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Is Wine Liberal? The recent election gives us hints that it just might be. Of course that’s been label that wine has accumulated over the years; that it’s the beverage of the elite and a leftist beverage to boot. And while there are certainly a variety of other ways to interpret the demographics of wine, the liberal/conservative explanation has some legs when you consider the following. Where is wine make? Look at the map below and note those states that…
I’ve been, and will continue to be, a harsh critic of the “natural” wine movement for a number of different reasons. But now it’s time to give credit where credit is due. Alice Feiring has long been a darling of this small movement. She has championed its champions and its wines, defended it against criticism and been on hand nearly where ever necessary to discuss its trends and substance. And of course, she has written extensively about “natural” wine. Today,…
Color me shocked. Shocked I tell you. A new study finding that Canadian Government-owned and run liquor stores offer consumers better prices than privately owned liquor stores as well as better adhering to government regulations was commissioned by the employees union representing workers at government-run Canadian liquor stores. The government employee-commissioned study finding that government employees do a fantastic job at government liquor stores comes as consideration is underway on privatizing government liquor stores. Amazing. Isn’t this a bit like…
It’s entirely possible that outside of bond issues, the most common type of issue voters will register their opinion upon come election day is something to do with the sale of alcohol. It might be Sunday alcohol sales or allowing beer and wine to be sold at retail or allowing mixed drinks in restaurants. You can get a taste of how prevalent votes on alcohol issues are by doing a google news search on “Alcohol Sales Vote”. The return of…
The Myth: The Three Tier System benefits consumers. The Truth: The Three-Tier System provides no benefit to the consumer that they would not otherwise possess from a marketplace without a three tier system. I believe the truth about this three tier myth is so obvious as to not even deserve mention. Yet the myth is so often passed off as truth that in many quarters it is taken as holy writ. Those quarters usually end up being at beer, wine…
