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contributors
Fiona Morrison, MW, has spent over 30 years in the wine
business on both sides of the Atlantic. Today she commutes
between Belgium, where she runs the Thienpont family wine
business, and Bordeaux, where she helps her husband,
Jacques Thienpont, run their three estates, Le Pin in Pomerol,
L'If in Saint Emilion and Château Goubau in Castillon-Côtes de
Bordeaux. When not busy with the wine business or her family,
she visits other wine producers throughout the world and writes
about wine. Her report on the 2016 En Primeur Bordeaux tasting is on page 8.

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June 2017 Vol. 36, No. 3
PUBLISHER AND EDITOR

Joshua Greene

EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Tara Q. Thomas
SENIOR EDITOR

Luke Sykora
REGIONAL WINE EDITORS

Stephanie Johnson
Patrick J. Comiskey * Patricio Tapia
TASTING DIRECTOR

Sarah Sutel Looper
ASSISTANT EDITOR

Deanna Gonnella

Well known in the NYC wine world for her energy and infectious
sense of humor, Sarah Sutel Looper moved from frequent
tasting panel member to W&S tasting director this January. A
graduate of UC Boulder and the CIA, where she studied baking
and pastry, Sarah's wine career has included stints at Blue
Ribbon, the Metropolitan Opera House and Mas (farmhouse),
and as a data specialist at SevenFifty. For this issue, she visited
Chicago to lead our annual Retail Challenge. (p. 42)

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DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL MEDIA

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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

John Anderson * Elaine Chukan Brown * Tyler Colman
Jordan Mackay * Fiona Morrison, MW
David Schildknecht * Erik Tennyson
REGIONAL CORRESPONDENTS

In his new book, American Rhône, W&S Senior Correspondent
Patrick J. Comiskey traces the vicissitudes of Rhône
varieties in the US. While the book-like the Rhône wine scene
in the States-focuses mainly on red varieties, Comiskey finds
that white varieties are garnering more attention among
growers in California. (p. 28)

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A native San Franciscan and professional cook, Julia
Weinberg moved to Napa fulltime in 2010. She was a
founding member of the team at the wine app Delectable
and is now owner of the new wine brand Mossik. In this
issue, she highlights the best places to eat and drink in
downtown Napa. (p. 24)

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