Thomas Pellechia has been in the wine business for twenty years. He is an owner of is-wine, a popular wine shop in New York City (www.is-wine.com) that receives top ratings from Zagat's gourmet guide. A former vintner, he has written articles on wine for a variety of publications, including Wine Enthusiast, Wines & Vines, Slow Food International, Slow Wine International (Italy), and Decanter (UK). He lives in upstate New York.