“Marvin R. Shanken changed our industry. At a time when wine and spirits was a closed and private business, he brought independent, rigorous reporting that helped all of us understand what was really happening in our markets, and America’s wine and spirits wholesalers were proud to be among his earliest supporters. Through Wine Spectator and his other publications, he also made millions of consumers curious, knowledgeable, and confident about what was in their glass. He was a giant, and on behalf of WSWA, I extend our deepest condolences to his family and his colleagues at M. Shanken Communications.”
Francis Creighton, President & CEO, Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America