This is the way.
05.05.2025 18:46
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This is the way.
Klein Constantia. Beautiful estate. Stunning wines. www.the-buyer.net/insight/why-...
A sad loss for Napa Valley and the wine industry- napavalleyfocus.substack.com/p/rememberin...
I’m looking for a travel writer, preferably Indonesian, to write an article in English on Borobudur for the iconic South African magazine, Jack Journal. Email in bio if you are interested. #travelwriting
Looking slick.
Ever wonder what's real and what's fluff with all the recent hype about Personalised AI Wine Recommendation engines? Here is a good primer - open.substack.com/pub/transfor...
For most of Napa, 2020’s fires were a disaster. For Harlan, they led to a permanent change in style.
‘It was like after 20 years of having a relationship with somebody, you realise you’ve missed something so key to them…’
My latest for 67 Pall Mall’s newsletter
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Check out these amazing wineries- is there any where in the world that has more beautiful wineries? insideguide.co.za/cape-town/st...
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Interesting article and discussion. This work should be of interest to some writers and customer-facing trade. I’d love to see some research testing how words influence actual sales but I can see practical problems finding a merchant willing to work with academia and agreeing to publish the results.
Condolences my friend.
Dan Kirby’s profile page on Bluesky.
Dan Kirby @dnkrby.bsky.social has just arrived here. Do give him a follow.
Latest episode of Intoxicating History has landed! Looking at Nelson, Marsala, Lady Hamilton and a bit of Patrick O' Brian. open.spotify.com/episode/0ciA...
🚨 Calling all wine communicators 🚨
Having worked on the inaugural edition of these awards last year, I can heartily endorse them as a way of getting your work recognised. The 2025 entries are now open…
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For wine geeks. South Africa's indigenous cultivars. And no, this article isn't about pinotage. news.wine.co.za/news.aspx?NE...
You know you're in Florida when. . .
Finally finishing some key articles - pmabray.medium.com/the-wine-ind...
A drawing of The Watcher, a bald man with high collar and cosmic crackles in his mind. The artist is Jack Kirby. Below that is a quote by Kirby which reads “I had a guy die on me once, during the war, and he looked up at me and he said ‘What the hell happened? What happened?’ And here I was, just a schmo from the East Side of New York City, y’know, and how do you answer the guy? I told him, ‘You happened.’ See? And that was real. It got me to think how valuable human beings are; and at that moment I discovered my own humanity. In that moment, I discovered everybody else’s.”
Latest podcast episode is all about booze and the Royal Family. Have a listen pod.link/1782189667
The last CIATTI Company report for the year - The headline says it all, "The wine industry continues to undergo its painful reset"
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Just a reminder that I've put together a holiday gift guide for the hard-to-shop-for wine lovers in your life. Happy holiday shopping! www.vinography.com/2...
Game recognizes game.
Recommended reading (and subscribing) if you are in wine + digital or DTC - blog.newvintagelabs.com/are-your-win...
If you are in the wine industry, I highly recommend that you fill out this survey for ProWein - shorturl.at/QNZMf
Worth a watch if you are a winery that cares about wine + digital - www.prowein.com/en/Media_New...
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@dankirby.bsky.social great email today, keep keeping on boy!
This is a guy who deserves way more recognition for all his hard work making the industry better - open.substack.com/pub/transfor...
