Hugh MacLeod
Cartoons drawn on the back of business cards
January 21, 2006
It’s official: Stormhoek is coming to America in March.
[NOTE TO SELF:] How do I ruthlessly exploit this for personal gain?
[ALSO:] I was in Maryport earlier today. I actually saw the now-famous dolphin swimming around. Poor creature.
I'm a cartoonist.
I sell limited-edition prints.
I wrote a book.
I'm CEO of Stormhoek USA, which markets South African wine in the States.
I also draw private commissions.
Prints |
Opening | Current |
|---|---|---|
Bluetrain |
$900 | |
We Need to Talk |
$650 | |
Portfolio #2 |
$300 | |
NY NY |
$275 |
Sounds as though you have missed the UK’s favourite whale http://lewiswhalewatch.blogspot.com/
Build a Gigantic Storehoek Bottle!
http://theheadlemur.typepad.com/ravinglunacy/2006/01/marketing_storm.html
http://theheadlemur.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/bottlefever2.jpg
Here is the upside.
Stormhoek becomes the most talked about wine in the world.
The head lemur makes enough money to build an addition to his house.
What’s not to love about a 40 foot high bottle of wine?
Downside.
Somebody shoots the balloon, South Phoenix talks like donald duck for a week.
Not a bad downside.…
operators are standing by.….….…..
How do I ruthlessly exploit this for personal gain?
For one, I’m a blogger — send me a bottle?
Just thinking out loud…
http://epcostello.net/epicrisis/archives/2006/01/index.php#002099
We ate a delicious dinner tonight at The Stanton Social, after a quick drop by at Helen Narien to pick up a new bag. We had oysters, a nifty spinach and corn salad, potato pierogies, a Kobe beef slider (which I had to follow up with two pulled pork sli…
http://epcostello.net/epicrisis/archives/2006/01/index.php#002099
We ate a delicious dinner tonight at The Stanton Social, after a quick drop by at Helen Narien to pick up a new bag. We had oysters, a nifty spinach and corn salad, potato pierogies, a Kobe beef slider (which I had to follow up with two pulled pork sli…
http://epcostello.net/epicrisis/archives/2006/01/index.php#002099
We ate a delicious dinner tonight at The Stanton Social, after a quick drop by at Helen Narien to pick up a new bag. We had oysters, a nifty spinach and corn salad, potato pierogies, a Kobe beef slider (which I had to follow up with two pulled pork sli…
http://epcostello.net/epicrisis/archives/2006/01/index.php#002099
We ate a delicious dinner tonight at The Stanton Social, after a quick drop by at Helen Narien to pick up a new bag. We had oysters, a nifty spinach and corn salad, potato pierogies, a Kobe beef slider (which I had to follow up with two pulled pork sli…
http://epcostello.net/epicrisis/archives/2006/01/index.php#002099
We ate a delicious dinner tonight at The Stanton Social, after a quick drop by at Helen Narien to pick up a new bag. We had oysters, a nifty spinach and corn salad, potato pierogies, a Kobe beef slider (which I had to follow up with two pulled pork sli…
For those that are lucky enough to be in places like Austin in March, what days and where will they be launching? More specifically, are you guys going to be in the area of SXSW (where I will conveniently be, hoping there’s a bottle or two left for me to take home to Canada)?
Thanks!
I am guessing it would not be difficult to get an invite to the event. Let me know I’ll drive down from Flagstaff for the Phoenix one.
I made my request back in August — http://www.mostlymuppet.com/archives/2005/08/15/vino/ — but I’m happy to make it again: I’d love a bottle of Stormhoek to sample and review (blog).
I changed my mind. Forget it.
But the really good news is we get to drink the stuff a month early at the Naked Conversations SV launch party. Thanks for your roll in that blessin, Hugh.
Free Heinekin Beer for Review
“Free beer for review!” said the email. I don’t drink, but I always love to see how products are marketed. I’ll write a review, I said, after I get a friend or two to sample the beer, which, strangely, wasn’t named in the pitch. The next day, a box arr…