Neal Rosenthal, wine pioneer and terroir czar, represents for Old School/World

Check out latest word from the battle lines. Neal Rosenthal’s approach to terroir has everything to do with connecting producers and consumers, in a humane, connected way. This is about wine, but it’s really about much more than that — life itself, daresay. You can’t buy exquisite wines made in Maine, but if you’re going to have exquisite wines in your life, you might as well procure them through channels such as Rosenthal’s, where every step on the path is honored. He buys wines the way Rosemont buys cheeses, or olive oil, or prosciutto, or even vegetables from away when we need to: with care, with respect for place.