{
  "id": 17281296,
  "title": "Marvin Shanken, Publisher of Wine Spectator and Cigar Aficionado, Has Died",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/marvin-shanken-publisher-of-wine-spectator-and-cigar-aficionado-has",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-30T19:47:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New York Times",
    "slug": "the-new-york-times",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/30/dining/drinks/marvin-shanken-wine-dead.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "He bought a struggling industry newsletter called Wine Spectator in 1979 and turned it into one of America’s leading tastemakers. He was 83.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Marvin R. Shanken, Longtime Publisher and Editor of Wine Spectator, Dies at 83",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/marvin-r-shanken-longtime-publisher-and-editor-of-wine-spectator-dies",
        "published": "2026-10-30T22:58:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}