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Nov 3, 2026
Doug ShaferHOST
And it's a happy ending because then we released the wines.
Doug ShaferHOST
And a year later, it was the December 15th issue of The Wine Spectator, which is my birthday.
Doug ShaferHOST
I still have the issue.
Doug ShaferHOST
Both those wines were reviewed.
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Andy DemskyHOST
it.
Andy DemskyHOST
And then this was also the era.
Andy DemskyHOST
when it was in 2011 or 2012, Relentless won Wine of the Year from Wine Spectator.
Andy DemskyHOST
That was great.
Lisa DahlGUEST
He's also my wine director.
Lisa DahlGUEST
We have 52 Wine Spectator Awards of Excellence under our belt.
Lisa DahlGUEST
We have a wonderful director of operations who's been with me three years, who's worked in some large chains.
Lisa DahlGUEST
My significant other happens to be our IT and what he does in marketing and having our brand recognized in the sophisticated way that he does to all the media.
KevinHOST
Yeah, and it's really difficult to summarize what Marvin really means to this industry because his influence reaches so far beyond one magazine.
KevinHOST
He had launched Wine Spectator.
KevinHOST
He had done some other things.
KevinHOST
He had a career that spans really five decades, Mel.
KevinHOST
so you may not know, but the 100 point scale rating that so many people utilize across the cigar industry, Marvin Schenken created that.
KevinHOST
He established that.
KevinHOST
He really established it for Wine Spectator.
KevinHOST
And then when he launched Cigar Aficionado, he just brought it forth.
DonHOST
Chef Roy Yamaguchi was just honored with a lanai at the Culinary Institute of America's New York campus, recognizing his impact.
DonHOST
And the entire industry is pouring out tributes following the recent passing of Marvin Schenken, the legendary publisher of Wine Spectator, who died at 83.
speaker_0HOST
When you look at the enduring legacies of people like Roy Yamaguchi or Marvin Schenken, it becomes clear that true legacy and hospitality isn't just built on the perfect flavor of a dish or a high rating in a magazine.
speaker_0HOST
It is built on human mentorship.
Audie CornishHOST
All right, so what's in your group chat, Doug?
Doug HeyePANELIST
So Marvin Schanken was the publisher and founder, you've certainly covered him, Sarah, of Wine Spectator, and he founded Cigar Aficionado, which when it launched in the early 90s, cigar smoking was not popular, and the magazine was clearly going to fail.
Doug HeyePANELIST
My father was a survey member of when they first decided to launch this, and he said, I'll subscribe, but nobody else will.
Doug HeyePANELIST
It's a terrible idea.
Mark GillespieHOST
Shankin purchased what was then Malt Advocate magazine from founder John Hansel in 2010 and renamed it Whiskey Advocate.
Mark GillespieHOST
He also published The Wine Spectator and Cigar Aficionado magazines, along with promoting Whiskey Fest and the Big Smoke events.
Mark GillespieHOST
Our condolences go out to Marvin's wife, Hazel, and their entire family, along with our colleagues at Whiskey Advocate.
Mark GillespieHOST
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healy didn't make many friends in the whiskey industry this week.
speaker_0HOST
Well deserved.
DonHOST
And we are mourning the loss of a true titan, Marvin Schinken, the publisher of Wine Spectator,
speaker_0HOST
who passed away at 83.
speaker_0HOST
A legend.
Don KavanaughHOST
Well, it
Oliver StylesHOST
wasn't a wine spectator.
Don KavanaughHOST
Yes, indeed.
Don KavanaughHOST
Indeed.
Don KavanaughHOST
And we've put out an obituary today written by Blake Gray, our US editor, who's had a lot to do with both wine writing, the Wine Spectator and so forth.
Don KavanaughHOST
I mean, he was even contacted by the New York Times to comment on Mr. Shanken's passing.
Don KavanaughHOST
And he makes a very good point that while Robert Parker probably changed how wine is made, more than anybody else in the
Don KavanaughHOST
that it was a big thing a rich thing it was a you know and it was a very lifestyle thing as much as anything else which i suppose when you look at you know the fact that he was a massive cigar aficionado as well and um clearly like to live life to the full probably isn't startling breaking news to anybody.
David GarofaloHOST
And Marvin Shanken did it, took a chance on publishing a high-end magazine and escalating the cigar industry as he did.
David GarofaloHOST
He had Wine Spectator already out there.
David GarofaloHOST
and wine always looked at as prestige products, cigars not so much.
David GarofaloHOST
He says, I think I can change that, and he did.
Nick AmbeliotisGUEST
big time.
David GarofaloHOST
Yeah.
Nick AmbeliotisGUEST
Same thing back in the late 70s, early 80s with Wine Spectator.
Nick AmbeliotisGUEST
It was a big deal going to the ratings system.
Abe DababnehHOST
We want to take a moment to remember him.
Abe DababnehHOST
Not just the founder of Cigar Aficionado, Wine Spectator magazine.
Abe DababnehHOST
When he launched Aficionado in 1992, he introduced an entirely new audience to handmade cigars and the people behind him.
Abe DababnehHOST
He gave our industry a bigger voice and helped People understand the craftsmanship and what goes behind a cigar.
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