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Founded in 1976, Wine Spectator is the world’s most influential source of wine information, both in print and on the Internet. Wine Spectator editors review more than 11,000 wines each year in blind tastings, and each issue contains from 400 to more than 600 wine reviews with detailed tasting notes and analysis. The magazine sets stringent standards for itself and relies on the proven abilities and experiences of its editors as tasters and critics. WineSpectator.com, launched in October 1996, features more than 400,000 wine ratings, tasting reports, news and features, editors' blogs, videos and other original content you won't find anywhere else. In 1981, Wine Spectator launched its Restaurant Awards program, which recognizes restaurants whose wine lists offer interesting selections, are appropriate to their cuisine and appeal to a wide range of wine lovers. The program reviews restaurant wine lists on three levels: the Award of Excellence, with 2,453 current winners; the Best of Award of Excellence, with 1,215 current winners; and the Grand Award, with 91 current winners. Winners are located in all 50 states and over 75 countries. For more information, please visit www.winespectator.com or follow @WineSpectator on Twitter and Instagram.

The Brewers Association is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit trade association. The association is an organization of brewers, for brewers, and by brewers. More than 8,000 U.S. brewery members and 30,000 members of the American Homebrewers Association are joined by allied trade members, beer wholesalers, retailers, individuals, other associate members and the Brewers Association staff to make up the Brewers Association. CraftBeer.com was created by the Brewers Association, the trade association of brewers, for brewers and by brewers, with a mission to communicate the passion, authenticity, excitement, creativity, camaraderie and joy of the craft beer community. The Brewers Publications supports the mission of the Brewers Association by publishing books of enduring value for amateur and professional brewers as well as titles that promote understanding and appreciation of American craft beer. Learn about our history here: http://bit.ly/BAHistory. Read our Community Guidelines: http://bit.ly/BASocial

Founded in 1972 by Michael C. Bellas, BMC began as a data services firm, publishing a series of beverage market reports and a comprehensive beverage directory. Today, our research and data division, BMC Research, offers more than 30 U.S. and global market reports regarding the beverage industry. In addition, BMC Research is also home to the beverage industry’s first ever all-inclusive, all-channel database with market forecasts—DrinkTellTM. In the 1990s, BMC expanded into the management consulting and advisory sectors. Today, BMC Strategic Associates offers a wide range of management consulting services throughout the supply chain to companies, entrepreneurs and investors through in-depth knowledge and experience, while BMC Advisors handles the financial needs of CPG and finance industry clients. At present, our staff counts among its ranks many of the most knowledgeable beverage, food and CPG experts in the world. With distinguished records of success in their professional careers along with diversified nationality and professional experiences, our staff members help industry leaders, emerging companies and investment firms thrive in a competitive and continually evolving marketplace. In addition, our global network of contacts enables us to maintain the most thorough and up-to-date reserve of industry-related knowledge anywhere. In addition, for more than two decades, BMC has annually co-hosted The Beverage Forum, gathering global industry leaders and experts to discuss the current and future status of the global beverage industry. In the past few years, we’ve added our successful interactive breakout sessions that deliver essential industry information and thought-provoking analysis.