Goings On at Kermit Lynch

I have, of course, bought a fair number of Kermit Lynch wines over the yrs and, in fact, back in the '70's, met the guy in his store in Berkeley.
KermitLynch

They are in National distribution and available here in NM and to purchase on-line. I find, often, that their wines tend to be a bit on the pricey side.

I was just up in Denver/Boulder and picked up the usual odd stuff, mostly Italy, that I tend to buy. Freisa/Terrano/Fumin/Mayolet/etc. Weird stuff that interests me. I was noticing as I log them in that many of them were from Kermit Lynch.

So I took a look at their WebSite and found a whole ton of interesting producers. I had no idea that KL had penetrated the Italian market so deeply.

Also on their WebSite, I see that Bruce Neyers is still the head of their National distribution. I thought he'd left to run his wnry long ago exclusively. I also see that Kermit is a musician and has several of his CDs for sale there.

Take away...I need to pay more attention to the KL wines.
Tom

"their wines tend to be a bit on the pricey side".

I'd say, plus I cannot seem to unsubscribe to their newsletter.

Kermit's son Anthony has stepped into a major role there, which has included finding a lot of Italian stuff. He's doing a great job.

[Robin Garr]

I've been a big fan of Kermit Lynch since the very ... um, for a long time. By the time his wines get over here to Louisville (where I'm fortunate that one major retailer has a strong relationship with Kermit and brings in a lot of his stuff), I can't say that the QPR is out of line against the competition.

I haven't kept a close eye on the portfolio as a whole, but I feel like I still regularly see stuff that's not too expensive, and like they've done a good job keeping the lower end fresh.

(As a kid in the East Bay, I never knew anything about Kermit Lynch, just wondered what that funny-looking building was on San Pablo Avenue, and why they didn't have any lit-up windows like Jay Vee or Pic 'n' Pac or all the other liquor stores.)