PinnedMember-onlyThe PappygateIn Frankfort, Kentuky, everyone knows each other, 25,000 people who live in the seat of Franklin County and state’s capital. Despite what you may think, the name doesn’t come from the most famous German city. The town founded in 1786 and had its name from a pioneer killed by Native…Whisky7 min readWhisky7 min read
PinnedMember-onlyThe Ireland’s alcoholic labelsIreland has a great problem with alcoholic diseases, mainly between its younger people. Since 2018 there’s the Minimum Price for spirits, beer and wine, hoping to dissuade many people to buy and drink them. But it isn’t enough, so Irish government in June 2022 said to European Commission its will…Wine Industry4 min readWine Industry4 min read
PinnedMember-onlyA Map to Wine TechHi, readers In 2017 CBInsight published a map of wine tech companies; this map wasn’t updated, and in 5 years (mainly in the last 2s) many things are changed. The map was this one This map wasn’t updated anymore, but was very useful for me to learn what was happening…Wine2 min readWine2 min read
12 hours agoMember-onlyHow I’m using AI for imagesFor the past month or so I have been enjoying using Midjourney, a platform that creates images following user-supplied directions. You reach Midjourney through Discord, and so I used my account to add the server. It wasn’t easy at first, so I did the thing that pretty much everyone does…Artificial Intelligence6 min readArtificial Intelligence6 min read
4 days agoMember-onlyThe Ponzi’s scheme of Bordeaux CellarsThe Ponzi scheme always seems to be the best way to set up a scam. Whether it’s treasury bonds, bitcoins, or bottles of wine, the method invented by Charles Ponzi almost a century ago is always the most widely used by scammers. Look at what Bernie Maddoff did in the…Wine Scam7 min readWine Scam7 min read
May 21Member-onlyAn Intelligent&Artificial BartenderChatgpt is an algorithm that takes questions, compares them with documents it has on file, and provides the answer. While waiting for someone to come up with something besides creating images and some commercial releases, chatgpt has managed to create the world’s best cocktail for a London cocktail bar. Otherworld…AI3 min readAI3 min read
Dec 14, 2022Member-onlyNew Tech trouble. What does it matter to wine?Well, you know it. A guy ‘lost’ some B$ in his crypto exchange, and the problem it isn’t if he stolen these money or is only stupid. I’m not an economist and I know only what I read around, like most of you. The problem is that many people lost…Wine4 min readWine4 min read
Nov 16, 2022Member-onlyWhat’s up with glass?Since February 24, 2022, everything that goes wrong is the fault of the war in Ukraine, indeed, of the invasion of Ukraine by Putin’s Russia. In some ways this is the case, but the war has highlighted some crises that had already begun, such as the increase in the prices…Glass7 min readGlass7 min read
Nov 11, 2022Member-onlyWine on Twitter is boringTwitter is owned by Elon Musk, and in a few days he canceled the board of directors, fired a quarter of the employees, created chaos with the blue check for at least $ 8 a month. So it occurred to me to do an episode on wine-themed tweets to understand…Twitter3 min readTwitter3 min read
Nov 9, 2022Member-onlyRules about wineReally did EU WHO say to reduce the amount of wine in Europe? Well, they didn’t. The fact: the European section of the WHO (World Health Organization) has provided indications to reduce alcohol consumption by 10% by 2025. …Wine4 min readWine4 min read
