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PANEL SELECTED CONTRIBUTORS ELYSE GLICKMAN has traveled the world to cover the wine, spirits, restaurant and hospitality industries for a myriad of trade and consumer publications, including Liq- uid Living Magazine (where she served as editor-in-chief and co-founder), In- termezzo, Beauty Store Business, Food & Beverage, From House to HOME, Lucire, La Reppublica, CSQ, JWest, Fresh Cup, NUVO and others. BEN WEINBERG, our newest Contributing Editor, is a Certified Sommelier and pens “Weinberg’s Wine Tech” in Sommelier Jour- nal. He also writes for The World of Fine Wine, Wine Enthusiast, Nation’s Restaurant News and Wines and Vines, among others. Ben is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, travels extensively to wine country, judges wine contests and conducts seminars at festivals and events all over the world. His work can be found online at www.unfilteredunfined.com and www.wineontheroad.com. For the Hangar One cover story shoot, New York Editor Lana Bortolot and photographer Doug Young really got into the spirit (if not fully into the blimp). The NYC team tracked the mixologists’ competition on-site in Manhat- tan and followed up in the field, where the Hangar One blimp provided a backdrop for local Westhampton bartenders. Windy weather thwarted plans for a ride, but didn’t dampen their spirits. The dramatic skies, the wide open airfield and the super-photogenic Hangar One team more than compensated for being grounded. Use one of the free apps available on your cell phone to scan this QR code, and directly visit THE TASTING PANEL’s Facebook Page! Be sure to click the “like” button while you’re there, to keep in touch with even more fabulous industry content! 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. 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. 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 associate editor Rachel Burkons rburkons@tastingpanelmag.com senior art director James McManus mcmanusdesign@gmail.com new york editor Lana Bortolot lanab@me.com northern california editor Deborah Parker Wong texas editor Anthony Head southeast editor Fred Minnick editor@fredwrite.com editor at large E. C. Gladstone london correspondent Steven Spurrier contributing editors Tony Abou-Ganim, Ian Buxton, Becky Sue Epstein, Richard Carleton Hacker, Rudy Maxa, Merrill Shindler, Ben Weinberg operations manager Cecilia Loschin closchin@tastingpanelmag.com marketing + events director Nicolette Teo nteo@tastingpanelmag.com advertising/production manager Sara Deckers sdeckers@tastingpanelmag.com contributors Robin Barnes, Natalie Bovis, Leigh Castelli, Fran Collin, John Curley, Elyse Glickman, Stephanie Heymann, Daedalus Howell, Elizabeth Kate, Geoff Kleinman, Ryan Lely, Allison Levine, Patrick Murphey-Racey, Jenny Peters, George Phaedon, Laura Sanchez, Maria Schriber, Brendan Sullivan, Kate Webber, Kirk Weddle, Megan Wieczorek, Wilfred Wong, Doug Young august 201 1 / the tasting panel / THE