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happenings FEBRUARY BY LARA DOUGLASS JANUARY 31–FEB 2/CA ZAP Zinfandel Festival San Francisco Info: 530-274-4900, zinfandel.org 23/NC Stanly County Winter Wine Festival Market Station, Albemarle Info: 704-984-9415, stanlycountywinterwinefest.com 28–MARCH 3/SC BB&T Charleston Wine & Food Festival Info: 843-727-9889, x1, charlestonwineandfood.com Wine&Spirits Februar y 2013 Vol. 32, No. 1 Publisher and editor Joshua Greene Tara Q. Thomas senior editor executive editor Luke Sykora tasting director Carson Demmond Lara Douglass associate editor MARCH 1–2/CA World of Pinot Noir Cliffs Resort, Shell Beach Info: 805-489-1758, worldofpinotnoir.com 1–3/NY New York Wine Expo Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, NYC Info: 800-544-1660, wine-expos.com 1–17/AUSTRALIA Melbourne Food and Wine Festival Info: melbournefoodandwine.com.au 2/OR Classic Wines Auction Oregon Convention Center, Portland Info: 503-972-0194, classicwinesauction.com 7–10/ITALY Vinitaly Verona; Info: vinitaly.com 7–9/NY La Paulée de New York NYC Info: 212-625-2519, lapaulee.com The newest installation of Daniel Johnnes’s celebrated homage to La Paulée de Meursault, this fourday event showcases both current and older vintages from the most notable Burgundy vineyards poured by 50-some of America’s top sommeliers. Patrick J. Comiskey • Patricio Tapia sPecial corresPondent senior corresPondents David Darlington art director Elena Bessarabova-Leone associate art director Mike Rush graPhic designer David Nuñez 9/CA Int’l. Alsace Varietals Festival Anderson Valley Info: 707-895-WINE, avwines.com A day devoted to Alsace-style wines from all over the world, with a grand tasting, seminars and winemaker dinners. Max Allen • John Anderson • Lou Bustamante Tyler Colman • Anthony Giglio • Jordan Mackay Fiona Morrison MW • David Schildknecht Bill St. John • Victor de la Serna Bill Addison (Atlanta) • Ben Canaider (Australia) Victoria Pesce Elliot (Miami) • Jonathan Kauffman (San Francisco) • Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl (Midwest) David Tamarkin (Chicago) • Alan Tardi (Italy) 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 contributing artists/PhotograPhers regional corresPondents contributing Writers 14-17/DC Washington DC Int’l. Wine & Food Festival Ronald Reagan Building & Int’l. Trade Center Info: wineandfooddc.com W. Charles Squires Cord Medina Janusz Sikora event & Marketing Manager Website coordinator 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 Samantha Groseth 212-695-4660 x31; Fax 212-695-2920 Kate Grehl 212-695-4660 x32; Fax 212-695-2920 Wine & sPirits Magazine, inc. sales associate (east coast) advertising Manager 16–17/MA Boston Wine Expo Seaport World Trade Center, Boston Info: 877-946-3976, wine-expos.com 21–24/FL South Beach Wine & Food Festival Info: 305-627-1275, sobewineandfoodfest.com 22/NY BurdiGala St. Bartholomew’s Church, NYC Info: burdigala-nyc.com 14–17/MEXICO Cancun Riviera Maya Wine & Food Festival Info: cancun-rivieramayawineandfoodfest.com 16/CA San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Public Tasting Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center Info: 415-777-7167, winejudging.com Taste the winning wines from the largest competition of American wines in the world. Joshua Greene Marcy T. Crimmins director of finance vice President President 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 2 WINE & SPIRITS FEBRUARY 2013 http://www.stanlycountywinterwinefest.com http://www.zinfandel.org http://www.charlestonwineandfood.com http://www.worldofpinotnoir.com http://www.wine-expos.com http://www.avwines.com http://melbournefoodandwine.com.au http://www.classicwinesauction.com http://www.wineandfooddc.com http://www.vinitaly.com http://www.lapaulee.com http://www.cancun-rivieramayawineandfoodfest.com http://www.wine-expos.com http://www.sobewineandfoodfest.com http://www.winejudging.com http://www.burdigala-nyc.com

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

Wine & Spirits - February 2013
Editor’s Note
Happenings
Contents
Fined & Filtered
Austral Spirits
Petite Conversion
Sydney’s Sommelier Hangouts
Pinot Noir at the 46th Parallel
Extreme Patagonia
W&S Centerfold – Kimchi & Red Wine
Extreme Values
Introduction
Rhône Valley Reds & Whites
US Syrah
US Zinfandel
Catalan Wines
Chilean Cabernet & Carmenère
Argentine Malbec & Blends
American New Releases
Imported New Releases
New Books

Wine & Spirits - February 2013