January 2026

The Great Alcohol Downshift: The Industry Pretends Not to NoticePart 2: Financial Whiplash and the Fight to Stay Relevant

By the time leadership teams admit a demand story has changed, financial markets are usually already two steps ahead. That

Part 1: How Demand Quietly Left the BuildingFor decades, the global alcohol industry has been telling itself a comforting fairy

An injury, a cast, and a city that looks away reveal how emotional intelligence collapses in public space, and why

Why women have always controlled wine’s power. Why does the industry still resist admitting it? The Matriarchs of the VineFrom

Every woman has been told to be “ready for anything.” We are urged to keep a first-aid kit in the

The Two-Handed Conspiracy: Notes from the “Temporarily Disabled” More than one in four adults in the United States, roughly 70