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San Francisco international Wine Competition Judges of the 2010 Anthony Dias Blue • President, Blue Lifestyle / Editor-in-Chief, The Tasting Panel, Los Angeles Robert “Rusty” Albert • Retailer / Wine & Spirits Buyer, Wine Impressions, San Francisco Jeff Anderson • Wine Director, Gary Danko Restaurant, San Francisco Brian Baker • VP Sales & Marketing, Chateau Montelena, Calistoga Gillian Ballance • Wine Buyer, Santi Restaurant, Sonoma Steve Bell • Northern California Regional Manager, Charles Krug Winery, San Francisco Gary Blackwell • Retailer / Wine Buyer, Blackwell’s Wines & Spirits, San Francisco William Bloxsom-Carter • Executive Chef, Food & Beverage Director, Playboy Mansion West, Los Angeles Mark Bowery • Wine & Spirits Consultant, Mark Bowery Consulting, Mendocino Kimberly Charles • Owner, Charles Communications Associates, San Francisco John Cunin • General Manager, The BAZAAR by José Andrés, Los Angeles Debra Del Fiorentino • CWP, CSW, Wine Buyer / Wine Educator, RRV and Corks Restaurant, Sonoma Janet Dyer • Partner, JAM Wines, San Francisco Ziggy eschliman • The Wine Gal and Countess of Cocktails, Wine Country Radio, California Michael Feil • GM / Wine & Spirits Buyer, Westchester Country Club, New York Scott Greenberg • Wine Columnist, Radio Reporter, The Vine Guy, Washington D.C. Carl Grubbs • Sommelier, Local Kitchen & Wine Merchant, San Francisco Michael hantman • President, Wine Phone, St. Thomas Jim harré • Sommelier & Wine Writer, The Gates Country Lodge, New Zealand Michael J. heintz • Director of Public Relations, E & J Gallo Winery, Denver Mendel Kohn • Sales, Vinifera Wine Marketing, California ellen Landis • Sommelier, Wine Writer, Consultant, Half Moon Bay Ann Littlefield • International Beverage Industry Marketing & Sales, Littlefield Wine & Spirits Marketing, Napa Charles F. Mara • President, The Mara Wine Group, New York Drake McCarthy • Wine Consultant, Europvin U.S.A., California Jim McMahon • Wine Writer, Author, Consultant, Australia Bill McNabb • Wine Editor, Piedmont Post, California Steve Pitcher • Contributing Editor, Wine News, San Francisco Nick Ponomareff • Wine Writer, California Grapevine, California Jane Rate • Sommelier, Genoa Restaurant, Oregon Leslie Sbrocco • Owner, L J S Productions, Sonoma Robert Silverstein • Wine Director, Venice Beach Wines, Los Angeles Ronald Siragusa • Wine Director, Kuleto’s Italian Restaurant & Bar Norcini, San Francisco George Skorka • Wine Consultant, Skorka Wine Consulting, Los Angeles Jeffery K. Stivers • General Manager & Sommelier, Il Cielo, Los Angeles Tim Teichgraeber • Freelance Wine Writer, San Francisco James Trezise • President, New York Wine & Grape Foundation Dr. Valery Uhl • Wine Educator & Director, North of the Gate Wine Competition, Petaluma Kevin M. Vogt, MS • Wine & Spirits Director, Emeril’s Restaurants Las Vegas Gregory S. Walter • Editor & Publisher, PinotReport.com, Sonoma Ronald Washam • Sommelier, Les Mars Hotel, Sonoma Gerald Weisl • Retailer & Wine Buyer, Weimax Wines & Spirits, Burlingame Rosina Tinari Wilson • Wine Correspondent, Appellation America, California Wilfred Wong • Cellarmaster, BevMo!, California Deborah Parker Wong • Northern California Editor, The Tasting Panel, California august 2010 / the tasting panel / 49