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April 2013 Vol. 71 No. 4 editor in chief publisher / executive editor managing editor Anthony Dias Blue Meridith May David Gadd dgadd@tastingpanelmag.com ablue@tastingpanelmag.com mmay@tastingpanelmag.com senior editor 818-990-0350 Rachel Burkons rburkons@tastingpanelmag.com senior art director CONTRIBUTORS Jeremy Ball, Michelle Ball, Erica Bartel, Katie Kelly Bell, Rob Brown, Leigh Castelli, Jonathan Cristaldi, John Curley, Monique Farah, Elyse Glickman, Kelly Hayes, Donna Hood Crecca, David Huff, Randall Michelson, Timothy Moriarty, Michael Quiet, Sharon Sempsel, Caitlin Stansbury, Allyson Siwajian, Natasha Swords, Anne Watson, Kirk Weddle, Doug Young, Edward Zeltser James McManus mcmanusdesign@gmail.com new york editor Lana Bor tolot lanab@me.com northern california editor Deborah Parker Wong texas editor Anthony Head Use one of the free apps available on your cell phone to scan this QR code, and directly visit THE TASTING PANEL Facebook 's Page! Be sure to click the "like" button while you're there, to keep in touch with even more fabulous industry content! southeast editor Fred Minnick editor@fredwrite.com florida editor Kelly Merritt FOLLOW US! THE TASTING PANEL makes frequent updates to its Twitter and Facebook pages. Follow us to keep up with our lastest news and get the inside scoop on our stories as they are being written and photographed. chicago editor Tom Caestecker Jr. orange county/san diego editor Rich Manning rocky mountain editor Published monthly ISSN# 2153-0122 USPS 476-430 Chairman/CEO: Anthony Dias Blue President/COO: Meridith May Vice President: David Gadd Subscription Rate: $36 One Year ; $60 Two Years; Single Copy: $4.95 For all subscriptions, email: subscriptions@tastingpanelmag.com Periodicals Postage Paid at Van Nuys and at additional mailing offices Devoted to the interests and welfare of United States restaurant and retail store licensees, wholesalers, importers and manufacturers in the beverage industry. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Tasting Panel Magazine 17203 Ventura Blvd., Suite 5 Encino, CA 91316, 818-990-0350 ©2013 The Tasting Panel magazine. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited. Ben Weinberg london correspondent Steven Spurrier contributing editors Tony Abou-Ganim, Bridget Albert, Ian Buxton, Becky Sue Epstein, Richard Carleton Hacker, Rober t Plotkin, Merrill Shindler editorial assistant Breanne DeMore bdemore@tastingpanelmag.com vp, finance Cecilia Loschin closchin@tastingpanelmag.com advertising director Sara Deckers sdeckers@tastingpanelmag.com marketing + events director Nicolette Teo nteo@tastingpanelmag.com trade marketing specialist Natasha Swords nswords@tastingpanelmag.com april 2013 / the tasting panel / 3