Bursting melons, piracy, pinot trophy – sipped & spit
SIPPED: An invitation to piracy?
A load of 10,000 bottles of Bordeaux 2009 make their way to London via olde tyme sailboat. While the carbon footprint is near zero, someone needs to man the deck to keep an eye out for Bordeaux pirates. Avast me hearties! [dailymail]
SIPPED: fanning the flames?
“When the Chinese are willing to buy your entire year’s production, it is difficult to resist,†says Xavier de Eizaguirre of Chateau Mouton Rothschild. [Telegraph] Reports from other producers are not quite as bold for 2010.
SIPPED: US bling
A bottle of ’45 DRC RC sold for $124k at auction to…an American buyer! Perhaps the Chinese still remain focused on Bordeaux.
SIPPED: tiny profits
Wine.com, which has had troubles over the past decade or more, is making money: about $45 mln in FY2010 revenue, though only $800k profits, or about two percent. FY2011 revenue climbed 26% to $56 million. [bizjournals]
HOW TO maintain the stigma of box wine: prohibit “quality wine” from going in it, as is happening in British Columbia. [Wines & Vines]
Bursting melons! In China, thanks to overdoses of the “growth chemical” forchlorfenuron. US authorities allow it on kiwis and grapes, apparently. [AP]
On May 26th, 2011 at 9:20 am ,James McCann wrote:
Only 30 to 40 more years and Wine.com might find their break even point!
On May 27th, 2011 at 3:53 pm ,If Anyone Cared About Canadian Wine, This Would Be a Problem – Louisville Juice wrote:
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