The Sunday Digest 091
Light fuse, get away.
Welcome to The Sunday Digest — a free Sunday newsletter featuring long (and some short) reads, original columns, things I’ve saved over the last week, relaxing playlists, episodes releases, exclusive product drops, and more. Yes, you can reply to this email. I’d love to hear from you. Or, if podcasts are more your speed on Sundays, we’ve got that too.
Sunday Read: Exploring an Elite Winemaking Region at the Edge of the World
by Michael Clinton for Esquire
I know wine—or any alcohol for that matter—is the last thing you want to read about right now. Unfortunately for you, today is my first official day of a long-planned family vacation so a crisp white wine sounds pretty delightful right now.
While I still maintain my wine tasting chops are lackluster at best, I do still enjoy learning about wines enough to keep reading about wine. Whenever I think about wine from Australia, the first thing that pops into my head is a label with a kangaroo hopping across it which is completely and utterly unfair.
But if today’s read is any indication, Margaret River could emerge as an ample replacement.
“How often to you hear about, read about or taste Margaret River wines?” said Kramer. “Yet the wines, at their best, rank among the most distinctive, original-tasting and worthwhile of any on the planet.”
Add in the fine dining, surfing, hiking, mountain biking, walking trails, ancient caves and be prepared for the local bombardment of your sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing when you arrive to this remote part of the world.
On our way back to Perth to head to the Kimberley, the thought in my mind was that most people know Napa, Bordeaux, Tuscany, but few know Margaret River.
As Leslie, one of my fellow travelers said, “That is going to change. I think that Margaret River is ready for its global close-up.”
Read in full here.
The Sunday Haiku: Four Days Too Fast
Sun bites and bug burns,
Sunglasses outside at lunch,
How is it Sunday?
New Episode › Retail Therapy 081: How To Party In The Hamptons with Gwyneth Paltrow
Randy got written up in The New York Times style section for his sundress videos, we discuss Austin’s restaurant reservation matrix (as completed by Barrett), socks as they pertain to Millennials and Gen-Z, breaking down “How To Party” in The New York Times, the person who pooped all over Gwyneth Paltrow’s Hamptons house, articles of interest, wishlist items, and more.
Listen to Retail Therapy on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube (see above), and anywhere else podcasts are found. And a reminder to follow Retail Therapy on Substack! Hats dropping soon and subscribers get first dibs!
Things I Saved This Week
Supplemental Reading and Watching
This past week,
packed up and headed to Chicago for an event with Mugsy and a listener meet-up. You can watch here or you can see our disposables here.The Glastonbury Festival was right up my alley this year and I caught myself watching hours of footage. My favorite performances were from LCD Soundsystem, Bloc Party, and The Streets. Yes, I graduated from high school in 2005.
While I haven’t read it yet, I’ve officially added the Abercrombie re-brand piece from The Cut to my reading list.
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