Anya Spethmann

Thanks. I hate it.

Cider & scandal, oh my!

The Cult Napa Cab Market Is Softening After talking to collectors, advisors, and auctioneers, it's clear to see that Napa Valley Cabs are not as hot on the market right now.

I love that this writer granted a source anonymity. Are they in danger because they started drinking California pinot?

robbreport.com/food-drink/w... The Cult Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Market Is Softening

Ontario wine makers raise a glass to newly expanded grape list | CBC News Ontario has added 24 new grape varieties to the list of those eligible for Vintners Quality Alliance certification, a move that winemakers say will help expand the industry beyond traditional growing ...

I’m not sure I personally am lining up to drink Ontario Frontenac Gris, but there’s a market for it and it seems more reasonable than chasing vinifera in places it just doesn’t suit. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Ontario wine makers raise a glass to newly expanded grape list | CBC News

(Except, possibly, a former employer who made a *huge* investment in a dedicated Canadian sales force. Can’t imagine that’s a fun situation for anyone involved.)

In Ontario, we’ve filled it up with local products and nobody’s mad about it.

I would watch the hell out of that.

Imma live in a robot and eat AI. Sounds good.

I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that our former Prime Minister has a serious humiliation fetish.

While we’re at it, how’s about we stop sending Israel weapons?

One of my deeply held beliefs is that if we could condition people to accept how chance affects their lives, they’d be much better equipped to recognize how systemic things impact them.

To that diatribe, there is only one reply:

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I love this film so very much.

every research is painstaking research if you don't want to be doing it

This is, indeed, the correct answer.

A fascinating profile in (non)winemaking, made possible by letting go of dogma. (Carbonated?! Gasp!!)

Cancelling my subscription was very satisfying for many reasons but now I’m in need of music. Tidal? Bandcamp? Am I one of those people now?!!

We need to teach people the difference between being uncomfortable and being unsafe. Because the discomfort of the safest people is endangering the most vulnerable, all day every day.

For the Star today, I wrote about booze, risk, health, and resisting the new Puritanism (while not denying the enormous social costs of alcohol). www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Bordeaux launches the “award for the most insulting retailer towards the wine industry” It would be an understatement to stay that feelings are still running high in Bordeaux after Lidl released its special offer of €1.39 on the second

“the CIVB will be introducing an Award for the most insulting retailer towards the wine industry” pointing out that “Lidl will undoubtedly be among nominees for this unenviable accolade”.

11 quarts of apricots for 20 puny Canadian dollars. Sometimes I love Niagara in the summer.

I just hesitated between signing off an email “Thanks” and “Best” and narrowly escaped “Bhanks” so I think more coffee is not so much in order as critical.

How Much Energy Does AI Use? The People Who Know Aren’t Saying A growing body of research attempts to put a number on energy use and AI—even as the companies behind the most popular models keep their carbon emissions a secret.

AI this, AI that, what about how much energy AI actually uses?

“It blows my mind that you can buy a car and know how many miles per gallon it consumes, yet we use all these AI tools every day and we have absolutely no efficiency metrics, emissions factors, nothing." From the experts:

More supermarkets are shady news.

"Everyone knew, everyone took part, everyone had big salaries and everyone profited.”

(But certainly Ontario should hand off alcohol wholesale to them to go along with retail. What could possibly go wrong?)

CBC investigation finds some big grocers promoting imported food with Canadian branding | CBC News New data from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and a CBC News investigation suggest ongoing problems with country-of-origin signage in Canadian grocery stores. CBC also found questionable Canadian ...

Shocked comma shocked that Canada’s grocers — with their history of ethical dealings — would take advantage of a wave of consumer sentiment.

www.cbc.ca/news/busines... CBC investigation finds some big grocers promoting imported food with Canadian branding | CBC News

But who is ultimately employing these exploited workers? It’s the Champagne houses, who hide behind dodgy agencies. Unless they are named and held accountable, this just looks like whitewashing.

Sage advice.

It was fleeting, unfortunately.

Thanks but my track record says uhhh, welllll …