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1 10 / the tasting panel / july 2016 SPIRITS PANEL Andrew Abrahamson, Director of Operations, 213 Hospitality Group, Los Angeles Sarah Blau, Beverage Manager, Aquavit, New York City Ted Carmon, Head Spirits Buyer, Bevmo!, Concord Julian Cox, Director of Beverage, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Chicago Chris Day, Bar Manager/Beverage Director, General Lee's Cocktail Lounge, Los Angeles Brett Esler, Bartender, Whisler's, Austin Cameron George, Bar Manager, Barrio, Seattle Cari Hah, Bar Manager, Big Bar, Los Angeles Kristina Howald, Food & Beverage Professional, Chicago Layla Linn, Corporate Mixologist, Alliance Beverage Distributing Co., Phoenix Anthony Lopipero, Bar Manager, Vanessa's Bistro 2, Walnut Creek Micah Olson, Head Mixologist/Co-owner, Crudo and Okra, Phoenix Zach Patterson, Owner, Melrose Umbrella Co., Los Angeles Jonathan Pogash, The Cocktail Guru Dean Pryor, Owner & Director, Fine & Dandy, San Diego Craig Schoettler, Property Mixologist, Aria Resort and Casino, Las Vegas Marcus Sims, Bar Manager, The Roof on Wilshire, Los Angeles Timothy Traylor, GM/Bar Manager, Fortune Bar & Tube, Portland Nick Vitulli, Bar Manager, Houston Hospitality, Los Angeles Pamela Wiznitzer, Creative Director, Seamstress, New York City WINE PANEL Jeff Anderson, Wine Director, Erna's Elderberry House Restaurant, Oakhurst, CA Harley Carbery, Director of Wine, Manadalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas Robert Dubben, CS, Sommelier, West Shore Café, Homewood, CA Natalie Dulaney, Corporate Wine Director, David Burke Restaurant Group, New York City Mark Guillaudeu, Restaurant Manager, Roka Akor, San Francisco Heather Hedlund, Sommelier, Wild Ginger, Seattle Chris Horn, Wine Director, Heavy Restaurant Group, Seattle Evan Hufford, Head Sommelier, Single Thread Farms, Healdsburg, CA Renée-Nicole Kubin, Wine Director, Château du Sureau, Oakhurst, CA James Lechner, GM/Wine Director, Bastille Café & Bar/Stoneburner, Seattle Jon McDaniel, Beverage Director, Acanto/The Gage/The Dawson/ Beacon Tavern, Chicago Tim McDonald, Founder, Wine Spoken Here, Napa, CA Anthony Mueller, Wine Educator, Inglenook, Rutherford, CA Alex Petry, GM/Wine Director, The Finch, Brooklyn Michael Ploetz, Wine Director/GM, Finn Town, San Francisco (opening fall 2016) Charles Riley, Area Director of Food & Beverage, Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas, Irving, TX Sam Schmitt, Wine & Spirits Program Manager, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, Peoria, IL Andrea Scuto, Sommelier, Trattoria Amici at The Americana at Brand, Glendale, CA Peter Steiner, Wine Director, Sens Restaurant, San Francisco T H E J U D G E S : : 2013 Balverne Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley 2012 Balverne Cabernet Sauvignon, Chalk Hill Block 35 . 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Balverne wines embody pro les that expressly link their quality and character to their local source. Balverne wines embody the essence of Sonoma County and are trusted for their consistency, merit and distinction. Balverne wines the essence of Sonoma County and are trusted for their consistency, merit and distinction. Balverne wines include award winning Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet Sauvignon. include award winning Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Cabernet Sauvignon. A signi cant portion of the acreage we source from was given over to A signi cant portion of the acreage we source from was given over to open space in participation with the Sonoma County Open Space District and designated open space in participation with the Sonoma County Open Space District and designated Forever Wild. Red Tailed Hawks preside over this land and our vineyards, we honor our Forever Wild. 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