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PANEL SELECTED CONTRIBUTORS RANDY CAPAROSO is a multi-award winning restaurateur and wine journalist based in Lodi, California. He is currently Bottom Line Editor of Sommelier Journal. He has been commended by the Academy of Wine Communications for Excellence in Wine Writing and Encouragement of Higher Industry Standards. ADRIANA DIGENNARO is a New York City-based writer and poet who was awarded an MFA in Poetry from Sarah Lawrence College in May, 2010. Her published books of poetry include Peripheral Vision (Writers Ink Press, 2001) and Acts of Contrition (Windstorm Creative, 2007). This is her fi rst appearance in THE TASTING PANEL. READER FEEDBACK I enjoyed reading my fi rst issue (July 2010) of THE TASTING PANEL: nice articles, concise and easy to read. I have a com- ment for Anthony Head regarding his article “Finding Their Champion.” He states that Texas has a longer winemaking history than anywhere else in the country, dating back to the 1600s. Well, Florida would like to challenge Texas to an oldest wine-producing state smackdown. According to www. fl orida-agriculture.com, among other sources, our Florida Spaniards were making wine in St. Augustine in 1565, decades earlier than those Texas Spaniards were. Mexico might be able to lay claim to an older winemaking history than Florida, but not Texas. Keep up the nice work on THE TASTING PANEL; I look forward to the next issue. Sincerely, Eric Hemer, Educational Director, Master Sommelier SWS of Florida Anthony Head replies: I have done some further research, and Eric appears to be right, almost. The fi rst winemakers were, apparently, French Huguenot settlers, not Spaniards. But he’s right that American viticulture’s roots were fi rst planted in Florida not Texas. I’ll have more on the Texas-Florida wine connection in October’s Lone Star Life column. CORRECTIONS In last month’s Blue Reviews, the importer for the Wakefi eld 2007 Estate Shiraz was mistakenly listed; the importer is American Wine Distributors. The price for The Glenrothes 1994 was incorrect; the correct SRP is $79. 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. editor in chief 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, Don Bonner, Tom Clark, Jo Danehy, Pete Danko, Ralph DiGennaro, Adriana DiGennaro, Camper English, Jenn Farrington, Liza Gershman, Richard Carleton Hacker, Daedalus Howell, Andrea Johnson, Sheri Kendrick, Ryan Lely, Mieke Malmberg, Fred Minnick, Ben Narasin, David Nepove, April Novotny, Nick Passmore, Robert Plotkin, Michael Quiet, Marguerite Richards, Maria Schriber, Maria Anna Waller, Doug Young september 2010 / the tasting panel / 3 B:11.125 in T:10.875 in S: 9.875 THE