Patrick "Pat", has been around (he has the grey hair to prove it). From spending time in Napa, New York, and Wilmington (twice) he certainly has gotten to know what works in wine from market to market.
The thing I've always enjoyed about selling to, and tasting with, Pat has been his shoot from the hip approach and lack of platitude. He tells it like it is, isn't interested in reinventing the wheel, but wants to create a genuinely awesome place to work and shop at.
I think he's achieved this and I was interested to get his take on why some things work in other cities but aren't quite here yet, a subject I'll probably broach with more of my buyers as this podcast evolves.
Pat was a little nervous at the beginning but I think this is worth a listen to see what it's like to work in a store setting, and what they're trying to provide for their customers.
