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June 2012 Vol. 70 No. 7 editor in chief Anthony Dias Blue ablue@tastingpanelmag.com CONTRIBUTORS George Athanas, Erica Bartel, Chris Bradley, Randy Caparoso, Leigh Castelli, Tom Clark, John Curley, Becca Dilley, Elyse Glickman, Nick Hudson, Geoffrey Kleinman, Sarah Jean Klinger, Kirsten Luce, Kelly Merritt, Kevin Moloney, Jimmy P., Mike Pucci, David Ransom, Mike Riccetti, Nikki Ritcher, Suzie Rodriguez, Dick Rosano, Maria Schriber, Jay Schroeder, Doug Young, Kirk Weddle CORRECTIONS In the "Road to MCC" spread in our June issue, our geography was waaaaay off. Fine drinking establishments The Boot and The Rieger are both in Kansas City, not in St. Louis. Apologies to our KC friends and to Dylan Regan, our traveling bartender/correspondent. Watch for more from Kansas City in upcoming issues. The opening photos for the Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum story were taking by Leigh Castelli. In our story on summery white wines, the correct vintage for the Hess Collection Allomi Sauvignon Blanc should have been 2010 and the correct price is $16. The correct price of the Wakefield Promised Land Riesling is $10.99, and the wine is now imported by AW Direct, Novato, CA. publisher / executive editor Meridith May mmay@tastingpanelmag.com 818-990-0350 managing editor David Gadd dgadd@tastingpanelmag.com senior editor Rachel Burkons rburkons@tastingpanelmag.com senior art director James McManus mcmanusdesign@gmail.com new york editor Lana Bortolot lanab@me.com northern california editor Deborah Parker Wong texas editor Anthony Head southeast editor Fred Minnick editor@fredwrite.com miami editor Kelly Merritt chicago editor Tom Caestecker Jr. orange county/san diego editor Rich Manning colorado editor Ben Weinberg Use one of the free apps available on your cell phone to scan this QR code, and directly visit THE TASTING PANEL's Facebook Page! Be sure to click the "like" button while you're there, to keep in touch with even more fabulous industry content! 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 17203 Ventura Blvd., Suite 5 Encino, CA 91316, 818-990-0350 ©2012 The Tasting Panel magazine. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited. 4 / the tasting panel / july 2012 london correspondent Steven Spurrier Rudy Maxa, Robert Plotkin, Merrill Shindler, Ben Weinberg vp, finance Tony Abou-Ganim, Bridget Albert, Ian Buxton, Becky Sue Epstein, Richard Carleton Hacker, contributing editors Cecilia Loschin closchin@tastingpanelmag.com marketing + events director Nicolette Teo nteo@tastingpanelmag.com advertising director Sara Deckers sdeckers@tastingpanelmag.com director of business development John Moraytis jmoraytis@tastingpanelmag.com production manager Justine Gvirtzman jgvirtzman@tastingpanelmag.com office manager Christina Porter cporter@tastingpanelmag.com