Wine&Spirits
contents february 2012 volume 31 number 1
features
14 Wines of the Pacific 20 Yarra Shiraz
Joshua Greene reports on a tasting of far coast wines from Chile and California.
16 Red Rising
China’s love for old Bordeaux is more than a matter of fashion, as Tara Q. Thomas discovers dining around Hong Kong. Patricio Tapia heads into the heights of Gualtallary, the new frontier for great Argentine malbec.
All the young Victorian dudes are flocking to the cool climes of Yarra, says Max Allen, reporting from Australia.
24 Snowmelt & Chalk
28 Anatomy of a Field Blend
California’s centenarian zin and mixed blacks have captured the imagination of a new generation of winemakers. Luke Sykora investigates.
departments
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Editor’s Note Happenings Fined & Filtered: Sake Post-Tsunami; Aussies crack the Brett code; the Historic Vineyard Society. by Lou Bustamante
tastings
35 Tastings Overview
Year’s Best 36 American Zinfandel 40 American Syrah 44 New Zealand Pinot Noir 46 Rhône Wines 52 Catalan Wines 54 Chilean Cabernet & Blends 56 Argentine Malbec New Releases 34 Extreme Values 58 American Wines 65 Imported Wines
W I N E & S P I R I T S F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 2 5
12 Spirits: New Digestivi, 72 Books: Winter Reading
above: Yarra Yering; below: Corkbuzz
Yarra Yering by Mike Emmett, Red Fish Blue Fish Creative; Corkbuzz by Robert Cass
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Wine & Spirits - February 2012