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Month: November 2018

November 23, 2018September 1, 2019

Opinion: Why I Dislike Brands and Still Champion the Consumer

In Honor of Salvy, a True Wine Warrior Some of us in the wine world tend to look at branded wine with disdain. As a general rule, we don’t approve of focus-groups, big-dollar ad campaigns, laboratory shenanigans or distribution monopolies that crowd out the little guy. We don’t like that brands tend to exploit the […]

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