Marvin Shanken, Publisher of Wine Spectator and Cigar Aficionado, Has Died
30 October 2026 at 22:47
He bought a struggling industry newsletter called Wine Spectator in 1979 and turned it into one of America’s leading tastemakers. He was 83.

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