Tom Wark Rembers Jerry

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Curmy was responsible for a lot of we novices getting on the rite track in regards to the juice. Today most of the people writing on wine have an agenda,....money. As stated above he was more interested in the product than what the product could do for him. WW
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Speaking of agendas aka "money"; when I first met Jerry I had just been hired by a winery to sell 5,000 cases of Riesling within a given period of time. If I did so I would be paid a substantial bonus. To make a long story short I took it to Jerry, took him to dinner, drank the wine and offered him a stipend if he reviewed it favorably. His response: That is not the way I work. I will review it favorably only if I like it. And even if I do there is no money involved. Folks I can tell you stories about writers back in those days.

He reviewed it favorably and it flew out the door. All 5,000 cases in less than a month. I offered, he refused.