Wine's Most Fashionable Merchants

The Marciano brothers built Guess into a global style icon. They hope to do the same for a wine store
Wine's Most Fashionable Merchants
The Marciano brothers at Guess headquarters, from left: Maurice, Paul, Christian Navarro and Armand. (Ben Miller)
From the Feb 28, 2015, issue

Since arriving in America, the Marciano brothers have shown they have patience, tenacity and a long-term view If anyone can change the face of luxury wine retailing in America, it might be them. Wine Spectator's Mitch Frank explains.

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