Tasting sized pours – they said wha?!
“It’s a marvelous creature, with hair flying everywhere, which launches itself over the vineyards.” – Frank Gehry on the Marques de Riscal winery, which he designed. [EiTB]
“Wine is done for what? The public! Wine is a business. They want to make wine to sell wine. In the U.S. they are honest enough to tell you they want good ratings. They don’t want loser wines.” – Michel Rolland [NYT]
“Given that new markets take time to develop, I would say the next 12 to 24 months will see continued pain before things get better.” -Spokesman for the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation [UPI]
“Synergies and mix from the Vincor acquisition added to operating margin improvements but were mostly offset by competitive market conditions in the UK that did not allow us to pass on the increase in UK duty costs, and the impact of stock compensation expense recognition.” Constellation’s recent earnings [Bev Daily]
“We wanted something special, and we really did it. I don’t know how to top it. This guy’s a living legend. I don’t know if it will ever happen again,” Bruce Cohn said of Willie Nelson’s charity performance at his winery.
Related: “Meeting Michel Rolland” [Dr. V]
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