I am highly honored to be on this list. Tom was a major factor in the success of the premium wine industry throwing the yoke of liquor distributors and Gallo's Wine Institute off our necks.
Thanks for remembering the good things we did back in the day.
Some of us on your list go back to the early days when the wine scene started exploding. Try telling today’s newcomers that fortified wine was outselling table wine or that Merlot could not be found. That you could drive up to the Sonoma Valley and fill your own jug from a tap of field blend.
Let me name check you, Tom, for showing me the power and promise of Substack, and sending so many subscribers my way. I'm a bit farther down the timeline and I can certainly agree that 20 years passes quickly; beyond that, it speeds up with every passing year. So enjoy it while it hasn't quite yet started speeding by!
Thanks for the mention, Tom. I'm honored to be among such great company. I hope you keep writing for another 20 years.
Congratulations, Tom! Cheers to the next 20.
Dave
Don't stop now! We need your voice more than ever.
I am highly honored to be on this list. Tom was a major factor in the success of the premium wine industry throwing the yoke of liquor distributors and Gallo's Wine Institute off our necks.
Hello Tom, and congratulations.
Thanks for remembering the good things we did back in the day.
Some of us on your list go back to the early days when the wine scene started exploding. Try telling today’s newcomers that fortified wine was outselling table wine or that Merlot could not be found. That you could drive up to the Sonoma Valley and fill your own jug from a tap of field blend.
Keep up the great work.
Charlie
Wow, Congratulations and here's to 20 more! Honored to be mentioned as part of your successful journey.
Great list of fascinating people. I can definitely empathize with the 20 year blink. 😀
Happy to have made the list and proudly have been reading your work since the beginning!
Let me name check you, Tom, for showing me the power and promise of Substack, and sending so many subscribers my way. I'm a bit farther down the timeline and I can certainly agree that 20 years passes quickly; beyond that, it speeds up with every passing year. So enjoy it while it hasn't quite yet started speeding by!
I echo Dave - here's to 20 more.