Tweet Thanks to Robert McIntosh at The Wine Conversation for pointing me to this story. Orbital collapses into administration. The worst news to come out of this is that the folks with the company (10 of them) have all been laid off. The somewhat better news is that there is still a chance that the [...]

Tweet So I was chatting with my friend Ken today, killing time this Friday before Christmas, and I stumbled upon this: Dumbfounded, I had to seek assistance. Here’s the conversation that ensued: Josh: you’re a lawyer, can you explain this? http://www.flickr.com/photos/50783537@N00/2125978368/ Ken: lol Ken: whah Ken: what are they offering? Josh: i have no idea [...]

Tweet A question to you, dear readers: How do you feel about your tax dollars going toward financing California wine country junkets for foreign wine writers? According to an article today in the Sac Bee, the Wine Institute is organizing trips and funneling public cash to do just that. From the article: These traveling crews [...]

Tweet My last post on package design has prompted some great comments, which is wonderful. I was trying to be provocative after all. One common thread I noticed when I talk to folks in person about packaging and that I saw reflected in some of the comments on here is the notion that packaging is [...]

Tweet I’m going to interrupt my pinot recipe series here. My apologies in advance for slipping back into wine marketing, but it’s what I’ve been dealing with all week and I thought I’d share. Wine Packaging is Sad I’ll get this out of the way right up front – direct to consumer wine packaging is [...]