Good Bye Good Wine
The chairman of the PLCB has resigned, and a CEO at twice the salary has replaced him. Unfortunately, that's really bad news for those of us who had been flocking in for the Chairman's Choice wines. Nationally recognized for the bargain prices on superb wines, the program was the brainchild of Jonathan Newman, who resigned in protest over Rendell's sweetheart appointment of crony Joe Conti, a Republican and former state senator. What was the deal?
Now we'll be back to Boones Farm
posted by Anniken Davenport, Esquire @ 5:52 AM
3 Comments:
Did you miss the part about the "bargain prices"?
The Chairman's Choice selections have been great. I've bought some very very fine wines for half or one third the regular retail price, and the selection has been better than at some of the large wine stores in DC. He got me back into PLCB stores after having given up on the poor selection. But I fear that the good selection at good prices will be a thing of the past, as such things are dependent on the good nose and taste of an individual, not just on some bureaucrat/appointee with no wine knowledge.
What experience does Conti have in wine? Or in running a multi-million dollar business? Being a state senator isn't enough. Why the secrecy? Why no hearings?
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