Back in my old life in finance there was a “thing” called the black box. This has nothing to do with the recording devices on planes. This is an idea generator that secretive hedge funds would use. It’s the way they processed the info around them and then came out with trade ideas, but no …
You might have noticed that I didn’t post anything all last week. It’s not through lack of trying, trust me, it’s more through complete lack of time! I was in Bordeaux all week with a posse of wine geeks getting through the most insane itinerary during one of the most important weeks in the Bordeaux …
There’s just one more week to go before the great and the good of the wine world head over to Bordeaux for the annual Primeur Week tastings. That little period between Monday and Friday will determine much of rest of the year’s trading in the wines of arguably the world’s most famous red wines. But …
Quite a topical post this one, as I’m just on the train back into London on my way back from Bordeaux. I’ve been out there for three days travelling round with JB and a couple of others tasting the 2014 vintages from the great and the good of Bordeaux. And yes, before you ask, it …
I don’t really want to keep going too long on one topic really. It’s meant to just be a few thoughts and a few pointers to help everyone on their way. If I keep going it’s just going to turn into a bit of a rant. So in the vague hope of avoiding that, I’m …
