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contents PANEL | September 2010 Volume 68 No. 9 28 Cover Story A NEW EXPRESSION OF A CLASSIC, CROWN ROYAL BLACK WINS NEW FANS FEATURES 5 UP FRONT The Maestros—Three Italian Winemakers Who Matter: Barone Fini, Lionello Marchesi and Villa Pozzi 58 Master Distiller Gary Nelthropp of Cruzan (left) with Beam Global’s Dave Turo, Senior Brand Manager for Cruzan 35 Wine Country Insert CALIFORNIA’S LODI WINE REGION HAS TRANSITIONED FROM DEDICATED GROWERS TO BOUTIQUE PRODUCERS DEPARTMENTS 4 Letter from the Editor 10 Industry Spotlight 16 Brief Encounters 20 Steven Spurrier’s Letter from London 22 Scotch Report 26 Wine Leader: William Sherer, Aureole, Las Vegas 34 Research: Wine List Study 50 Blue Reviews 54 Publisher’s Picks 56 Gadd’s Sixpack 58 Launch Pad: Cruzan 9 60 Spain: Marqués de Cáceres 66 What’s Next: Gold Class Cinema 67 A Lone Star Life 69 Spotlight On: Celebrity Chefs 72 Bent on Mixology: The Modifi ers 74 Chef Talk: Gregg Wangard of Marisol 80 New Zealand: The Tradition of Tohu 82 Wine Concepts: Woodstock in Malibu 84 Noseables: Cardhu and Camus 85 Wine Briefs 101 Chile: Viña Tamaya 102 Who’s Doing What: In the Kitchen with Chris Hanna 106 Wine News 110 HARLEM Shot of the Month 24 SINGLE-QUINTAS The Other Vintage Port 70 A COMMON BOND The Mediterranean Vintners Alliance Unites Pro- ducers With Similar Goals 76 TWELVE NEW TEQUILA SENSATIONS 88 PINOT PUSHERS Celebrating 2008 Pinot Noirs In Oregon’s Willa- mette Valley 90 SPECIAL REPORT: TALES 2010 As yet another Tales of the Cocktail fades into legend, THE TASTING PANEL recalls this year’s event. 98 DINING ON A MUCH HIGHER PLANE The Tokyo Restaurant Experience Is Like No Other 104 WOMEN IN WINE: THE OWNERS Two NYC Pros Shun the Status Quo 107 SHOTS UP! THE TASTING PANEL Dives Into The Unique Culture Of The Two-ounce Pour september 2010 / the tasting panel / 9 THE