Ever boycott a winery?

[Victor_Hong]

Trump Winery.

[Anthony_C]

I’ve never understood corporate activism. Just seems like bad business to alienate half your customers for something unrelated to the business. I know some get bullied into “picking a side”; but I do respect the ones that stand their ground.

As for boycotting wineries, I only boycott the ones that act like pretentious jerks when I visited or that have crappy wine.

[Sean_S_y_d_n_e_y]

Cancel culture is not “experiencing consequences for your behaviour”, FYI.

Specific to wine, I boycott Norman Hardie wines here in Ontario because he sexually harassed his staff and then put out a total piss-ant “apology” where he took zero actual responsibility for his actions. However, my partner’s family lives in that wine region and whenever we drive by, the winery attached to the restaurant’s parking lot is jammed full. Maybe others don’t care, but like other folks here have said, there sure as hell is a lot of wine to buy that doesn’t come from people who behave in ways I think are abhorrent.

I don’t respect companies or individuals who stand their ground when that ground is planted with the seeds of bigotry, personally.

[Anthony_C]

I meant standing their ground on neutrality, not whatever they are doing wrong.

[Dan_Hammer]

After I watched a video where Kapcsandy said retarded, I blew them off.

[Dave_McIsaac]

Yep. I avoid anything that Chuck Wagner touches. In general, I am finding myself supporting more of the smaller guys and up & comers. Better customer service and more appreciation for my purchases.

And we thank you for your sacrifice!

Neal,

OP posted about Woody Allen allegedly molesting his daughter, and you missed it - get with it, Man!

Rich S did step up to the plate in your absence

[Andrew_Gold]

I am no longer a Pax customer after their recent BLM email. I don’t need any social activism. They should stick with making and selling wine.

Care to expand on what the email contained?

[Victor_Hong]

I boycott Lafleur, Ponsot, Domaine Romanee Conti, and other French wineries which have not vouched for the impeccable, utterly impeccable integrity of Rudy Kurniawan, John Kapon, Allen Meadows, or Gil Lempert-Schwarz.

[R_M_Kriete]

So glad no one is examining each and every one of my actions. I’d be afraid my wife would boycott me. Might be a good idea to consider some sage advice… “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone”.

[H_Guy]

Alpha Omega due to a certain minority investor.

[SZZimmermann]

I won’t buy from Justin because of their land clearing and water tactics.

[Stephen_Pepe]

A friend of mine would not buy a car that advertised on Fox.

[G_Curd]

I boycott Lafleur, Ponsot, Domaine Romanee Conti, and other French wineries which have not vouched for the impeccable, utterly impeccable integrity of Rudy Kurniawan, John Kapon, Allen Meadows, or Gil Lempert-Schwarz.

[J_Rock]

I haven’t bought and don’t plan on buying any Rhys or Justin since finding out that they engaged in business practices that I consider unethical, harmful, and very unreasonable. I recently saw a social media post indicating that the owner and a winemaker of a winery I like are big Trump supporters and donators (I am not). If I find the claim in that post is accurate, I probably won’t buy any or much from that winery either. I don’t know these are necessarily boycotts (and honestly, I don’t have nearly as much problem with people supporting a politician I don’t like as I do with complete disregard for the environment), but with so much great wine available, I just don’t see the need to buy from producers with whom I really cannot identify or agree. I’m not going to give people shit for buying from these wineries (although, I may inform them why I don’t buy their wines), but for me, they just lost their competitive edge in an extremely competitive marketplace.

[Marcus_Goodfellow]

There is a lot of great wine in the world. It’s pretty easy to ignore purchasing certain labels. I can’t even buy all the ones I want to.

Well said.

[Paul_Miller]

I am no longer a Pax customer after their recent BLM email. I don’t need any social activism. They should stick with making and selling wine.

Care to expand on what the email contained?

Support for BLM

[G_Curd]

I haven’t bought and don’t plan on buying any Rhys or Justin since finding out that they engaged in business practices that I consider unethical, harmful, and very unreasonable. I recently saw a social media post indicating that the owner and a winemaker of a winery I like are big Trump supporters and donators (I am not). If I find the claim in that post is accurate, I probably won’t buy any or much from that winery either. I don’t know these are necessarily boycotts (and honestly, I don’t have nearly as much problem with people supporting a politician I don’t like as I do with complete disregard for the environment), but with so much great wine available, I just don’t see the need to buy from producers with whom I really cannot identify or agree. I’m not going to give people shit for buying from these wineries (although, I may inform them why I don’t buy their wines), but for me, they just lost their competitive edge in an extremely competitive marketplace.

Well said on all accounts. This is how I feel as well. While politics/environment is not something that is anywhere near the top of my list when deciding on what wines to purchase, in an extremely competitive market those things can affect whether I purchase one wine over another. The owners and wine makers have every right to support whomever/whatever they prefer and I have the right to not buy their product. Freedom at work. I won’t elaborate an further on my personal political beliefs because there are other venues for that.

[Bill_G]

Might be getting too political here but I don’t like people using their companies as a vehicle to push their personal political agenda. Corporations should stay out of politics. (Side note if it matters - I am a minority)

[Marcus_Goodfellow]

I’ve never understood corporate activism. Just seems like bad business to alienate half your customers for something unrelated to the business. I know some get bullied into “picking a side”; but I do respect the ones that stand their ground.

As for boycotting wineries, I only boycott the ones that act like pretentious jerks when I visited or that have crappy wine.

I hear what you’re saying, but I’ve been alive for 52 years and had black family and friends for all of those years. I understood Kapernick kneeling, and supported it but living in rural Oregon wasn’t sure what I could do. Watching George Floyd’s death isn’t something I want any American to have as a possibility in their lives.

And my winery, S-Corporation that it is, is still my winery. And if it’s bad business to alienate half or 100% of my customers by me speaking out on IG, then I don’t need to be in business.
I don’t have a personal IG account, and I don’t miss it. I was rarely responsible for the posts prior to to Memorial Day, but I’m not going to get bullied, either by those who think I should speak up or those that think I should stick to selling wine…not anymore than Lebron James should “shut up and dribble”.

People can buy wines from whomever they want. And if this post makes me a pretentious jerk or be perceived as one, that’s my fault. But my “business” is my life, so it has to function according to my moral character not according to whether offending someone is a poor choice.

[Cris_Whetstone]

Might be getting too political here but I don’t like people using their companies as a vehicle to push their personal political agenda. Corporations should stay out of politics. (Side note if it matters - I am a minority)

Unless corporations can transport themselves into a vacuum it’s impossible for them to live outside of a political world. Not only from the world coming into them but from their actions affecting the world. That’s why they give so much money to parties and candidates.

For some reason acknowledging that publicly upsets people though.