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Eataly's Wine Store Will Close For Six Months
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Lauren Evans
Published Mar 26, 2014
Modified Mar 26, 2014
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Mario Batali's sprawling wine empire, Eataly Vino, is closing its doors for six months at the behest of the State Liquor Authority, which ruled that the emporium violated a manufacturing law that prohibits licensees from selling wholesale products.
“Eataly Vino, New York, regrets that it will close for six months, during which time we will resolve various technical requirements raised by the New York State Liquor Authority,” a spokeswoman for Eataly told DNAinfo.
Batali, along with his partners, chef Lidia Bastianich and her son, Joseph Bastianich, have also been charged with submitting "a false material statement or suppressed information concerning the interest of its LLC members where alcoholic beverages are manufactured, transported or sold at wholesale,” SLA records say.
The settlement requires Batali to pay a fine of $500,000, as well as remove Lidia Bastianich from the liquor license.
The group was notified of the offense via a notice sent by the SLA on February 11, to which the company initially pleaded not guilty. It later amended the plea to "no contest," and agreed to close the store for six months and pay the accompanying fine.
It's not immediately clear when the store will begin its six month hiatus, though a spokesperson told DNAinfo that the owners hope to have it back in business by fall. A thorough parsing of the SLA documents by Eater reveals that the liquor licenses for the Batali empire—which include Del Posto and Babbo—will remain intact despite the wine store's closure.
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