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1 10 / the tasting panel / july 2018 T H E J U D G E S WINE JUDGES Rick Arline, Sommelier, NoMad, Los Angeles, CA Martin Beally, Company Wine Director, Wild Ginger Brandon Boghosian, Beverage Director, University Club, Seattle, WA Tarik Bouslama, Beverage Manager, Four Seasons, Denver, CO Lindsey Geddes, Owner, Vegas Vine, Las Vegas, NV Mac Gregory, Corporate F&B Director, Pacifica Hotels, Irvine, CA Nikki Guard, Wine Director, Tag Restaurant, Denver, CO Renee-Nicole Kubin, Wine Director, Château du Sureau, Oakhurst, CA Craig Ledbetter, Wine Manager, Fred Meyer Johnson Creek, Portland, OR Jon McDaniel, Beverage Director, Gage Hospitality Group, Chicago, IL Michael Ploetz, F&B Director, Las Alcobas, Napa, CA Charles Riley, F&B Regional Director, Omni Mandalay Hotel, Irving, TX Cassandra Sakai, Wine Director, Girl and the Goat, Chicago, IL Jennifer Schmitt, Beverage Manager, Upland, Miami, FL Jared Sowinski, Beverage Director, The Phoenician, Scottsdale, AZ Nico Snyman, Head Sommelier, Aureole, New York, NY Lee Spires, Wine Syndicate Director, Aqua by El Gaucho, Seattle, WA Brandon Tebbe, Wine Manager, Rose.Rabbit.Lie, Las Vegas, NV Kathleen Anne Thomas, Wine Training Manager, Hakkasan Group, Las Vegas, NV Mary Thompson, General Manager/Beverage Director, Tallula's, Los Angeles, CA SPIRITS JUDGES Jason Asher, Owner, Barter & Shake, Scottsdale, AZ Mitch Bechard, Brand Ambassador, Glenfiddich Natalie Bovis, Owner, Liquid Muse, Santa Fe, NM Michael Carlisi, Owner, Douglas Room, San Francisco, CA Julian Cox, Co-Founder, Soigne Group LLC, Chicago, IL Kristina Cox, Bartender, Tartine Manufactory, Chicago, IL Brett Esler, Bartender, Whisler's, Austin, TX Chad Michael George, President, Join or Die Concepts, Denver, CO Cari Hah, Bar Manager, Big Bar, Los Angeles, CA Rob Holder, Beverage Director, JNK Concepts, Scottsdale, AZ Micah Olson, Head Mixologist/Co-Owner, Crudo & Okra, Phoenix, AZ Diane Pandolfini, Sommelier, Valentino Restorante, Los Angeles, CA Zach Patterson, Owner, Melrose Umbrella Co., Los Angeles, CA Jesse Peterson, Bartender, The Last Word, Livermore, CA Max Reis, Beverage Director, Gracias Madre, Los Angeles, CA Travis Sanders, Bartender, Pennyroyal, Seattle, WA Sam Spoehr, Bar Manager, Bludso's, Los Angeles, CA Lawrence Taylor, Mixologist, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV Eric "ET" Tecosky, Brand Ambassador, Jack Daniel's Stephanie Teslar, General Manager, Backbeat, Austin, TX Founded in 1999 by the Boies and Hawkins families, we practice organic and biodyanmic farming to bring the very finest expression of our mountain vineyard estate to every vintage. We are committed to excellence and to leaving the world a better place than we found it. Best of Show Double Gold www.hawkandhorsevineyards.com Mitch@hawkandhorsevineyards.com 707/696-4838 Demeter Biodynamic CCOF Organic