The final wine-shop stop that day was Bottlerocket Wine &Spirit (5 West 19th Street; 212-929-2323; bottlerocketwine.com), just north and west of Union Square.
It is that new openness ofspirit "a readiness to try new things" in Crook's words, that has fueled the business that he founded and now runs - a wine importing company.
If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee ofwine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.