SELECTED CONTRIBUTORS
RANDY CAPAROSO is a multi-award- winning restaurateur and longtime wine journalist. 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 and is an Electoral College Member of the annual Vintners Hall of Fame at The Culinary Institute of America, Greystone.
DICK ROSANO has been writing about wine and food for nearly 20 years. His long-running columns have been featured in The Washington Post, Wine News and Wine Enthusiast, and his recent book Wine Heritage captures the influence of Italians and Italian-Americans in the American wine industry.
CORRECTIONS
In our 2011 Yearbook in the Decem- ber issue, we mistakenly ran the Ar- rogante Reposado Tequila bottle shot with the spotlight for Arrogante Añejo Tequila. Both tequilas are excellent and were worthy of inclu- sion in our "Class of 2011." Available through Double Eagle Imports.
In the Yearbook listings, Rudo Reposado Tequila was misspelled. NOLET'S Silver Dry Gin's botani- cals include peach, not white peach. Yazi is not a liqueur; it is a ginger- flavored vodka.
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Rachel Burkons rburkons@tastingpanelmag.com senior art director
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texas editor Anthony Head southeast editor
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editor at large E. C. Gladstone
london correspondent Steven Spurrier
contributing editors
Tony Abou-Ganim, Bridget Albert, Ian Buxton, Becky Sue Epstein, Richard Carleton Hacker,
Rudy Maxa, Robert Plotkin, Merrill Shindler, Ben Weinberg vp, finance
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Sara Deckers sdeckers@tastingpanelmag.com production manager
Justine Gvirtzman jgvirtzman@tastingpanelmag.com contributors
Bridget Albert, Martin Bihl, Rob Brown, Randy Caparoso, Leigh Castelli, John Curley, Peter Dayle, Benjamin Dell, Elyse Glickman, Justine Gvirtzman, Liz Hough, Brian Huff, Elizabeth Kate, Geoffrey Kleinman, Allison Levine, Cecilia Loschin, Mike Magda, Christine Merson, Kevin Moloney, John Montgomery, Robert Plotkin, David Ransom, Dick Rosano, Maria Schriber, Tori Soper, Kirk Weddle, Rebecca Wilkowski, Doug Young, Tom Zasadzinski
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