One of the lovely things about the wine business, is that you meet such delightful people. And just about the most delightful on the planet are Dominique and Baptiste Grangeon, a fantastically talented brother and sister team, hand crafting stunning wines in a tiny cellar in their parents back garden. What makes them so special? [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Chateauneuf’s down to earth superstars
Posted in Uncategorized on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
And the latest instalment…
Posted in Uncategorized on June 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Thank you for all your comments and views on Help! the conclusion was clear…only 17% suggested we give in, and of the rest most were for ignoring them and getting on with running the business So this is the email I sent to Tony Laithwaite today Hi Tony I hope you are well. I am [...]
Help! What would you do? (case of wine for best suggestion)
Posted in Uncategorized on June 1, 2009 | 35 Comments »
I have just received a letter from Laithwaite’s solicitors, threatening legal action, over some “false and malicious” wording in a press release we put out. The dispute itself is pretty trivial (see box) – what is not trivial is being on the end of a legal action from a company 100x our size Who are [...]
