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PANEL SELECTED PHOTO CONTRIBUTORS editor in chief LEE CHERRY is a multifaceted freelance artist spe- cializing in editorial, music and portrait photography as well as being co-creator of The Zodiac Show (www. thezodiacshow.com). He lives in Hollywood with his wife Scarlett and his dogs, Doobie and Tehu. To learn more about Lee, please visit www.leecherry.com. RONDA CHURCHILL is a freelance photographer based in Las Vegas, specializing in photojournal- ism. She has received awards from the Nevada Press Association, National Press Photographers Association and Editor & Publisher Photos of the Year. Her photography appeared in LIFE: Year in Pictures 2002 for coverage of the one-year anniversary of 9/11 in New York City. LIZA GERSHMAN is an award-winning photog- rapher and writer who spends her time between San Francisco and wine country, when she is not traveling the globe. Liza’s photography and writing has appeared in Outside magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle, 7x7, the Seattle PI, Drink Me and Napa Valley Life, to name a few. She recently fi nished photograph- ing A Taste for Absinthe, with Random House, to be released in September. BRETT KRAMER, a Chicago-based photographer, enjoys creating images for a variety of advertising, graphic design, recording industry and magazine clients. When he’s not busy completing assignments, Brett’s on the look-out for those among us with arresting looks and compelling stories. FRED MINNICK is a professional writer and photographer based in Louisville, KY. He has covered the Iraq War, sports and general news. Minnick has contributed to MSN, Investor’s Business Daily, Bankrate.com and several restaurant trade publica- tions. View his work at FredWrite.com. KIRK WEDDLE photographs enticing images for advertising, editorial and corporate clients all over the world from his base in Austin, Texas. “The best part of my job is the people I meet and the places I go,” he says. CORRECTION An incorrect ad for VinCo ran in our May issue. The correct version is on p. 27. 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 offi ces 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. june 2010 / the tasting panel / 3 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 closchin@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 Jenny Adams, Ian Buxton, Lee Cherry, Ronda Churchill, Eric Davison, Deborah Denker, Camper English, Becky Sue Epstein, Amy K. Fellows, Liza Gershman, Richard Carleton Hacker, Jim Kharouf, Brett Kramer, Fred Minnkick, Tiffany Rose, Kirk Weddle PHOTO: JEFF BURGER STUDIOS THE