Casidy Ward & Timothy Milos - Hidden Ridge Vineyard, Napa, CA http://www.hiddenridgevineyard.com/
(tasted: 2004 Hidden Ridge Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005 Hidden Ridge Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon, 2006 Hidden Ridge Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon)

Eric Greenspan - The Foundry on Melrose, Los Angeles, CA http://www.thefoundryonmelrose.com/
(tasted: Wines of The Accidental Wine Company http://accidentalwine.com/: 2008 Domaine du Tariquet Ugni White Colombard http://www.tariquet.com, 2007 Montebuena Rioja)

Dan Dunn - The Imbiber (Author: Nobody Likes a Quitter and other reasons to avoid rehab: The Loaded Life of an Outlaw Booze Writer) http://www.theimbiber.net/, http://www.playboy.com/imbiber

Steve Livigni - La Descarga, Hollywood, CA http://www.ladescargala.com/
(tasted: Rhum J.M Agricole, Martinique; Ron Diplomatico Anejo, Venezuela http://www.rondiplomatico.com/; Zaya Gran Reserva 12 Year Old Estate Rum, Trinadad)

Adam Leemon - Adam the Wine Guy http://www.adamthewineguy.com/
(tasted: 2006 Slipstream Fastback Shiraz, 2006 Heartland Director's Cut Shiraz http://www.heartlandwines.com.au/, 2006 Massena "11th Hour" Shiraz Barossa Valley South Australia http://www.massena.com.au/)