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contents DEPARTMENT HEADER PANEL COVER STORY 38 ABSOLUT COUP Bringing Vodka Back To The Bartender FEATURES 5 UP FRONT Who Is Donn Lux? Luxco’s Ceo Wants You To Know His Prod- ucts, Not Him 53 ROMANTIC EQUATION Chambord Takes The Leap Into Another Category: Category: Meet Chambord Fla- vored Vodka 59 The Tasting Panel’s “Make Your Best Shot!” Competition Continues, Causing A SHOT CIRCUIT 64 STORIED PAST, STORIED FUTURE Livermore Valley’s Concannon Vineyard Prefers To Tell Its Story With A Handshake 68 “NO MORE APOLOGIES” Temecula Valley Wine Country Is Ready To Become California’s New Wine Frontier 78 HEIR APPARENT Esporão’s João Roquette Leads The Com- pany Into The Future 6 BORDEAUX ASCENDS THE ANDES Cuvelier Los Andes Brings French Tradition To Argentina 7 84 MAKING TIME WITH TEQUILA At Aria Resort & Casino In Las Vegas, Our Panel Sets The Pace To Pour At Our Invita- tional Speed Tasting 92 LAND OF THE RISING SUNTORY Richard Carleton Hacker Reports From Japan / the tasting panel / november 2010 Steven Terrebonne, Food and Beverage Director, and Melissa Selmanson, Meetings and Events Manager at the AVIA Hotel in Long Beach, enjoy a cocktail next to the hotel’s luxurious rooftop pool. | November 2010 Vol. 68 No. 11 34 PHOTO: MARIA SCHRIBER