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John Says: "Looking to stock your wine cellar at competitive prices?
Or maybe your cellar is overflowing with bottles that are about to age out or filled with wines you simply don’t enjoy anymore.
Perhaps you’re dreaming of building a beautiful, affordable cellar in a closet or basement.

  No matter your budget or goals, MetroWines can help you with every aspect of your wine cellar and collection. Our team has access to exceptional wines at every price point. We can fill your cellar with hidden gems that taste far more expensive than they are, as well as rare collectables that aren’t widely available.

  Or, if you’re looking to reduce your collection, we’ll help you secure the best possible price for your bottles. We also provide expert valuation and liquidation support for estates and legal matters.

  Custom-built cellars are beautiful, but you don’t need to spend a fortune to store wine properly. In many cases, you can store your collection for a fraction of the cost. We will help you identify the ideal spot in your home and show you how to set it up for convenient,
secure, and proper wine storage."

If you spend enough time around wine, you will eventually run into two words that sound almost identical and get used almost interchangeably: viticulture and viniculture. They are close cousins, and the confusion is understandable, but they describe two different stages in the long journey from a bare vine to the bottle on your table. Understanding the difference is one of those small pieces of knowledge that quietly makes you a more confident shopper, because it helps you see why two wines made from the same grape can taste worlds apart. Here is a clear, friendly guide to what each term really means and why it matters to what you pour.

Subscribers to "The Public Palate" will recall Recollection #1 where Lou told us about (what many would later remember) as his early influence on the acting style of classmate James Gandolofini.

The story starts with a post on Wiki:

Girolamo "Jimmy" Palermo (May 16, 1938 – February 6, 2014) was an Italian-born American mobster and longtime underboss of theDe Cavalcante crime family in Elizabeth New Jersey, under the imprisoned boss Giovanni "John the eagle Riggi."

On September 13, 1960, Palermo allegedly murdered Alphonso "Zeeny" Colicchio. Colicchio was the owner of a bar and grill in Elizabeth, New Jersey who had been disrespectful to DeCavalcante boss Nicholas Delmore. On Delmore's orders, Palermo and other DeCavalcante mobsters entered Colicchio's bar and started beating him. When Colicchio resisted, Palermo allegedly shot him to death. Palermo kept the murder quiet for the sake of fellow DeCavalcante mobster Riggi, who was Colicchio's brother-in-law.