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SELECTED CONTRIBUTORS TOM CAESTECKER, JR., THE TASTING PANEL's new Chicago correspondent, has been active in the wine and spirits industry for more than seven years—in sales and marketing, public relations and copywriting. He has written more than 300 articles and op-ed pieces for Chicago Tribune, Examiner.com and trade publications. Tom holds a Master of Arts in U.S. History from DePaul University, and has an Integrated Marketing Certifi cate from the University of Chicago. AARON ELLIOTT has worked in the wine and saké industry for the last twelve years as a wine and saké buyer, sommelier, and educator in Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles. His career has included working for several wineries, restaurant consulting, and wine sales. He currently works in Southern California with Monterey Bay Wine Company. CORRECTIONS In our May issue listings of the winners of the 2012 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, the par- ent company for Knob Creek Rye was incorrect. Knob Creek Rye, which won "Best Rye in Show," is from Beam Inc. The new rye will be released nationally in July. 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 offi ces 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 17203 Ventura Blvd., Suite 5 Encino, CA 91316, 818-990-0350 ©2012 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 senior 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 miami editor Kelly Merritt london correspondent Steven Spurrier Rudy Maxa, Robert Plotkin, Merrill Shindler, Ben Weinberg vp, fi nance Tony Abou-Ganim, Bridget Albert, Ian Buxton, Becky Sue Epstein, Richard Carleton Hacker, contributing editors Cecilia Loschin closchin@tastingpanelmag.com marketing + events director Nicolette Teo nteo@tastingpanelmag.com advertising director Sara Deckers sdeckers@tastingpanelmag.com production manager Justine Gvirtzman jgvirtzman@tastingpanelmag.com offi ce manager Tom Caestecker, Jr., Randy Caparoso, Leigh Castelli, John Curley, Danielle "Deed" DeBruno, Shauna L. Der, Aaron Elliott, Daniel Gonzalez, Geoffrey Kleinman, Mike Magda, Rich Manning, Katie McCurdy, Jon McDaniel, Kelly Merritt, Kevin Moloney, Raun Norquist, Jimmy P., David Ransom, Dick Rosano, Christopher Sawyer, Jay Schroeder, Dave Tosti, Eric Waterman Jeremy Ball, Erica Bartel, Susana Bates, Kent Bearden, Rob Brown, Christina Porter cporter@tastingpanelmag.com contributors june 2012 / the tasting panel / 3