Twitter Launches Wine Brand

In collaboration with San Francisco-based Crushpad, Twitter is launching its own brand of wine. But, wait, don't be cynical. It's for a good cause.

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The wines (pinot noir and chardonnay) will carry the the label "Fledgling Wines," and a portion of proceeds from sales will go to support Room to Read, a literacy organization.

There's a website with more details and how to purchase the wine, and, naturally, a twitter account too (@fledgling).

"Because if you can't read you can't Tweet!" say founders Biz Stone & Evan Williams in promoting their philanthropic initiative. On the other hand, one does have to wonder what tweeting is doing to our ability to read and write.

Maybe the move is Stone and Williams' way of apologizing for Twitter's insidious destruction of the written word. LOL. U can RT this if u want 2.


 
Posted by Josh Friedland on Oct 15, 2009 in Drink, Shopping List, What's Fresh | Link | | Print this page | Share This



 

Comments

Oct 18, 2009 10:25:02 PM
Posted By: John Henke

That is very interesting but can't imagine the wine will be too great. Check out http://pardonthatvine.com/ if you like wine. It is a really unique and interesting video wine blog.

 

Oct 18, 2009 10:33:13 PM
Posted By: kitchen tables

This is something new and very interesting! Hope the wine tastes good, too.

 

Oct 19, 2009 6:50:36 AM
Posted By: Foods Ed

What's interesting is that although Twitter are doing a good deed here their motives seem to be somewhat selfish, in that they're encouraging illiterate people to use twitter. And yes you do have to winder what Twitter is doing to our ability to read and write, in that respect it really makes no sense at all.

 

Nov 4, 2009 1:08:08 PM
Posted By: Dejan

I would like to try that wine :)

 

Nov 27, 2009 6:30:34 AM
Posted By: Insulated cups

wow Twitter really is taking over the world!

 

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