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8 / the tasting panel / september 2018 contents September 2018 Vol. 76 No. 8 84 u p f r o n t 4 TALES 2.0 Groundbreaking Brand Activations Breathe New Life into New Orleans' Tales of the Cocktail c o v e r s t o r y 68 THE ICONIC MADDALENA RIBOLI Meet the Matriarch and Visionary Behind the Historic San Antonio Winery f e a t u r e s 50 THE EUROPEAN GRAPE YOU NEVER KNEW YOU KNEW Garnache/Grenache Excels as a Standalone Variety 72 HOOCH AND HOLLER Ole Smoky Takes the Show—and Its Distillery—on the Road for Tales of the Cocktail 84 OUTSHINING THE BAND New Orleans–Based Somms Taste the Greatest Hits from Banfi's Cru Artisan Wines at a Raucous Blind Speed Tasting s p e c i a l f e a t u r e 90 CLEAR THE WAY Make Room for These White Spirits on Your Shelves This Season PHOTO: CHRIS GRANGER