Irreverent jottings from a widely-travelled wino...
Sunday, November 09, 2014
Raise a glass to the outsiders who've shaken up the wine world
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Greg Lambrecht What does Greg Lambrecht have in common with Herbert Allen, Dennis L Burns and Elon Musk? He's used his exper...
Learning from Majestic - A request for cash
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I need a new battery for my MacBook Air laptop. Please would you send me a pound* to help to pay for it. I understand that the previou...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Why the Tesco story is part of a bigger UK retailing picture
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Following today's news that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is moving in on the Tesco £263m auditing 'black hole', I suspe...
Friday, October 24, 2014
Pontet Canet or Francois Hollande? Which do you respect?
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Picture from the Independent Francois Hollande is currently le Président de la République Française . He enjoys an approval rating o...
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Tesco: the giant canary in the mine
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' Commercial income ' like 'c ollateral damage ' is one of those attractively anodyne expressions that hides a decidedl...
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Thursday, October 23, 2014
In praise of hobbyhorses
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"Get off your hobbyhorse..."; "Stop banging on..."; "Can't you just change the subject..." Pity the...
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Sex and wine
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Original image to be found here As I write this, somewhere in the world, millions of people are having sex. Making love. Shagging. Fu...
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Monday, October 20, 2014
Crimea and Punishment
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Ok, first things first. Crimea is legally part of Ukraine and Ukraine is not part of Russia. And, speaking as someone who has both just...
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Thursday, October 16, 2014
The shrinking shelf, and what Dr Who has to teach the wine world
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The famous Dr Who Tardis. Most wine producers seem to imagine that retailers' shelves and store-rooms are miraculous places t...
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