december 2016 / the tasting panel / 9
C O V E R S TO RY
52 VICTORY AT HAND
A Bespoke Champagne Completes Buena
Vista's Renaissance
U P F R O N T
5 THE DRIER SIDE OF WINTER
The Tasting Panel Gains Access to the Fratelli
Branca Portfolio for Holiday Cocktails
F E AT U R E S
48 IN MIAMI, A TASTING OF DO
PAGO ARÍNZANO WINES REVEALS
THEIR UNIQUENESS
Elegant and Age-Worthy Wines from Cold
North Atlantic Winds and Rocky Soils
74 A WAY WITH AGAVE
123 Spirits Launches Cráneo Organic Mezcal
78 GENERATIONS OF GROWERS
AT OAK RIDGE
Lodi's Oldest Winery Produces Wines to
Please an Array of Palates
110 AMERICA'S HOPPIEST CITY
The Inaugural SLO Beer Week Festival Shows
Why San Luis Obispo Is Often Cited as the
Happiest City in the Country
PHOTO:
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SHIELD
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