Posts Written OnMay 08, 2009

Friends of Sisson Family Fundraiser is TONIGHT @ Bedell Cellars

Just a quick reminder about the fundraiser for the family of Ben Sission tonight at Bedell Cellars. From the event website: The Sisson Family Fund has been set up in our friend Ben Sisson's memory to help financially support his wife Alice Wise and their children Ethan and Emma during these difficult times. Our primary goal is to enable Alice, Ethan and Emma to remain in their family home as the children mature and to allow the family to maintain a continuing quality of life within their community of family and friends. Our enduring friendship and love of Alice, Ben,…

TasteCamp 2009: An Interview with Lyle Fass

Today, talk with the one, the only Lyle Fass about his experiences at TasteCamp EAST 2009. Lyle has been in and around wine since he was 19. Of course he started drinking it when he was 21. Most of his background is in retail buying for Crush, Chambers Street Wines and The Wine Shop in Manhattan. Before he arrived in NYC he he learned the ropes of retail in Boston at The Wine Press, Brookline Liquor Mart and The Wine Bottega. His blog Rockss and Fruit has a loyal, devoted readership and has been featured numerous times in the paper…