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PANEL SELECTED CONTRIBUTORS EVAN DAWSON is the author of Summer in a Glass: The Coming of Age of Winemaking in the Finger Lakes. He is the Managing Editor of the award-win- ning New York Cork Report. He lives in Rochester, where he anchors morning news for the ABC News affiliate. MORGAN DAWSON is the owner/photog- rapher of Wine Bottle Pix, a service that provides professional bottle photogra- phy. She also owns Morgan Dawson Photography in the Rochester/Finger Lakes area. GEOFF KLEINMAN is the Editor of DrinkSpirits.com, whose mission it is to help advise people on what to drink beyond their “usual drink.” Certified in the BarSmarts Advanced program, Geoff Kleinman draws on practical mixology training to help demystify the world of spirits for the everyman drinker. An accomplished writer and editor, Geoff has appeared in national media including ABC World News, Air America and WGN. ROBERT PLOTKIN is the editor of the on-line newsletter BarProfits: Building a Sustainable Bottom Line and author of Successful Beverage Management: Proven Strategies for the On-Premise Operator. He can be reached at www. AmericanCocktails.com or by e-mail at robert@barmedia.com. CORRECTIONS In our May issue, we wrote that Richard Paterson of The Dalmore was in San Francisco for Whiskyfest. Paterson was actually in San Francisco for the Whiskies of the World 2011 Expo, which took place March 26. For more information on Whiskies of the World, visit whiskiesoftheworld.com. 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. Published monthly with combined January and February issues 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: $3.95 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 15335 Morrison Street, Suite 345, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403, 818-990-0350 ©2011 The Tasting Panel magazine. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited. editor in chief Anthony Dias Blue ablue@tastingpanelmag.com publisher / executive editor Meridith May mmay@tastingpanelmag.com 818-990-0350 managing editor David Gadd dgadd@tastingpanelmag.com senior art director James McManus mcmanusdesign@gmail.com east coast editor Lana Bortolot lanab@me.com northern california editor Deborah Parker Wong texas editor Anthony Head editor at large E. C. Gladstone london correspondent Steven Spurrier contributing editors Tony Abou-Ganim, Ian Buxton, Becky Sue Epstein, Richard Carleton Hacker, Rudy Maxa, Merrill Shindler operations manager Cecilia Loschin closchin@tastingpanelmag.com associate editor Rachel Burkons rburkons@tastingpanelmag.com marketing + events director Allison Levine alevine@tastingpanelmag.com advertising/production manager Sara Deckers sdeckers@tastingpanelmag.com assistant executive editor Nicolette Teo nteo@tastingpanelmag.com contributors Phil Adler, Bridget Albert, Jeremy Ball, Martin Bihl, Rob Brown, Tom Clark, Jimmy Cohrssen, Evan Dawson, Morgan Dawson, Camper English, Andrew Faulkner, Jeremie Fremaux, Daniel Gonzalez, Brian Huff, Geoff Kleinman, Erik Lesser, Fred Minnick, Kevin Moloney, Raun Norquist, Sabin Orr, Robert Plotkin, Beverly Poppe, David Ransom, Laura Sanchez, Maria Schriber, Kirk Weddle, Ben Weinberg ,Tom Zasadzinski june 201 1 / the tasting panel / THE