Cover photo © 2009 Jim Scherer Stylist: Catrine Kelty

Meursault's Super Seconds / Clive Coates, M.W.

QRW's 25th Annual California's Best of The Best / QRW Tasting Panel

• California Cabernet Sauvignons
• California Red Blends
• California Syrahs
• California Zinfandels
• California Chardonnays
• California Pinot Noirs
• California Sparkling Wines

Best of The Best: California Wine Values / QRW Staff

QRW's California Winery of the Year / QRW Staff

Joe Wagner: New Kid on the Block / Richard L. Elia

The Right Stuff at Franciscan / Eleanor and Ray Heald

Merryvale's Dynamic Duo / Richard Paul Hinkle

Michaela Rodeno's Legacy at St. Supéry / Richard L. Elia

Gainey: Where The Twain Meets / Eleanor and Ray Heald

Wines of the Quarter: Loredona: Delicious, Enticing, Affordable / QRW Staff

Gary Eberle: All About Hedonism / Richard Paul Hinkle

Happy Days at Edna Valley Vineyard / Eleanor and Ray Heald

The Lolonis Family: Ancient Greeks / Richard Paul Hinkle

Wining and Dining: Amalfi Coast and Capri / Edward and Mireille Guiliano

Heller Estate's Chenin Blanc / QRW Staff

German Wines: Meet August Kesseler / Richard L. Elia

Chile's Maipo Valley: Cabernet Paradise / Tom Hyland

Delia Viader: Queen of the Hill / Yvonne Michie Horn

The Photography of Jim Scherer

Myron Redford: A True Original / Harvey Finkel

Southern France: Big Doings in Aniane / Rosemary George, M.W.

DEPARTMENTS

All Things Grape and Small / Randy Sheahan

Wine Scene / QRW Staff

• Solar Energy at J. Lohr
• Meet Amy Finsilver
• WGBH Wine Auction
• 2009 Sonoma International Film Festival: Kenwood at the Movies
• 10th Annual Heart's Delight
• The $10 Wine and Restaurant Chains
• Happy Days
• Wine Expos
• Suds Scene

Wine Quiz: Natty Names / Randy Sheahan

Wine Quiz: Vital Varietals / Randy Sheahan

CigarTalk: Absinthe With Leaf / Richard Carleton Hacker

Dernier Cri: Random Rants / Randy Sheahan