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FLAVOR INNOVATION BEST IN PACKAGING Gold Gold Woodchuck Hard Cider Amber Caricature Gloria Ferrer Blanc de Noirs Marissa Lange, owner/ President of LangeTwins Winery & Vineyards, accepts her Gold Medal. Caricature is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel from Lodi. PHOTO: CHRIS ROV COSTA Woodchuck Hard Cider Amber is hand-crafted in Middlebury, Vermont. Pizzolato Moscato Gloria Ferrer Blanc de Noirs is a Pinot Noir– and Chardonnaybased méthode champenoise sparkling wine from California's Carneros region. Pizzolato Moscato is a sparkling wine produced in Treviso, Italy. NATURAL MERCHANTS, LLC FREIXENET USA, INC. SILVER SILVER BEST NEW PRODUCT PHOTO: CHRIS ROV COSTA Gold MARKETING & MERCHANDISING Gold Chili's On the Rocks Margarita Antigal UNO Malbec Steve Englander, SVP/Sales of Cocktail Crafters, with THE TASTING PANEL'S Publisher/Executive Editor, Meridith May, Advertising Director Sara Deckers and Terence O'Brien, cofounder of Cocktail Crafters, LLC, at the Grand Tasting. Chili's RTD pouches are wine-based with easy-to-pour spouts. They come in 10 oz, 1.75 and 3-liters packages. Soleil Mimosa Mango Soleil Mimosa is packaged as a ready-to-drink sparkling wine-based Mimosa cocktail. Antigal Uno Malbec a premium 100% Malbec imported from Mendoza, Argentina. Vin de Vie Vin de Vie is a Grenache Angelica fortified wine from Broken Earth Winery in Paso Robles. SOUTHWEST WINES SILVER SILVER october 2013 / the tasting panel / 135 TP1013_104-152.indd 135 9/24/13 4:12 PM