FEATURE Great Wine Mentors We asked working sommeliers to call out the people who most impacted their careers. Five earned the most acclaim for their mentorship, including Roger Dagorn, MS (above). 32 DEPARTMENTS Editor's Note ...........................1 Contributors ...........................2 FEATURE Remembering Jim Clendenen Clockwise from top left: Gavin Chanin, Becky Wasserman, Bob Lindquist, and Mel Knox on the rise of Santa Barbara County wine and its most charismatic leader. 20 6 WINE & SPIR IT S Oc TO b ER 2021 Fined & Filtered ......................8 alissa bica follows sommeliers into the kitchen; DaviD schilDknecht reports on floodrecovery efforts in the Ahr; DaviD Darlington chronicles California's water restrictions under drought; and Joshua greene remembers Mark Tarlov. Spirits ....................................18 chantal Martineau reports on the measures craft distilleries are taking to reduce their carbon footprints. TASTINGS At a Glance ............................43 Best Under $12 ......................44 W&S Scores Defined ...........100 YEAR'S BEST US Chardonnay .....................46 Mendoza Malbec ...................81 Southwest France ..................95 FOCUS Burgundy ..............................65 Friuli & Slovenia Whites .......71 Australia: Margaret River ......74 Tuscan Reds ...........................77 Chile's South .........................86 Châteauneuf-du-Pape ...........89 Priorat & Montsant ...............92 2019 Vintage Port ..................99 US New Releases ..................100 Imported New Releases .......107 PHOTOGRAPH OF ROGER DAGORN BY LANDON SPEERS