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PANEL SELECTED CONTRIBUTORS editor in chief NATALIE BOVIS is a mixology consultant, host of TheLiquidMuse.com and author of two female- focused cocktail books: Preggatinis: Mixology for the Mom-to-Be and The Bubbly Bride: Your Ultimate Wedding Cocktail Guide. Natalie also hosts and execu- tive produces an online cocktail show called Inspired Sips, which airs on SmallScreenNetwork.com. Join The Liquid Muse Cocktail Club on Facebook for more cocktailian fun. RALPH DIGENNARO is the former Men’s Style Editor at the New York Times Magazine and Fashion News Editor at Gentlemen’s Quarterly. Ralph now writes about food and wine from his home on the North Fork of Long Island. JIM KHAROUF is a freelance journalist based in Chicago. Over the past 20-plus years as a reporter and editor, he has covered a wide range of topics from financial markets in the US and Europe to retail, real estate and wine and spirits sectors. 10.875 DAVID MAHONEY has written for a variety of national and regional magazines, including Acura Style, The History Channel Magazine, Delta Sky, and Esquire. He was a senior editor at Sunset, one of the country’s leading regional magazines, and was the edi- tor of Minnesota Monthly. He was also the founding editor of Drinks and Real Food magazines, and serves as a judge for the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. ROBERT PLOTKIN is a judge at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition and has recently authored his 16th book, Secrets Revealed of America’s Greatest Cocktails. He can be reached at www.BarMedia.com or by e-mail at robert@barmedia.com. MICHAEL RONEY was formerly Senior Editor of VOX Hamptons, where he guided editorial coverage of wine, spirits and fine food throughout Long Island and metropolitan New York. New Jersey–based, he currently writes for Forbes, Forbes Life and numerous other publications. CHRISTOPHER SAWYER, “Sommelier to the Stars,” is a world-renowned sommelier, journalist, wine educator and international wine judge who travels the globe following trends in wine and shares these tasty experiences on his website, WineRadius. com. Sawyer is also notably the world’s only Film Festival Sommelier, pairing wine selections with some of the world’s top indy films each year for the Sonoma Valley Film Festival. 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, impor ters and manufacturers in the beverage industry. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Tasting Panel Magazine 15335 Morrison Street, Suite 345, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403, 818-990-0350 ©2010 The Tasting Panel magazine. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or par t without written permission is prohibited. Anthony Dias Blue ablue@tastingpanelmag.com publisher / executive editor Meridith May mmay@tastingpanelmag.com 818-990-0350 managing editor David Gadd dgadd@tastingpanelmag.com senior art director James McManus mcmanusdesign@gmail.com east coast editor Lana Bor tolot lanab@me.com northern california editor Deborah Parker Wong texas editor Anthony Head london correspondent Steve Spurrier contributing editors Tony Abou-Ganim, Becky Sue Epstein, Richard Carleton Hacker, Rudy Maxa, Merrill Shindler operations manager Cecilia Loschin closhin@tastingpanelmag.com associate editor Rachel Burkons rburkons@tastingpanelmag.com marketing + events director Allison Levine alevine@tastingpanelmag.com assistant executive editor Nicolette Teo nteo@tastingpanelmag.com sales account manager Tiffany Gardner Tiffany.Gardner@husonmedia.com contributors Natalie Bovis, Michael Cervin, Tom Clark, Melanie Conner, Pete Danko, Deborah Denker, Ralph DiGennaro, Carole Dixon, Camper English, Liza Gershman, Peter Griffin, Jim Kharouf, Brett Kramer, Ryan Lely, Karen Loftus, David Mahoney, Fred Minnick, Rober t Plotkin, Michael Quiet, Michael Roney, Christopher Sawyer, Maria Schriber, Stacey Taxin, Kirk Weddle, Doug Young may 2010 / the tasting panel / THE