Then the conversation turned to his next venture, wine, and he brightened.
Yet the proprietor of those establishments, Peter Poulakakos, has managed to innovate again with his newest venture, Vintry Wine & Whiskey, nestled in the heart of Stone Street in lower Manhattan.
He said his new venture would try to approach wine differently than The Advocate, which is based on the print model of issuing thousands of wine reviews every other month.
Birichino, a new venture from alumni of Bonny Doon Vineyard, makes wines from Mediterranean grapes grown on the Central Coast and in Lodi.
It is also the principal grape in Tormaresca Chardonnay, one of the first two wines from Piero Antinori's new venture in the far south.
The new venture, called The New York Times Wine Club, will offer members a selection of wines at two price levels, $90 or $180 per six-bottle shipment, and customers can choose to have wine delivered every one, two or three months.
He should remain fully focused on that production and not lead the new venture, though he could oversee the work of the separate, branded-wine team to make sure that the new product is of very good quality.
"It is very satisfying to have personally managed this new venture for the last twenty years, to have seen the style of the wines evolving and the individual personality of Prats & Symington taking shape," reflects Symington.
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