21: Ned Benedict

I'll Drink to That! Wine Talk

Levi Dalton

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4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2012

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Ned Benedict, who has since passed away, shared some memorable stories about his time working in the New York restaurant scene and his then role as a partner in Grand Cru Selections, an import and distribution company based in New York City.

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0:00.0	I'm Levy Dalton and this is all drink to that where we get behind the scenes of the wine business. Oh, Ned Benedict on the show today.
0:25.0	Ned is the partner in Grand Cruise selections and has a long history in the wine business in New York.
0:32.0	A man with true knowledge and true stories that are not only entertaining, but also lend a lot of perspective to what's been happening in New York and the wine market in the last few years.
0:42.0	Ned Benedict on the show today.
0:43.6	Ned is the partner at Grand Cruise Selections and all around Bon Vivant.
0:48.0	Welcome to the show.
0:48.8	Thank you very much.
0:49.8	Let's talk a little bit about who you are.
0:51.6	Who are you?
0:52.7	Who am I?
0:54.2	So, I don't know.
0:56.9	Well, let's take it back, a little bit.
0:59.4	Career and the restaurant industry.
1:00.6	OK, so I started in the mid 80s in Manhattan. Okay. After
1:04.8	college sure I moved to New York and I needed some money. Yeah well I had no
1:09.7	motivation skills. Oh so I know where you ended up.
1:14.0	I had nothing to exchange for money.
1:16.0	Yeah.
1:17.0	And every month I had to pay my rent.
1:19.0	I moved into an apartment for $400 a month.
1:21.0	And every month I needed to pay that. So I said...
1:25.0	Is that how the system works these days? I could steal stuff and sell it.
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