Courtesy of Dan Fredman Winemaker Sean Thackrey died over the Memorial Day weekend after a long bout with cancer. He was in every sense a renaissance man, amateur historian, writer, artist, curator and gallerist, a dabbler in arts high and low and, especially, vinous. His singular creations, made for his self-named brand, included blends like
The art dealer turned maverick winemaker pursued wines of character over convention; he also amassed one of the world’s largest collections of historic wine books and manuscripts