The Tasting Panel magazine

52  /  the tasting panel  /  may 2018 BRAND PROFILE PHOTOS COURTESY OF CHARLES SMITH BAND OF ROSES Takes the Stage CUE THE DRUMROLL FOR CHARLES SMITH'S LATEST CREATION by Ruth Tobias

• Cover
• Letter from the Editor
• COASTAL CONNECTIONSan Simeon Wines Personify theSpirit of California's Central Coast
• Industry Spotlight
• Cocktails: Birds & Bees
• ForceBrands Movers & Shakers
• The Ransom Note
• Scotch Report
• Sin City Sips
• Capitol Chill
• Somm's List
• Five Minutes With . . .Gretchen Thomas
• Mara's Bar
• Traveling Hungary
• New Releases: Malibu Lime
• New Zealand: Kim Crawford
• Openings: NoMad Los Angeles
• ForceBrands Hot Shot: Steven Varga
• Classic Cocktails: Jack Daniel's
• Brand Profile: Charles Smith Wines
• Tuscany: Lamole di Lamole
• Book Review: Napa at Last Light
• Where We're Eating
• @drinkswithkimbeto: Tara Patrick
• Santa Barbara: Ojai Valley Inn
• ALPINE EXCELLENCE Gruppo Mezzacorona Pioneers theTaste of High-Altitude Viticulture
• Blue Reviews
• Publisher's Picks
• SHERRY SUPERSTARS Bartenders Battle in the First U.S. Final of the Tío Pepe Global Cocktail Competition
• On the Vine: B Side
• Rosé: Les Grands Chais de France
• Wente Legacy and RISE Awards
• BIG & BOLD IN TEXAS Austin Somms Test Their Skills inThe Tasting Panel's Red Wine Blind Speed Tasting
• EXPLORING AN ENDLESS FRONTIER American Beverage Companies Continue to Push Spirits Forward Across All Categories
• SUMMERTIME AND THE DRINKING IS FREEZE-Y Kelvin Slush Stakes Its Claimon Cocktail Menus as Warm Weather Approaches
• Cider: Strongbow
• Taking Inventory with Ivan Vasquez