How an unsung wine nation opened doors at New York hot spot


NEW YORK: Selling Yugoslav furniture in America prepared Emil Gaspari for an unlikely life as a wine promoter.

After two decades of perseverance and a leap in quality, his native country of Slovenia is gaining recognition in the US, the world’s biggest market. It’s heading into the 2020s with a spot on the wine list at New York’s Hudson Yards, a luxury dining and residential complex where a seven-room penthouse is listed for US$32mil.

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