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About UsExecutive Director - 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 50 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 on WCBS New York and KFWB Los Angeles is broadcast several times each weekday. 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 Patterson's The Tasting Panel Magazine as a nationwide beverage industry publication. Managing Director - Allison Levine allison@crystalbeverageawards.com Allison Levine, who has been working in the wine industry for the past eight years, is part of 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 since 2006. As part of the Tasting Panel team, she is responsible for brand development and event management. She also manages the Crystal Beverage Awards. Levine also writes occasional features for The TASTING PANEL Magazine. Assistant Managing Director - Lauren Asarnow |
