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PANEL SELECTED CONTRIBUTORS MARTIN BIHL is founder of 7419 LLC and has developed breakthrough and award-winning creative for brands ranging from micro-brews to global spirits, from wine coolers to high octane energy drinks—and just about everything in between. You can continue this conversation with him at mbihl@7419llc.com. ROBERT PLOTKIN is a trade writer, spirits judge and author of 16 books, Secrets Revealed of America’s Greatest Cocktails. He can be reached at www.AmericanCocktails.com or by e-mail at robert@barmedia.com. CHRISTOPHER SAWYER, “Sommelier to the Stars,” is a world-renowned sommelier, journalist, wine educator and international wine judge who travels the globe following trends in wine and shares these tasty experiences on his website, WineRadius. com. Sawyer is also notably the world’s only Film Festival Sommelier, pairing wine selections with top indie films each year for the Sonoma Valley Film Festival. 10.875" BEN WEINBERG is a Certified Sommelier and pens “Weinberg’s Wine Tech,” a column focused on wine technologies in Sommelier Journal, where he is frequently featured. He also writes for The World of Fine Wine, Wine Enthusiast, Nation’s Restaurant News and Wine Country International, among others. Ben is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, teaches at the Colorado Free University, judges wine contests and conducts seminars all over the world. His work can be found online at www.unfilteredunfined.com. FOLLOW US! THE TASTING PANEL makes frequent updates to its Twitter and Facebook pages. Follow us to keep up with our lastest news and get the inside scoop on our stories as they are being written and photographed. CORRECTIONS Our article “From Sweet-Tart to Sweetheart” in the December issue erroneously identified Eben Freeman as the Brand Ambassador for PAMA Liqueur. Freeman is a spokesperson for PAMA Liqueur. In our December issue, the recipe for the HARLEM Ginger-Snap shot by Lucas Swallows was missing one essential ingredient. Here’s the correct recipe: HARLEM Ginger-SNAP • 1 oz. HARLEM Kruiden Liqueur • ½ oz. Voyant Chai Cream • ½ oz. Hiram Walker Gingerbread Liqueur • Organic Saigon cinnamon and organic nutmeg Shake all ingredients with ice. 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 offices Devoted to the interests and welfare of United States restaurant and retail store licensees, wholesalers, importers 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 ©2011 The Tasting Panel magazine. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited. january–february 201 1 / the tasting panel / 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 Bortolot lanab@me.com northern california editor Deborah Parker Wong texas editor Anthony Head london correspondent Steven Spurrier contributing editors Tony Abou-Ganim, Ian Buxton, 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 contributors Bridget Albert, Blaine Ashley, Martin Bihl, Rob Brown, Jo Diaz, Kelly Duckhorn, Amy K. Fellows, E. C. Gladstone, Peter Griffith, Ryan Lely, Ben Narasin, Darcy O’Neil, Shedrick Pelt, Robert Plotkin, Jim Reid, Lydia Reid, Christopher Sawyer, Jojo Serina, Brandon Sullivan, Michael Terranova, Julius Vergabera, Ben Weinberg, Doug Young, Amy Zavatto THE