Recently, the Drinks Business reported that, according to Vin-X’s head of procurement Martin Pruszynski, “fine wine investment has been the best overall performer when total growth across major asset classes since 1988.” No no no no no no NO. Not again. It seems that almost every year I write this retort. My view on this…
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Millennials Aren’t Changing Wine – Access To Information Is
If you read Lettie Teague’s recent WSJ column entry, titled How Millennials Are Changing Wine, you will find some interesting data suggesting that Millennials are not, in fact, changing wine nearly as much as many of us think that they are. First, you’ll have to wade through polemics such as the opening quote from New…
Show Lake County Some Love
4,600 firefighters. 131,000 acres burned (and counting). A little over 5 percent contained. The Valley and Butte wildfires in California are wrecking havoc on thousands of lives, and are taking a serious toll on Lake County wine country in particular. You can help out by visiting LoveLakeCounty.org, a list of donation centers of all stripes…
Wine And Social Media: Not Just For The Tech Savvy
One of the speaking engagements where I scared everyone sh*tless with tough luv for which I was hired earlier this Summer was recently given a write-up in the Corks And Forks section of The Columbian’s website. While I am flattered at the positive mention, I thought it worthwhile (because, hey, I need to kill time…