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Publisher and Executive Editor MERIDITH MAY
Meridith joined the Patterson’s team in 2000 as Senior Editor and advanced to Associate Publisher and Editor-in-Chief. She rebuilt the look and image of the magazine and was responsible for a significant increase in circulation and readership.
Meridith’s background in radio (KIIS-FM & KLSX Los Angeles/ KEYT Santa Barbara) and newspaper ( Santa Barbara News Press), combined with her extensive knowledge of food and wine, gives her an edge in understanding the changing trends of the industry.
In April of 2007, Meridith became co-owner of the newly rebranded THE TASTING PANEL magazine with Anthony Dias Blue. |
| Editor-in-Chief ANTHONY DIAS BLUE
Anthony Dias Blue is the recipient of a 2001 James Beard Foundation Award as well as the 1997 Communicator of the Year Award from the prestigious International Wine & Spirits Competition in London. He is one of the most influential food and wine personalities in the United States. His work in various media is circulated to more than 30 million global consumers each month. He can be found in print periodicals, on radio, in bookstores and in cyberspace.
For more than two decades, Anthony was associated with Bon Appétit, the largest circulation food publication in the United States, his influential consumer-oriented "Blue Lifestyle Minute" radio program is broadcast several times each weekday on WCBS New York and KABC Los Angeles.
Anthony Dias Blue is Executive Director of the San Francisco International Wine Competition, the nation's largest and most prestigious wine judging event, and is also the founding Director of its sister event, the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
In April of 2007, Anthony Dias Blue joined forces with Meridith May to purchase and rebrand THE TASTING PANEL as a nationwide beverage industry publication.
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Managing Editor DAVID GADD
David Gadd has been active with Anthony Dias Blue's Blue Lifestyle organization since 1996, having worked on projects as diverse as the "Blue Lifestyle Minute" and Anthony Dias Blue's Pocket Guide to Wine, among many others. He continues to manage the day-to-day operations of THE TASTING PANEL and contribute the occasional "Gadd's Sixpack" beer review column to the magazine, as well as writing and photographing frequent departmental and feature stories.
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| Director of Marketing & Events ALLISON LEVINE
Allison Levine, who has been working in the wine industry for the past nine years, joins the Tasting Panel team as the Director of Marketing & Events. A former partner in LearnAboutWine and an associate with Chambers & Chambers, she has been involved with Anthony Dias Blue and Blue Lifestyle as Vice President of Marketing & Events for the past four years. She is pleased to now be working as part of the Tasting Panel team where she manages the organization's busy tastings schedule and is responsible for brand development and event management. Levine also writes occasional features for The TASTING PANEL.
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Associate Editor RACHEL BURKONS
Multi-talented Rachel Burkons is responsible for managing our distribution and mailing list, copy-editing and proof-reading, among many other tasks. She also frequently writes features and departmental pieces for THE TASTING PANEL, as well as hosting segments of the "Taste Buds' radio program. We are very pleased to have Rachel as part of our team.
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