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Horrible news. Hail devastates Vouvray.
- Thread starter Brad Kane
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Oswaldo Costa
Oswaldo Costa
originally posted by Jay Miller:
originally posted by VLM:
I feel like we should do something for Francois. Kickstarter?
I'd be in.
+1
originally posted by Marc D:
Buy futures of his 2014 Vouvray and fizz?
I'd be in for a few cases.
Careful!! One vigneron is quoted as saying “Even the harvest next year is compromised because the branches will not have time to mature by the end of the summer.”
originally posted by Tim York:
originally posted by Marc D:
Buy futures of his 2014 Vouvray and fizz?
I'd be in for a few cases.
Careful!! One vigneron is quoted as saying “Even the harvest next year is compromised because the branches will not have time to mature by the end of the summer.”
Yes. If the canes are damaged (which they are), it won't be so easy to get fruit in 2014.
Jay Miller
Jay Miller
originally posted by Tim York:
originally posted by Marc D:
Buy futures of his 2014 Vouvray and fizz?
I'd be in for a few cases.
Careful!! One vigneron is quoted as saying “Even the harvest next year is compromised because the branches will not have time to mature by the end of the summer.”
Well, then 2015 futures.
Ian Fitzsimmons
Ian Fitzsimmons
Futures or loans? Who here knows how to set up a Kickstarter-type mechanism? Joe?
There are tax issues (plural with good cause) with giving money - trust me, I know from the frost experience last year. It's simplest to buy the wines already in circulation, as a show of support, and to let the importer/distributor know that you're standing ready to buy subsequent releases as they come into the market. Yes, I am a self-interested importer and distributor, so feel free to disregard.
Tristan Welles
Tristan Welles
originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
originally posted by Jay Miller:
originally posted by VLM:
I feel like we should do something for Francois. Kickstarter?
I'd be in.
+1
In
Tristan Welles
Tristan Welles
originally posted by Brad Kane:
Hopefully, Francois and others are insured.
Insured yes, but in any small agri-business cash flow interuption is never fully recompensed, even if insured to the max.
David Erickson
David Erickson
originally posted by Yixin:
There are tax issues (plural with good cause) with giving money - trust me, I know from the frost experience last year. It's simplest to buy the wines already in circulation, as a show of support, and to let the importer/distributor know that you're standing ready to buy subsequent releases as they come into the market. Yes, I am a self-interested importer and distributor, so feel free to disregard.
No, this is a really good idea, especially since it requires no special organizational skills, and nobody can ever criticize it for being mismanaged. Buy a case of Vouvray today, for a better tomorrow.
Jay Miller
Jay Miller
If he has the stock on hand perhaps he could do a deluxe release of a few recent vintages at higher than market prices. Something like a special '08-'11 Hail Relief Release at 2-4x normal pricing?
originally posted by Brad Kane:
Or perhaps some sweet wine from Pinon can enter the market? We all know he makes it, even if it's not always brought in.
Not to mention the elusive sec!
Someone could mule him the cash, of course.originally posted by Don Rice:
Even subtracting X% taxes that's still (100-X)% net to the vigneron that can be directly put to use. Worth looking into. I'd like to do more than just buy the wine (but of course I will do that too).