Mike and Steve talk about what it takes to be profitable when shipping wine direct to consumers, wines from not well known wine regions, Bethany Frankl's  new venture, biodynamic vineyards and vegan wine? Not really.

Steve and Mike review the final figures on some of the Vintage Wine Estates  sales as well as what might be the future for the new owners. They cover a few of the more significant sales. There is also a discussion of a couple of the companies that have purchased VWE properties.

Steve and Mike talk about the failure of direct to consumer sales, the holes in the distribution model and a follow up on the Vintage Wine Estates  bankruptcy auction.

Steve and Mike discuss the ongoing saga of Vintage Wine Estates and the sell off of their assets. Exactly how much is a Napa Valley winery worth? There is also a lengthy discussion of moving product around the world and the importance of competent shipping contractors.

Steve and Mike are without adult supervision this week. You know what that means. The discussion starts out with cult organization and devolves into composting our own poop. This week's cuationary tale is all about how to set up for failure. And there's a little discussion about vineyards and grapes and stuff.

Mike and Steve are without the guiding influence of Heather this week. They talk about winery cooling systems and how to fix deficient grapes. There is also discussion of wierd grapes, a minor wine criminal and bag in box wine. They close out the episode with the bulk wine market and how to plant. spiral vine.

Steve and Mike are flyin without our hall monitor since Heather was called into the winery. We talk about starting a religion, harvest stuff, when to run from a vineyard and making coffee. 

In this discussion Heather Mike and Steve discuss a couple interesting wines picked up at bargain prices. The second half of the episode devolves into a speculation on the influence of AI in winemaking culminating with the ultimate demise of the human race at the hands of rifle wielding monkeys and racoons.

Steve Heather and Mike talk about a bankruptcy auction and buying used equipment along with advice on buying a distressed winery. 

Steve and Heather are still Mikeless. They discuss a thing called Sensory Olympics as well as some other methods tasting rooms migh use to draw in consumers and make money.