Kicks, Beats & Vines: Lyle Fass’ Unique Journey Through The World of Wine
MJ’s guest today is Founder and President of Fass Selections, Lyle Fass. Lyle has over 25 years of experience in the wine business, and has served as the founding wine buyer at Crush in New York City, as well as the German wine buyer at Chambers Street. He founded Fass selections in 2013 and has grown it to be one of the leading importer retailers in the United States. Fass Selections specializes in wines from France, Italy, Germany, and Switzerland.
In this episode, MJ and Lyle talk about Lyle’s early days growing up in NYC, his long career in the wine industry, and everything in between. Lyle shares his early fascination with wine, particularly his initial desire to discover what makes some bottles more expensive than others. Lyle and MJ also discuss sneakers and hip-hop, as Lyle is an aficionado of both!
A huge thank you to Lyle Fass!
Follow him on IG at @grapeylyle and @fassselections
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This episode’s in studio wines:
2016 Thörle Hölle Spätburgunder Trocken
2019 Domaine Rebourgeon Pommard 1er Cru “Les Pezerolles”
2020 Domaine Partage (Gilles Berlioz) Chignin-Bergeron “Les Christine”