Editor and owner of Wine Spectator and Cigar Aficionado.

If you are into wine or cigars, you know this man’s legacy. I consider myself a wine enthusiast and 95% of what I know about grapes has come from Wine Spectator.

I only dabble in the leaf, but do occasionally pick up an issue of Aficionado.

He had an impact on both industries. RIP.

RIP sir

when I was in the grocery biz, Wine Spectator was a go to for ratings of various wines,

There was a period around the early 00's where both magazines had some really good articles. Thank you Mr Shanken.

A couple of decades ago, I subscribed to Cigar Aficionado for a year when I was well under way in my cigar obsession. I thought Shanken was an excellent interviewer, he can converse on a wide range of topics, not just cigars, I have watched his talks with Michael Jordan, Arnold Schwarzenegger. And the guy obviously had access to the greatest smokes. Here is a small sample. the longer interview is on You Tube.

RIP