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Most True-to-Self ROTH ESTATE 2010 SAUVIGNON BLANC, ALEXANDER VALLEY ($16) There's a reason the quarterback boasts height, strength and agility while the kicker is quick, sure-footed and precise: It's all about playing to your strengths, a quality that's as needed on the field as in the vineyards. Proving that it knows exactly where it belongs in the wine industry is Roth Estate Winery, a family-owned vineyard out of Sonoma that reads its Alexander Valley terroir like a playbook and crafts wines that are perfect expressions of both varietal fruit and the region under the guidance of quarterback/ winemaker Jesse Katz. The Roth 2010 Sauvignon Blanc is a prime example of the winery's raison d'être, a true expression of the Alexander Valley's penchant for producing exceptional Bordeaux varietals, and a wine that's as self- assured as they come. Complex and concen- trated, Roth hits the nail on the head with this approachable white—a food-friendly offering that's truly character- istic of grassy Sonoma Sauvignon Blanc. Racy and grassy with citrus and lively acidity; minerals, spice and a long finish; zesty and stylish. WILSON DANIELS LTD. DRY FLY Washington Bourbon, USA DRY FLY DISTILLING EDINBURGH Small Batch Gin, U.K. FREDERICK WILDMAN & SONS EFFEN Cucumber Vodka , Netherlands BEAM GLOBAL SPIRITS & WINE FIFTY POUNDS London Dry Gin, U.K. SHAW-ROSS INTERNATIONAL FIREFLY SWEET Tea Flavored Vodka, USA SAZERAC COMPANY FOUR ROSES Limited Edition Single Barrel Bourbon, USA FOUR ROSES DISTILLERY FROZEN GHOST Vodka, Canada LEVINSON BRINKER FUZZY'S Vodka, USA FUZZY'S SPIRITS LLC GALLIANO Ristretto, Italy LUCAS BOLS USA GLEN GARIOCH 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch, Scotland SKYY SPIRITS GLENFIDDICH 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch, Scotland WILLIAM GRANT & SONS GLENFIDDICH 40 Year Old Single Malt Scotch, Scotland WILLIAM GRANT & SONS THE GLENROTHES 1998 Vintage Single Malt Scotch, Scotland SKYY SPIRITS GRAN DOVEJO Reposado Tequila, Mexico MENDEZ IMPORTS GRAND MARNIER Quintessence, France MOËT HENNESSY USA HAZELBURN 8 Year Old Cask Strength Campbeltown Single Malt Scotch, Scotland ANCHOR BREWERS & DISTILLERS I SPIRIT Vodka, Italy MHW LTD. INOCENTE Platinum Tequila Blanco, Mexico IN THE BLACK BEVERAGE CORPORATION JACK DANIELS Tennessee Honey, USA BROWN-FORMAN JIM BEAM'S Devil's Cut Bourbon, USA BEAM GLOBAL SPIRITS & WINE JOHN DE KUYPER 03 Premium Orange Liqueur, Brazil BEAM GLOBAL SPIRITS & WINE JOHN L. SULLIVAN Irish Whiskey, Ireland UNDISPUTED LLC KELLAN Irish Whiskey, Ireland BERNIKO LLC THE KING'S Ginger Liqueur, Netherlands ANCHOR BREWERS & DISTILLERS KNAPPOGUE CASTLE Twin Wood, Sherry Finish Irish Single Malt Whiskey, Ireland CASTLE BRANDS KROB CREEK Single Barrel Reserve Bourbon, USA BEAM GLOBAL SPIRITS & WINE LAPHROAIG Cairdeas Ileach Single Malt Scotch, Scotland BEAM GLOBAL SPIRITS & WINE LARK Cask #659 Distiller's Selection Tasmania Single Malt, A ustralia MARSALLE CO. LIXIR 88 Microdistilled Organic Vodka, USA V LIXIR BEVERAGE CO. LONGROW 11 Year Old Sherry Hogshead Single Malt, Scotland ANCHOR BREWERS & DISTILLERS MAKER'S 46 Bourbon, USA BEAM GLOBAL SPIRITS & WINE MANDARINE Napoléon, Belgium ROYAL DUTCH DISTILLERS MÉTL Mezcal Reposado, Mexico JAGUAR SPIRITS MEZCALERO Mezcal Release #2, Mexico CRAFT DISTILLERS Mill Six Citrus Liqueur, Netherlands Enlightened Brands MONTERU Eau de Vie No. 1 de Cabernet Sauvignon, France TESSENDIER USA NEW AMSTERDAM Vodka, USA GALLO NO. 3 London Dry Gin, Netherlands ANCHOR BREWERS & DISTILLERS 120 / the tasting panel / december 201 1