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contents | December 2013 Vol. 71 No. 12 131 ANNUAL REPORT: CLASS OF 2013 YEARBOOK COVER STORY 60 HOME-SPUN HOLIDAY CHEER In Birmingham and Beyond, Clyde May's Alabama Style Whiskey Invites You to Celebrate UP FRONT 5 COLLABORATION IN LAYERS The Duo behind Hundred Acre Aims to Codify Food and Wine Pairings with Layer Cake FEATURES 56 79 88 92 96 LIBERTÉ, ÉGALITÉ . . . QUALITÉ This Just May Be the National Motto of France's New Wine Revolution: Introducing Vin de France THE MAGIC OF 43 The Unique Licor 43 Mini Beer is the New Must-Try Shot Experience BEYOND TRADITION With Renewed Efforts in Production and Marketing, Portugal Embraces the New World SLOW AND EASY AT CHAMPAGNE ROEDERER Company Ceo Frédéric Rouzaud Favors Progress—One Vine at a Time COCKTAILS FOR CHARITY We Team up with The Covenant House to Pit 10 of Los Angeles's Best Mixologists Against One Another 116 IT'S ALL IN THE SOURCE PHOTO: ROB BROWN 64 Global Non-Estate Wines Prove the Power of the Vineyard at Our Blind Wine Speed Tasting in Austin 128 RYE SMILES Lock, Stock & Barrel Is the Latest Sure-Fire Creation from The Cooper Spirits Company 8 / the tasting panel / december 2013 TP1213_001-33.indd 8 11/22/13 8:37 PM