Weblog: an Archive of our Newsletters and Sales

I’m a bad liar Free Rangers,So, I just don’t bother with it. It was a tough week. Lots of demanding holiday tourists spending maximum time and minimal dollars (and occasionally calling me a liar), a record number of no maskers, and our lowest Turkey Day week sales in...

Well Free Rangers,I’ll skip the current events for the moment. It’s too much. Too dark. And I’m trying not to think about what comes next, especially if new Gerrymandered maps in the red states stand. If 80% of the votes are required to achieve 50% of the seats, we...

Here’s the thing Free Rangers,We’d make more money if we ran a shittier business.If the shop were open 10am - 10pm, and we sold pints of Georgi, red hot garbage booze, and what the professional drunks call “dollar shots”, this business would be far more...

It appears that the discount code may not have been working properly for everyone on the Breuckelen deal.We have resolved the issue and the discount will now be applied properly. If you already purchased but didn’t get the full discount, you’ll be getting a refund for...

Hey Free Rangers,Sorry about that glitch in the Matrix. I’m really trying to get better at sending these notes out on Sunday/Monday. We’ll see how long that actually lasts, but wanted you to know that concerted effort is currently going toward such...

Hey Free Rangers,Sorry about that glitch in the Matrix. I’m really trying to get better at sending these notes out on Sunday/Monday. We’ll see how long that actually lasts, but wanted you to know that concerted effort is currently going toward such...

Hello Free Rangers, Sometimes, when one makes their own deadlines, one slips away. Hence the MIA e-mail last week. Sorry about that. Also, I was applying for a job at the Chronicle for which at least 3 or 4 dozen of you are far more qualified than I. There’s a great...

Ya Know Free Rangers, Some people find me abrasive. No, it’s true. I rub some folks the wrong way. Reasons and excuses exist for individual interactions, but from a mile up it’s largely a defense mechanism. A defense of the limited time we are granted...

Greetings Free Rangers, Recently, I’ve been working on other wine related copy, beside this (mostly) weekly(-ish) note. While I’m just as behind on that as almost everything else at the moment, I had almost forgotten how much I used to enjoy deadlines, back in my...

Bless Me Free Rangers, For I have sinned. It wasn’t until Tuesday that I realized I hadn’t sent an e-mail for the week. But I was also in Northern California, amongst dear friends and a copious pile of local bottles, on an emergency wine tasting mission. Nothing like...