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happenings DEC E M B E R 2/NM Carlsbad Winter Wine Festival Pecos River Village Conference Center, Carlsbad Info: carlsbadwinterwine.com 16/PA Champagne & Dessert Wine Gala Wine School of Philadelphia Info: vinology.com BY LARA DOUGLASS Napes image by Marisa Lane Wine&Spirits December 2011 Vol. 30, No. 8 PUBLISHER AND EDITOR JOSHUA GREENE SENIOR EDITOR TARA Q. THOMAS A S S O C I AT E E D I T O R S CARSON DEMMOND • LUKE SYKORA A S S I S TA N T E D I T O R LARA DOUGLASS SENIOR CORRESPONDENTS PATRICK J. COMISKEY • PETER LIEM • PATRICIO TAPIA SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT DAVID DARLINGTON ART DIRECTOR ELENA BESSARABOVA-LEONE JANUA RY 7–April 1/MA Boston Wine Festival Boston Harbor Hotel, Boston Info: 888-660-9463, bostonwinefestival.net 13–15/AZ Carefree Wine & Food Festival Info: 480-837-5637, thunderbirdartists.com 13–29/CANADA Niagara Icewine Festival Niagara region, Ontario This three-week festival kicks oﬀ with a Masquerade Gala featuring Canada's largest tasting of VQA Icewines and table wines and continues each weekend in January at wineries, stores and restaurants throughout the region. Info: 905-688-0212, icewinefestival.com 18–22/CANADA Okanagan Wine Festival Okanagan, British Columbia Info: 250-861-6654, thewinefestivals.com 20–March 23/DC Capital Wine Festival Fairfax Hotel at Embassy Row Info: 202-736-1453, capitalwinefestival.com 27–29/FL Naples Winter Wine Festival Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples Beneﬁt: Naples Children & Education Foundation Tailored to the serious wine collector, this annual beneﬁt auction includes intimate vintner dinners hosted in private residences and a tasting and lunch with winemaker HRH Prince Robert of Luxembourg of Châteaux Haut-Brion and La Mission Haut-Brion. Info: 239-514-2239, napleswinefestival.com 21–22/MA Boston Wine Expo The 21st annual Boston Wine Expo includes a week of vintner dinners; three days of educational seminars; and a grand tasting that features more than 300 wineries pouring over 1,500 diﬀerent wines. Info: 877-946-3976, wine-expos.com/Wine/Boston 24–26/CA Unified Grape & Wine Symposium Convention Center, Sacramento Info: 530-753-3142, uniﬁedsymposium.org 27–29/CT Sun WineFest Mohegan Sun, Uncasville Beneﬁt: American Diabetes Association & Channel 3 Kids Camp Celebrity chefs such as Todd English and Bobby Flay bring their culinary game to the table at this weekend-long event, which features a grand tasting with international wineries, as well as a grape stomp and an “Oyster Open” in which master shuckers vie for top honors. Info: sunwinefest.com 28–February 19/TX San Antonio Wine Festival Info: 210-270-9000, sawinefest.com A S S O C I AT E A RT D I R E C T O R ANNIE K. SULLIVAN GRAPHIC DESIGNER STEVE WILLIAMS INTERNS TINA CHOU • SARAH LOCOSA CONTRIBUTING WRITERS MAX ALLEN • JOHN ANDERSON • PHILIPP BLOM TYLER COLMAN • ANTHONY GIGLIO • JORDAN MACKAY FIONA MORRISON MW • DAVID SCHILDKNECHT BILL ST. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Wine and Spirits - December 2011

Wine and Spirits - December 2011
Editor’s Note
Happenings
Contents
Fined & Filtered Luke Sykora on Napa's Latest Vintages; Wine Manga Hits Our Stores
Spirits: Winter's New Must-Haves from Lou Bustamante
Bordeaux on the Down Low
Post-Modern Barolo
Coombsville Rising
Breaking the Mold
Where’s the Beef?
Extreme Values
Tastings Overview
Champagne
American Cabernet & Blends
Barolo & Barbaresco
Rioja
German Riesling
American Wines
Imported Wines
Champagne’s Warming Trend

Wine and Spirits - December 2011