Wines for Humanity

It's a knife-selling company based around the Tupperware party/Avon lady model. As far as I can tell they all work by exploiting people's social networks for customers (actual networks, not internet Facebook friends) and by combining marketing/sales with social events. There's usually some kind of pyramid deal where you recruit salespeople and get a cut of their sales. It all seems kind of gross to me.

I don't know any of the wines in the "portfolio" on that site, but if I were to make an extremely uneducated guess I'd say that it's all goofy bulk juice. It looks like most of it is goofy overseas bulk juice so the reps can go "Whaaaoaooo now this stuff is a little different then you're used to; it's FRENCH!"
 
John,
Thanks for the comments.
I know nothing about it but was intrigued by the charity portion of the process.
I really don't care about the structure or the wines; they are for someone else to buy or not. I was just really pleased to see somebody taking an interest in the charities listed on the site.
Slock is slock and crap is crap; but there's one born every minute and if they are going to spend on such things, good on them that part of it goes to worthy causes.
I'd be very interested in somebody responding that has had some interaction with them - nice to know if its bullshit or real.
Best, Jim
 
Maybe someone should tell them that sekt is also made from elbling. Some of that USD2 could go towards education...
 
Sort of related, Jim, you probably know that our own Maureen Nelson has been helping to organize the D.C. Hearts Delight auction for many years, returns from which go the the American Heart Association. Not exactly the same thing, of course, but apropos wine and charity ...

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www.heartsdelightwineauction.org
 
originally posted by Florida Jim:
I was just really pleased to see somebody taking an interest in the charities listed on the site.
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Religious charities are often not on my "to give" list. Too much other baggage in their baggage.
 
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