ramirez Sara Brittany Somerset * Sarah Anne Ward C I RC U L AT IO N & M A RKE T I N G CIRCULATION DIRECTOR W. Charles Squires 24-26/MO Annual St. Louis Food & Wine Experience The Chase Park Plaza Hotel Benefit: The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Info: repstl.org/foodandwine 25-March 5/DC Capital Wine Festival Fairfax Hotel at Embassy Row Info: 202-736-1453, capitalwinefestival.com 28-30/CA Unified Grape & Wine Symposium Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento Info: 530-753-3142, unifiedsymposium.org 24-26/CT Sun WineFest Mohegan Sun, Uncasville Benefit: Channel 3 Kids Camp Info: 860-874-7742, mohegansun.com 24-26/FL Naples Winter Wine Festival Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples Benefit: Naples Children & Education Foundation Info: 239-514-2239, napleswinefestival.com 2 WINE & SPIRITS DECEMBER 2013 WEBSITE COORDINATOR Janusz Sikora DISTRIBUTION Curtis Circulation Company Subscriptions: $29.95 per year; Canada, add $10; Overseas airmail, add $30 (US funds). Digital, $19.95. Order, or manage your account, at wineandspiritsmagazine.com, or call 888-695-4660. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING MANAGER Samantha Groseth 415-255-7736 x2; Fax 415-255-9659 SALES ASSOCIATE (EAST COAST) Kate Grehl 212-695-4660 x17; Fax 212-695-2920 WINE & SPIRITS MAGAZINE, INC. PRESIDENT Joshua Greene VICE PRESIDENT Marcy T. Crimmins 30-FEB 1/NY Seneca Lake Trails' Ice Bar Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel, Watkins Glen Benefit: American Red Cross Info: 607-535-6116, senecalakewine.com FEBRUARY 29-FEB 1/NM Taos Winter Wine Festival Taos Ski Valley Resort Center Info: taoswinterwinefest.com 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.zinfandel.org http://www.oregontrufflefestival.com http://www.bostonwinefestival.net http://www.icewinefestival.com http://www.thewinefestivals.com http://www.wineroad.com http://www.repstl.org/foodandwine http://www.wineandspiritsmagazine.com http://www.capitalwinefestival.com http://www.unifiedsymposium.org http://www.mohegansun.com http://www.senecalakewine.com http://www.napleswinefestival.com http://www.taoswinterwinefest.com

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

Wine & Spirits - December 2013
Editor’s Note
Happenings
Contents
Fined & Filtered
Acid Trips
The Great Whiskey Shortage of 2013
Spirits
Gadgets and Gi
New Destinations
Where to Eat & Drink in Seattle
Turning Champagne into Wine
Barolo & Formaggio
Douro, No Apologies
Walla Walla Cabernet
The Best for $10 or Less
Overview
Champagne
US Sparkling Wine
US Cabernet Sauvignon
Alsace
German Riesling
2011 Vintage Port
Barolo & Barbaresco
Rioja
US New Releases
International New Releases
Wine & Spirits Top 100

Wine & Spirits - December 2013