Tasting sized pours
These tasting-sized pours come from recent wine news:
Constellation is shocked that Vincor’s board rejected its $31/share offer. Hmm, maybe it has something to do with the fact that Vincor’s shares closed today at $34.57?
Direct shipping in Michigan took another step forward. Almost there!
Truck drivers at distributors Peerless and Charmer go on strike in New York: “That means no Grey Goose, Bacardi, Dewar’s, Grand Marnier, Stoli, Blackstone, Ketel…As our supplies dwindle, I’m considering investing in kevlar,” one liquor store employee writes me.
Jancis tries beer for a week in Egypt–and likes it!
Today’s WSJ has a story that Anheuser-Busch is hoping to start a less wet-n-wild advertising campaign for beer around the wholesome theme of “Got beer?” Honestly, who gets paid for these things? Anyone who suggests a “got wine?” campaign will be drawn and quartered. * * * UPDATE: a reader just wrote in saying that Rachel Ray has a T-shirt that reads “Got EVOO?” (as in extra virgin olive oil). I’m contemplating a T-shirt “Got ____? Must be shot!” >;-0
(Incidentally though the proposed beer campaign does have one cute idea for the wine industry: instead of beer and food pairings, they will introduce beer and people pairings along the theme of “who would you like to have a beer with? Paul Newman picks Teddy Roosevelt; Oprah picks Lucille Ball. Wine ads could improve on the concept by adding living people.)
OK, this one has nothing to do with wine, but this image of the royal squeeze is priceless.
On the blogs:
Check out Tom’s photos from the wine warehouse fire.
What’s the point? Christian has a rant about numerical ratings.
Fatemah has posted her WBW #15 round up. Check it out for some local microcuvees.
On November 18th, 2005 at 1:40 pm ,Anonymous wrote:
Joel Gott does “Gott Wine?” but I think that’s clever enough to avoid lynching.
On November 18th, 2005 at 1:49 pm ,Dr. Vino wrote:
Yes, clever enough! We’ll let this one slide…