The Tasting Panel magazine

OCTOBER 2016 • $6.95 PHOTO: D OUG YOUNG OUR FAVORITE SWEATER . . . Bar Director Tyson Buhler with Kevin Denton, Pernod Ricard's National Mixologist. WHISKEY A LOOK AT A FEW OF THE WHISKIES OF PERNOD RICARD JUST IN TIME FOR FALL/WINTER

• Cover
• THE "FANS" OF SEQUOIA GROVE From Alluvial Fan Deposits to the On-Premise Fans of Napa's Most Food-Friendly Cabernet
• Letter from the Editor
• Industry Spotlight
• Brief Encounters
• San Fran Insider
• The Ransom Note
• Scotch Report
• SommCon Preview
• Down the Aisle
• BevForce Movers & Shakers
• California: Rendarrio
• Somm's List
• Taking Flight
• Marketplace
• Champagne: La Victoire
• On the Road with Jack
• The Virtuous Vine
• Intro-vinous: Firehouse RedWine
• Milestones: Richard Paterson
• Bourbon: Elijah Craig
• THE WINE OF KINGS HAS A NEW SUCCESSOR Why Dry Furmint Will Be the NextBig Thing
• World's Most ExperimentalBartender
• What We're Drinking: Ole Smoky Moonshine
• Behind the Scenes with Fred Dame
• OUR FAVORITE SWEATER . . .WHISKEYA Look at a Few of the Whiskies of Pernod Ricard Just in Time forCooler Weather
• ROMANIAN WINE ROMANCE Jidvei Wines Reveal the Sunny Sideof Transylvania
• TAKING IT TO A NEW DEGREE Award-Winning 6 Degree Tequila Focuses on Maintaining Quality asIt Grows
• Blue Reviews
• Publisher's Picks
• MARK WILLIAMS'S VISION OF EXPRESSION Blending Regions and Vineyards forNapa Valley's William Hill EstateWinery
• Women in Whiskey
• Innovation in Flavors
• RUM OUT ON TO vlPLuxury Rums Heat up the AutumnMonths
• Taking Inventory