493: Neil Empson Shifted Gears Into Wine

I'll Drink to That! Wine Talk by Levi Dalton

Aug 8, 202301:40:19Arts

Neil Empson is the founder of Empson & Co., an exporter of wines from Italy and other countries. Neil, who was born in New Zealand in 1939, recounts his youthful days driving fast, reselling Ferraris, and meeting with in...

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