The Tasting Panel magazine

60  /  the tasting panel  /  august 2017 COVER STORY ASTRAL SOARS AND POURS TO NEW HEIGHTS TEQUILA A TEQUILA TEQUILA TEQUILA TEQUILA TEQUILA Made In Heaven The former "Most Interesting Man in the World," Jonathan Goldsmith hits new heights as an owner in Astral Tequila. by Richard Carleton Hacker PHOTO: JASON HOWARD

• Cover
• Letter from the Editor
• DAWN OF DISARONN OFrom the Streets of Saronno to the Shores of Miami Beach, the Original Italian Liqueur Enters a New Era
• Industry Spotlight
• Brief Encounters
• The Ransom Note
• Scotch Report
• Sin City Snippets
• What We're Eating
• South American Wines: Chile
• Event Recap: Art Beyond the Glass
• The Year of Furmint
• In the Biz: Andrew Lampasone
• Gin: Beefeater
• Bourgogne: Bouchard Père & Fils
• What We're Drinking: Gary Farrell
• GARDEN VA-RYE-ITYHerb-An Gardening with Basil Hayden'sRye Whiskey
• Brand Profile: Delicato
• Packaging: 7 Moons
• Make Time for Music
• Awards: Wente Family Estates
• A TEQUILA MADE IN HEAVENAstral Soars and Pours to New Heights
• Behind the Scenes with FredDame, MS
• Event Wrap-Up: Wente Vineyards
• Blue Reviews
• Italian Wines: Planeta
• Publisher's Picks
• Beer: Tiger and Red Stripe
• Influencers of Santa Barbara: Easyon the East Side
• CENTERING CHARDONNAYA Micro Category Report onCentral Coast Chardonnay
• HIS SCHEID OF THE STORYAl Scheid of Scheid Vineyards, Honored as"Leader of the Year"
• GETTING TO KNOWSLO WINE COUNTRYThe Marine Edge of California's Central Coast
• Chefs: Southern Glazer's
• Openings: Pizzana
• 1Scotch Whisky: Auchentoshan
• 1Japanese Whisky: Suntory Whisky
• Mezcal: Bozal
• FRESH, FLAVORFUL, FRAGRANTAND FUNStella Rosa's Italian Wines Show Vibrancyand Youth Alongside Competition
• Cocktail Competitions: Sandeman
• Winemakers: Nick Goldschmidt
• Traveling Hungary
• GAINING TRACTIONExploring the Wines of Spain's Value-DrivenDOP Cariñena
• CRYSTAL CLEARThe Gins and Vodkas with the Depth ofCharacter to Add to Any Shelf
• Taking Inventory