Issue link: https://digital.copcomm.com/i/701904
8 / the tasting panel / july 2016 contents tastingpanel M A G A Z I N E T H E July 2016 Vol. 74 No. 6 98 DEPARTMENTS 4 Letter from the Managing Editor 10 Industry Spotlight 14 Brief Encounters 20 Op-Ed 22 New York City Sips 24 San Fran Insider 26 Scotch Report 28 A Lone Star Life 30 Somm's List 32 BevForce Movers & Shakers 34 Industry Updates 36 Down the Aisle 38 Brand Speak: Stoli 40 Suds Shakedown 42 What We're Drinking: The Glenlivet 44 The Virtuous Vine 46 Italy: Renato Ratti 48 Milestones: Jameson 62 Meet the Winemaker : Anthony Riboli 66 Blue Reviews 69 New Releases: Badia a Coltibuono 70 Publisher's Picks 72 Discoveries: Arínzano 84 Behind the Scenes with Fred Dame 86 Where We're Eating 98 Competitions: Lucid Absinthe 122 Taking Inventory SPECIAL FEATURES 88 SIPPING AROUND THE WORLD Vodkas That Will Rack Up the Stamps on Your Palate's Passport 102 THE LIQUEURS OF SUMMER Spirits for All of the Seasons, Even the Hot Ones 108 SPECIAL REPORT Results of the 2016 Wine & Spirits Competition at WSWA COVER STORY 56 MOONSHINE KINGDOM Ole Smoky Moonshine Revitalizes the History of Eastern Tennessee UP FRONT 5 UP FLAVOR CREEK Knob Creek Bourbon's Tireless Pursuit of Flavor FEATURES 50 FULL CIRCLE . . . AND LOTS OF LITTLE CIRCLES Fashion Icon Zac Posen Designs Label for America's Number-One Premium Pinot Grigio 52 PAGEANT OF DISTINCTION, FINESSE & LEGENDS A Saké & Shochu Master Class at the CIA Sommelier Summit 75 COURVOISIER IN THE CLASSROOM The First Women in Whiskey Event Draws on the Parallels Between Cognac and Wine 78 TIPS FROM THE TOP Lisa Mattson Shares Her Journey from Kansas Cowtown to Sonoma Wine Country 80 FIVE WAYS TO CELEBRATE CHARDONNAY On National Chardonnay Day at Wente Vineyards, We Discover the Four Facets of Winemaking and Five Distinctive Wente Chardonnays PHOTO: BRENT CAMPANELLI