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Martinelli: Family, Farming and Tradition
Sonoma vintner Lee Martinelli Sr. talks about the vines of his family’s Jackass Hill Vineyard, planted in the 1880s, like they are people: “They’re still producing, we love the fruit. We don’t ask too much of them. They are family and we take care of them.”
For five generations, the Martinellis have been farmers in Sonoma County. Transitioning from apple orchards to grapegrowing many decades ago as the landscape of Sonoma agriculture changed, the family has since founded prestige vineyards such as Blue Slide Ridge on the extreme Sonoma Coast. The lineup today consists of sought-after Pinot Noirs, Chardonnays and old-vine Zinfandels, and the next generation of Martinellis is set to carry on.
Plus, tasting reports on California Pinot Noir and Austrian whites, a guide to great Italian wine lists across the United States, and tequila and mezcal cocktails.
Cover Stories
The Martinelli Story
Tasting Reports
Pinot Powers On
Alphabetical Guide to California Pinot Noir
Austria Homes in on Terroir
Alphabetical Guide to Austria
Features
Italian in the U.S.: Where to Wine and Dine
Rethinking Agave
Grapevine
Where's the Wine?
In Memoriam: Jean-Michel Cazes
Château Haut-Brion Owner Buys Significant Wine Book Collection
Scientists Identify Byzantine Era Grapes
Paneer: A Simple Recipe to Make at Home
Savvy Shopper
Departments
2020 Cabernet Intel: Spottswoode
Jack Daniel's, Bad Spaniels and the Supreme Court
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