German-born Thomas Henick-Kling developed an interest and appreciation for wine at a young age. When he was just 16, he began accompanying his wine-loving father, a justice of the peace in a lower court, on wine-buying trips, tasting and buying wines from local producers. (In Germany, 16-year-olds can legally drink wine, he says.) “I always liked wine, but to get into the industry, it’s kind of a European thing that you have to be born into it. My father wasn’t a grower or winemaker, so I didn’t pursue it.” His interest in wine was later piqued while he was studying […]