Wine Enthusiast Magazine - April 2015 USA

116 Pages·2015·10.09 MB·English

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WHERE THE OCEAN 36 SICILY’S SUNNY FUTURE
MEETS THE SKY BY KERIN O’KEEFE
Italy’s biggest island is fast becoming the
Italy’s scenic Cinque Terre
country’s most buzzed-about wine region.
is heaven on earth for wine
46 RHEINHESSEN’S RENEGADES
and food lovers.
BY KERIN O’KEEFE BY ANNA LEE C. IIJIMA
PAGE 52 These mavericks are reversing the region’s
reputation for mediocrity, crafting
expressive, dry wines that represent a new
era for Germany.
58 EAST MEETS WEST
BY KELLY M. MAGYARICS
These Asian-inspired cocktails add exotic
flair to your home bar.
64 MEDITERRANEAN MEZE
BY MIKE DESIMONE AND JEFF JENSSEN
Make the meze tradition your own with
a shareable mix of small plates and
wine pairings from all corners of the
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DEPARTMENTS
COLUMNS
OUT & ABOUT EDITOR’S LETTER
12 The Best Wine Parties 8 Vedi, Veni, Vino
on the Planet ADAM STRUM
THE CRUSH VIEWPOINT
15 The Label Renaissance 34 Non-Italian Italians
18 The Wine Lover’s Table JOE CZERWINSKI
20 Pick a Better German Riesling
BUYING GUIDE
22 Q&A: Author Dan Dunn
24 Pairing Your Easter Ham
74 Israel
26 Food-Infused Beer
90 Sicily
28 Destination: Montreal
95 Germany
112 Inside LA’s Winerave
96 Alsace
100 Spain
101 Portugal HEL
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103 Argentina TIE
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107 Oregon N-
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108 Michigan T, J
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109 Virginia GO
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110 Spirits BA
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CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, FOOD Nils Bernstein
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SPIRITS EDITOR Kara Newman
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editor’sletter
VENI, VIDI, VINO
Look to Italy for some of the most exciting wines available today.
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taly has long bewitched American wine eye-popping tour of the incomparable
drinkers with its iconic collectibles, such Cinque Terre region.
as Barolo, Amarone, Bolgheri, Brunello Moving beyond Italy but keeping
and palate-pleasing favorites like Prosecco. the theme of discovery, on page 46,
But the modern face of Italian wine goes Contributing Editor Anna Lee C. Iijima
beyond the storied pours that have made profi les the Rheinhessen mavericks who
the country famous. Look to emerging are crafting expressive, dry wines that
regions like Etna in Sicily, Franciacorta in represent a new era for Germany.
Lombardy and Alto Adige in the north for Also in the issue: On page 59, Asian-
some of the country’s most eclectic, terroir- inspired cocktails add exotic flair to
driven fl avors. your home bar, while a small plate—or
From spirited Nero d’Avola to crisp meze—feast, assembled by Lifestyle and
and clean Müller-Thurgau to the refi ned Entertaining Editors Mike DeSimone and
bubbles of metodo classico wines, Italy’s Jeff Jenssen, off ers classic Mediterranean
current pantheon of soon-to-be-stars has wine-and-food pairings on page 64.
moved beyond the wines that sommeliers
stockpile for their own tables, and onto Cheers!
the mainstream market. Food-friendly and
aff ordable, these are the wines that you
should seek out now, either for cellaring or
drinking every day.
Italy’s current pantheon Four distinctive regions of Sicily are
of soon-to-be-stars has the focus of Italian Editor Kerin O’Keefe’s
moved beyond the wines article on page 36. Italy’s biggest island is
fast becoming the country’s most buzzed-
that sommeliers stockpile for
ADAM STRUM
about wine region, with elegant options
their own tables, and onto the EDITOR & PUBLISHER
from Etna, Faro, Vittoria and Noto making
mainstream market.
serious waves. Heading north, on page 52,
O’Keefe takes wine and food lovers on an
COMING NEXT MONTH
Picnicking through Film and Wine Italian Wines with Dixie Distillers
Provence The worlds of sip and Altitude America’s nexus of
What could be more screen are mingling more Crisp acids and moonshiners and stock
romantic than eating than ever. We’ll talk to modest alcohol levels cars is home to a revived
outdoors in the French some of film and recommend the wines legal distilling scene.
countryside? We offer television’s hottest stars from the northern Italian Meet the men and
our picks of where to go about their favorite denominations of Alto women who are steering
and what to wines, places to dine Adige, Valtellina, the southeastern ERI
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