74 / the tasting panel / september 2009
Retailers
P
atrons of Dodd's Liquor City
in Millwood, New York, usu-
ally recommend the wine store
with a warning: Enter with your arms
to your sides and prepare to walk side-
ways. This 35-year-old store is well-
known throughout Westchester Coun-
ty for its well-stocked floor of wines
from around the world. The small
shop, tucked into a nondescript shop-
ping center, nearly bursts horizontally
and vertically with bottles, with all the
intrigue of a great library full of undis-
covered books.
In this case, the librarian is Dodd Farber, a
quick-talking, no-nonsense kind of guy with
a wealth of wine knowledge and opinions,
and no reticence about passing them along.
"People come here knowing nothing about
wine—it's a loose situation," says Farber.
"We like wine, we know wine, so we get
them to try what we like." He adds, "The
whole business is really a hand-sell these
days, but over the years we've developed a
lot of credibility."
Not-So-New Kid
on the
Block
story and photos by Lana Bortolot
Dodd's Liquor City and Kiamie Wine Cellars
renew an old friendship
Dodd Farber, owner of Dodd's Liquor City in Milwood,
NY, calls the Kiamie line-up "a class operation."
