NeilEmpson & Italian Wine Importers???

Back some 30 yrs ago, when it came to importers of Italian wines, NeilEmpson was pretty much the be all to end all. I still see his wines around from time to time, but not to the degree I used to. When I look at his list of producers...there's not a whole lot that excites me.
So...the questions are:
1. Is NeilEmpson Imports sort of a has-been?? Or are you still liking his wines?
2. What other Italian importers do you particularly like??

My favorites are probably OliverMcCrum and BrianLarky/DellaTerra/

Tom

I think Empson still brings in Marcarini and Pieropan, both of which I like a lot. Plis Einaudi, Lisini, Constanti, etc are pretty decent.

Oliver McCrum I think only does West Coast (though I have gotten a few of his bottles ordered from CA retailers). His portfolio (which I like a lot) has some overlap wth Selected Estates on East Coast.

I find that a fair amount of my Italian wines swer brought in by Winebow and Skurnik