The Tasting Panel magazine

june 2018  /  the tasting panel  /  47 MAKE TIME FOR . . . Despite their busy work lives, sisters Niki and Jordan Wente always make time for family. TWO OF WENTE VINEYARDS' FIFTH- GENERATION WINEGROWERS SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES IN THE WINE INDUSTRY AND BEYOND Balance Balance finding

• Letter from the Editor
• SHINING A LIGHT ON LAKE COUNTY The Region's New Website Reinforces Its Strong Presence in Northern California
• Capitol Chill
• The Ransom Note
• Sin City Sips
• ForceBrands Movers & Shakers
• ForceBrands Hot Shot:Christine Wang
• Where We're Eating
• Somm's List
• Event Recap: Pernod Ricard USA Bartender Advocacy Convention
• Five Minutes With . . .Andy Myers, MS
• Traveling Hungary
• Mara's Bar
• Scotch Report
• New Releases: Sagamore Spirit Vintner's Finish
• Packaging: Bota Box
• SommCon Seminars
• Make Time For . . . Finding Balance with Wente Vineyards
• Sparkling: Clos Du Bois
• I AM WOMAN, HEAR ME POUR Maker's Mark Honors Margie Samuels and Fellow Women of the Whisky Industry
• What We're Drinking:Savage & Cooke Distillery
• Innovations: Cooper& Thief
• Publisher's Picks
• Q&A: Ryan Totman of Corkbuzz NYC
• Brand Profile: Z.Alexander Brown
• Blue Reviews
• IRISH ROYALTY Walsh Whiskey Balances Tradition and Innovation with Its Two Brands, Writers'Tears and the Irishman
• THE JACK PACK Jack Daniel's U.S. Ambassador ET Tecosky Explores How Beverage Professionals Drink the Whiskey "Their Way"
• THE BLACK HORSE RIDES STATE SIDE Taiwanese Wunderkind OMAR Whisky Is Poised to Dominate the American Market
• Agave Spirits: Revel
• THE RUM RENAISSANCE Expressions from Around the World Elevate the Category to New Heights
• Eastern European Wine:Tokaji Aszú
• Israeli Wines:Recanati Winery
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