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David M. Bueker
Riesling Guru
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Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:52 am
Connecticut
David M. Bueker wrote:The guy is a serial lawsuit filer.
Paul Winalski
Wok Wielder
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Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:16 pm
Merrimack, New Hampshire
David M. Bueker
Riesling Guru
34361
Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:52 am
Connecticut
Steve Edmunds wrote:I remember around the time I first became involved in the wine business someone with a name like Philip Seldon was the editor or publisher of a wine magazine called Vintage, which, if I'm not mistaken, had a sometimes contributor named Tom Hill. So It's possible, I suppose, that Tom has followed this story from the very start?
Dale Williams
Compassionate Connoisseur
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Tue Mar 21, 2006 4:32 pm
Dobbs Ferry, NY (NYC metro)
Tom Troiano wrote:But to be accurate this is not really about the wine its about the owner callig him a "disgusting human being", correct?
I'm sure there's WAY MORE to this story but why would any wine shop refuse to credit the unused bottles?
Steve Edmunds wrote:I remember around the time I first became involved in the wine business someone with a name like Philip Seldon was the editor or publisher of a wine magazine called Vintage, which, if I'm not mistaken, had a sometimes contributor named Tom Hill. So It's possible, I suppose, that Tom has followed this story from the very start?
PhilipSeldon: Yup...I know him....followed him from the very start. He founded one of the first good wine magazines, Vintage, back in
the mid-'70's (prolly afore your time, Mary). I, in fact, wrote maybe 4-5 articles for Vintage. The magazine probably went under
around 1980 is my recollect. Still have an unbroken set of Vintage magazines.
Philip started w/ an Architecture magazine, I believe, afore starting Vintage. It was a pretty decent magazine w/ lots of good articles.
A real wine publication.....not what passes for wine journalism these days which is mostly a compilation of tasting notes w/ associated
scores. In the later yrs, he hired HankRubin (founder of the PotLuck restaurant...which focused on fresh/seasonal ingredients afore
AliceWaters made it trendy; wine Q&A columnist in BonApetit...back when it was a Pillsbury publication; first SFChron wine columnist)
as the Editor; who was my Editor and one of the finest gentlemen I've ever met in the wine industry.
I never met Philip in person (he was a resident of NYC), but had several phone conversations w/ him afore I started writing for Hank.
I sent in an Letter-to-the-Editor once that disputed some point he had made. He called me on the phone and berated me for thinking him
and idiot (which I did not) and talking down to him. Other other phone conversations were fairly civil, though he pretty much made it
clear he thought me a "nobody" (which I, in fact, was...and still am).
Other peoples interactions w/ Philip were not so friendly. He was wont to sue at the drop of a hat and did so frequently over trivial issues.
Other friends described him as condescending and arrogant...but that was not my take. He left Hank with a lot of unpaid $$'s for his
services as Editor. Which Hank never recovered.
After Vintage closed shop, I lost all contact w/ Philip. Friends related that he would still show up on the wine-tasting scene in NYC
from time to time. He wrote the "Wine Tasting for Idiots" book or some such silly tome. I wasn't impressed w/ it. I presume he is still alive.
That's about all I can relate.
James Roscoe
Chat Prince
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Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:43 pm
D.C. Metro Area - Maryland
James Roscoe wrote:I have a bottle of the Cune Rioja at home which I bought after tasting. I believe it was $12.99 in Annapolis.
Personally I would have called Seldon a stupid son of a beech!
Hoke
Achieving Wine Immortality
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Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:07 am
Portland, OR
dposner wrote:I did find the judge's decision online
not a long read, but not very exciting either
http://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/ot ... 543-u.html
dposner wrote:I did find the judge's decision online
not a long read, but not very exciting either
http://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/ot ... 543-u.html
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