MJ Towler (a.k.a. @BlackWineGuy) Takes Over the Wine Enthusiast Podcast
Back when we were working on the New York City Issue of Wine Enthusiast, we started to think of it as what would happen if you threw a big wine party in the Big Apple. We asked, “Who would be there?” The team ran through a short list of New Yorkers who’d made a mark in wine or were known for their affinity or influence on it. One person who would certainly be at the center of this party is MJ Towler, podcaster and wine guy ( @blackwineguy on instagram and currently hosting the podcast Beats, Vines and Life ). We asked Towler: If you could invite anyone to this party, who would it be? He quickly answered Mike D of the Beastie Boys. Mr. Diamond is known to be something of a collector and has written reviews of wines. That said, these days he lives in California, not Manhattan. We called his publicist and asked if he’d come to the theoretical party. You never know, right? While we were waiting for an answer, Towler started to get excited about the idea of interviewing Robert Dentice (