The Tasting Panel magazine

Dinner with Jesse Jesse Katz (right) presides over a Lancaster and Roth wine dinner with restaurateur Clay Holdren at Holdren's Grill in Goleta, California. Always eloquent in a room full of enophiles, Katz tours the country, hosting wine dinners and speaking at distributor meetings. october 2012 / the tasting panel / 117 PHOTO: JEREMY BALL

• Cover
• Up Front
• Industry Spotlight
• Industry Spotlight
• Brief Encounters
• The Message
• American Whiskey with Fred Minnick
• San Fran Insider
• New York Sips
• Scotch Report
• Anniversary: Caroline Styne & Suzanne Goin
• Cool Concepts Vino Volo
• Intro-Vinous: Presqu'ile Wines
• Portrait of an Industry Leader: John Klein
• A Conversation with Fred Dame
• Nobu Drinks
• Wine About: Galerie
• Role Model
• Blue Reviews
• Publisher's Picks
• Hot Rods
• ECRM
• Merrill Shindler's Word of Mouth
• Special Section Insert
• Education: Society of Wine Educators
• Burgers & Beaujolais Part II
• Hopsitality & The Drink
• On-Premise Patter: Louisville's Brett Davis
• In the Biz: Flavorman
• Brewing Innovation
• Celebrity Spokesperson: Perez Hilton
• A Lone Star Life
• Rhoning In Dry Creek Valley
• On the Scene: Beam's Spirits Confidential L.A.
• Pouring on The Passion
• Wine Dynasty
• The Blackbird Flies Again
• Industry Sips: Young's Market Company
• Meet Beverage Director: Vdara Las Vegas
• Rebuilding Buena Vista
• Pairing: Westin San Diego and Trinchero
• The Ambassador's Craft
• Intro-Vinous: Jesse Katz
• This is How We Do It
• Marketplace
• The Skinny: Heavenly Ligh Wines
• Getting High in Tokyo
• Taking Inventory