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QRW’s Editorial Calendar

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Note: In nearly every issue, QRW covers major wine stories in California, France, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Spain and Portugal, along with detailed tasting notes. QRW is the only wine magazine that does not rate wines numerically. We do not believe that wine can be rated with numerical specificity. Please further note: editorial is subject to change without notice.

Spring 2010

Each Spring issue our editorial team assembles its blind tasting teams to taste eight major California varietals and to begin our 26th Annual Blind Tasting of California’s Best of The Best. The tastings are by invitation with only the Best wineries producing sparkling wines, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Zinfandel, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Red Blends/Meritage.

Other features:

  • Argentina: Marvelous Malbec: Argentina’s Major Producers
  • Italy: Barbaresco and Barolo
  • France: French Country Wines: Great Values; Regional Wines of Christian Moueix
  • Portugal: Red Table Wine Values; The Glory of 20 Year Tawny Port
  • Spain: Wines of the Duero
  • Webcam Interview with Kendall Jackson’s Randy Ullom on K-J’s Mountain Grown Wines, Eleanor and Ray Heald
  • New Zealand, Mount Nelson, a new Antinori property
  • Sterling Wines, Richard Hinkle
  • Champagne Veuve Clicquot, Eleanor and Ray Heald
  • Champagne Henriot, Eleanor and Ray Heald
  • Italy: Tuscan producers: Borgo Scopeto, Caparzo, Doga delle Clavule, Eleanor and Ray Heald
  • Michael Broadbent’s Account of his judicial victory in The Billionaire’s Vinegar Case
  • Prosecco new entry: La Marca

Other regular articles: All Things Grape (wine industry news), Wine Scene (the wine expo events), Cigar Talk, Dernier Cri, Dark and Milk Chocolate Tasting, and Australia and California winery profiles.

Bonus Circulation: Promotionals at major wine shows and expos, with exposure at major hotels, like the Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons, Relais and Chateaux properties, Preferred Hotels and Resorts, Mohegan Sun, and more than 100 smaller, independent hotels across the United States.

Summer 2010

After the Winter Holiday issue, Summer is surely one of the most popular issues. The reason is California. Here, we publish our 26th Annual Best of The Best in California, The Red Wine Issue, continuing the editorial we started in the previous issue. These tastings focus on the great California reds: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Meritage/Red Blends. The tastings are all blind, and by invitation only. It takes QRW tasters six months to complete, tasting more than 850 wines from six major varietals.

In addition, we have many major California writers offering profiles of winemakers, and:

  • Spain: The Best Tapas Wine Bars, Jeff Frees
  • New Zealand: Dog Point, Rosemary George, Master of Wine
  • The Wines of Cypress, Harvey Finkel
  • France: The Wines of Burgundy, Clive Coates, Master of Wine
  • The New Chianti Classico, Tom Maresca
  • Wining & Dining in London, Edward and Mireille Guiliano
  • California: Jordan Wines, Eleanor and Ray Heald
  • California: The Wines of Merryvale Vineyards, Larry Walker
  • California: The New Pinot Noir from MacMurray, Eleanor and Ray Heald
  • Oregon: King Estate, Richard Paul Hinkle
  • Washington: Merlot from Columbia Crest, Richard Elia
  • 26th Annual Best Value Wines of California, QRW Tasting Staff

In addition to the above, a dozen more stories will appear. Print order: 200,000 copies for this issue.

Bonus Circulation: In addition to our upscale hotel placements mentioned above, QRW will be available at the Naples, Napa, and Sonoma wine auctions, the Monterey Wine Festival, Santa Fe Wine and Chili event, Washington DC Wine Festival, New York State Wine Show, and seven other major wine festivals, distributing more than 20,000 extra copies.

Autumn 2010

If Autumn comes, can Bordeaux and Burgundy, be far behind? How well have the 2006 Bordeaux progressed after two years in bottle? We find out as 25 of three major Growths are blind tasted. How are the 2006 “futures” doing? We have a feature on them as well with a Blind Tasting of the Major Growths by David Peppercorn, Master of Wine. A major tasting of Great Red and White Burgundies appears, as Clive Coates, Master of Wines, offers his annual overview. In short, the Best Bordeaux and Burgundy are evaluated.

In addition, we have many major California writers offering profiles of winemakers, and:

  • France: Burgundy, Clive Coates, M.W.
  • France: The Country Wines of France, Rosemary George, M.W.
  • France: Champagne, Serena Sutcliffe, M.W.
  • California Winemaker Profiles Series, Richard Paul Hinkle
  • California: Kendall Jackson’s Randy Ullom, Eleanor and Ray Heald
  • Italy: Barolo and Barbaresco, Tom Maresca
  • Spain: The Wines of Duero, Richard Elia
  • Switzerland: Wines of the Region, Jeffrey Frees
  • Portugal: Taylor Port Profile, Peter Cobb
  • Austria: Prinz von Hessen Wines
  • Argentina: Marvelous Malbec: The Major Producers, QRW Staff
  • Tastings: The Best French Champagne (blind tasting)
  • Tastings: The Best of California Sparklers (blind tasting)
  • The Wines of Monterey
  • "J" Wines
  • Robert Foley
  • Burgundy: Puligny-Montrachet
  • Italy: Overview of Sicilian Wines
  • White Wines of Campania
  • Italy: Port: Sandemann
  • Wines of the Ribera del Duero Part II
  • Wines of Switzerland
  • Madrid's Best Tapas Bars
  • Wining and Dining
  • Wines Inc: Once-Quaint Business Goes Big Time
  • The Wines of Cyprus
  • Judy Jordan: California Sparkling Wine Dilemma
  • France: The 2009 Bordeaux Vintage , Michael Broadbent, M.W.

A dozen more articles will also appear, with most major wine regions covered in each issue. 200,000 copies for this issue.

Bonus Circulation: Along with our regular distribution at fine hotels mentioned above, QRW will circulate abundant copies at the 18th Annual Boston Harbor Hotel Wine Festival, The Sonoma Harvest event, the Washington, D.C, Wine Expo, Public Television Wine Auctions, The Providence Festival of The Vine, among others. 30 articles; 200,000 copies.

Winter 2010/2011: Holiday Issue

This is our biggest and most popular issue, producing 200,000 copies. The Holiday issue deals with that most festive of wines, Champagne and Sparkling Wine, along with Port tasting, the annual Malt Scotch tasting, and Cognac and Rum editorial. The major editorial is a blend of French, Italian, Spanish, and California articles, with many of the world’s best known wine writers included in this issue. 30 pieces of editorial in all.

In every issue of QRW we also have our regular features: All Things Grape, Wine Scene, Dernier Cri, and Fine Cigars.

Other features:

  • Embracing the Obscure — Wines under the Radar
  • St. Supéry Wines
  • Italy: Soave
  • Italy: Chianti Gets Respect
  • Italy: Give Me That Old-Time Barbera
  • French Country Wines
  • New Zealand: Mount Nelson
  • California: Blankiet Estate — Michel Rolland and Hurley Turley
  • California: Peay Vineyards — Vanessa Wong, winemaker
  • Coppola's Family-Friendly Winery
  • California: Hall Wines, Larry Walker

Bonus Circulation: Name the major wine event/expo and the QRW’s promotional team is there. Advertisers will also get free placement our on web site at QRW.com which receives more than 500,000 hits per quarter.

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