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contents FEATURES 5 UP FRONT Fresh Perspective at Artesa 32 SUCCESSFUL SAKÉ SECRETS REVEALED Rock Saké Rocks! 36 SPECIAL REPORT Results of the 2010 San Francisco Interna- tional Wine Competition 70 CONSUMERS WHO REALLY MATTER The American Wine Society Boasts the Country’s Strongest Wine-Purchasing Cus- tomer Contingent 72 TITO’S TAKEOVER The Handmake Vodka from Texas at The Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale 74 DUAL PERSONA Call It Pinot Gris or Pinot Grigio, This Changeable White Is in Demand 77 THE OVERLOOKED ORANGE The Color of Cocktail Success 86 THE GRAPE WHISPERER For Herzog Winemaker Joe Hurliman, a New Vineyard-Designate Program Is All About Communication 89 UNCORKING MALIBU The Star-Studded Coast Is L.A.’s Very Own Wine Country 94 WHERE IS YOUR RUM FROM? This Worldly Spirit Shows a Diversity of Origins and Styles 98 SLO FOOD Food Evangelists Put Down Roots in San Luis Obispo / the tasting panel / august 2010 PANEL | August 2010 Volume 68 No. 8 FEATURES COVER STORY 50 SWEET SUCCESS! TRES LECHES CREAM LIQUEUR TAKES MIXOLOGY BY STORM THE