Everyone predicts the death of cheap wine, but look at last year’s crazy growth!

March 1, 2016 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

As an investment, fine wine’s done better than the Dow over the past year

Liv-ex is slightly higher than a year ago. Dow is significantly lower.

February 29, 2016 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

The Economist’s “Big Mac Index:” How did this become the best measure for whether foreign exchange rates are honest and not manipulated by the government?

THE Big Mac index was invented by The Economist in 1986 as a lighthearted guide to whether currencies are at their “correct” level.   It is based on the theory of purchasing-power parity (PPP), the notion that in the long run exchange rates should move towards the rate that would equalise the prices of an […]

February 28, 2016 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Weeding out pot laws from state to state: US Cannabis regulation totally dis-jointed

Source: The Economist

February 25, 2016 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Think you drink a lot? This chart will tell you

Source: Washington Post

February 24, 2016 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Using Flash on your web site, endangers your business and your users

Adobe Flash opens holes for malware, and hacking exploits.   Users hate what it does to their surfing experience. People who  install ad blocking software cite Flash it as a key motivation.   Even more people forgo the ad blockers and surf with Flash turned off. This post and this one show what your site […]

February 23, 2016 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Wine MIA in IRI 2016 growth categories. Beer & spirits rank high.

Source: IRI 2016 Growth Summit

February 21, 2016 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

It’s been a tough month for big wine company share prices: Treasury soars, Constellation under-performs the Dow.

February 18, 2016 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Most wine drinkers also drink beer & spirits.

February 17, 2016 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

That Comcast outage? It’s not just you. This time it’s nationwide. Comcast says it’s fixed. These graphics say otherwise.

Comcast outage hits cable and internet service across the U.S. A comparison of outage maps from Feb . 15 (above) to Feb. 16 (below) shows the outage seems only to have gotten worse despite Comcast issuing a statement that they had fixed the problem.  Comcast Provided Few Details About Cause Behind Its Feb. 15 Outage […]

February 16, 2016 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More