April 14, 2020
Jeanne O’Brien Coffey

As people hunker down at home, wineries and liquor stores are trying to stay connected with their customers via Zoom…I recently joined an event with Acker Wines in New York City – hosted by Chairman John Kapon and featuring Aldo Sohm, chief sommelier at Le Bernardin…”
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April 17, 2020
Paul Sullivan

“Sitting back, glass of wine in hand, John Kapon, the bespectacled chairman of Acker Merrall & Condit, a 200-year-old shop for fine and rare wines, leads scores of wine lovers in twice-weekly tastings…”
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April 17, 2020
Dave McIntyre

“The wine retail market has been surprisingly resilient,” says John Kapon, the third-generation chairman of Acker Wines in the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Acker, also known as Acker, Merrall & Condit over its lifetime, is celebrating its bicentennial, having been founded in 1820 as a purveyor of high-end foods and drink…”
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