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10 / the tasting panel / december 2009 departments Letter from the Editor ..............................................4 Industry Spotlight .................................................. 12 Brief Encounters ................................................... .14 Intro-Vinous: Villa San-Juliette ................................................. .20 Guigal .................................................................... 74 Steven Spurrier's Letter from London ............... 22 Nights Out .............................................................. 24 Scotch Report ........................................................ 36 Blue Reviews .......................................................... 28 Publisher's Picks ................................................... .33 What's Hot, What's Not ........................................ 34 Competition ........................................................... 42 Brand Spotlights: Sharkwater ......................................................... .44 Don Roberto .........................................................72 Amarula ............................................................... 82 Appellation: Kamptal .............................................79 Cellar Focus: Champagne .................................... 80 PRO-File: Ezra Pattek of Au Pied de Cochon, Miami ............................... 90 December 2009 / Volume 67 / No. 12 Cover Story Making Connections ..............................................................................................48 Baileys is the spirit of the holidays—past, present, and future UpFront Chile Is Up to the Challenge ................................................................................ 5 Special Report The talent in the City by the Bay shows other parts of the country how to chase off a seasonal chill with Warm Winter Tales..........................................35 Features Pernod Ricard Raises the Bar............................................................................40 The BarSmarts program makes mixologists from bartenders With world-class sparkling wines and a sophisticated estate Cabernet, Schramsberg delivers The Best of Both Worlds ................................................46 When three of the biggest names in brown spirits gathered to debate the merits of scotch versus bourbon, things got a little intense. THE TASTING PANEL was on hand to bring you the best of The Great Debators ................................54 Accent on Brown Spirits ......................................................................................56 Our special report from WhiskyFest 2009 A Family Affair ........................................................................................................ 60 Food and wine go together naturally—in life and online—at Ceja Vineyards Bird in Flight .............................................................................................................62 Peregrine Wines soar in Central Otago The Skills of Good Will ..........................................................................................64 The Collins College of Hospitality Management is creating an uninterrupted supply of hospitality leaders in California Curran Events ..........................................................................................................66 Foley and Lincourt are making headlines now that Kris Curran is leading the winemaking team Confidence in Marlborough ............................................................................... .70 A celebration of 30 years of winemaking for New Zealand's Brancott Logistics and Beyond ...........................................................................................76 BevLink provides the missing links in the three-tier system The VodkaTour with The Vodkateur ..................................................................84 Select vodka brands light up the night in Beverly Hills 5 66 90