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SELECTED CONTRIBUTORS PHOTO: KATIE SOKOLER Award-winning writer Katie Kelly Bell supports her wine habit by covering the wine, food and travel beat for several national and global outlets. She lives in Atlanta with her husband, three children, one dog and a healthy supply of champagne. Jonathan Cristaldi is a freelance wine writer, consultant and brand ambassador who founded The Noble Rot, a traveling wine saloon that has introduced truly unique wine events that have been featured on national television and in major print publications. Time Out New York dubbed Jonathan a ���Wine Prophet��� intent on elevating all aspects of the world of wine.��He lives in Los Angeles and is currently pursuing the WSET Advanced Diploma.�� Daniel Krieger is an award-winning food, restaurant and portrait photographer based in New York City. A regular contributor to the dining sections of the New York Times and Time Out New York, Daniel is also head photographer at Eater.com. His work has brought him through some of the city���s most esteemed dining rooms and kitchens; Daniel has photographed and worked closely with chefs such as Masaharu Morimoto, Paul Liebrandt, Eric Ripert, Tom Colicchio, David Chang, Johnny Iuzzini and many others. His work has appeared in Esquire, Bon App��tit, Gourmet, GQ, the Wall Street Journal, the London Times, Elle Decor and the James Beard Award���winning Edible publications. Randall Michelson is an advertising and editorial photographer based in Los Angeles. In his 20+ year career he has photographed many hotels and restaurants. His work has appeared in many major magazines and newspapers around the world, including Time, Newsweek, People, Us Weekly, InStyle, Rolling Stone and many others. Randall is also the oficial photographer for the Greek Theater in Hollywood and for the American Film Institute. Sharon Sampsel has been photographing ���Everything Vegas��� for over two decades. Educated at the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, making the move to the desert was simply about following a special guy to the middle of nowhere. Twentysomething years ago, this outdoorsy kind of gal was more than a little panicked about living the swinging life in Vegas, yet this move turned out to be a great leap of fortune for both herself and partner Greg Preston. To view their work, visit www.SampselPreston.com. 2011 LODI | CABERNET SAUVIGNON PLUNGERHEAD SAME GREAT CHARACTER SAME GREAT TASTE NEW VARIET AL! ET ABERN N C O UVIGN SA BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE OTHER GUYS WWW.TOGWINES.COM STAND-OUT RESPONSIBLY | THE OTHER GUYS, 2013 march 2013 / the tasting panel / 9