Divorce Court: Marquis vs. Philips
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:48 am
A mailer from a retailer announces a half price sale on the wines of Australian winemaker Sparky Marquis and American importer Dan Philips: Just 4 years after rocketing to stardom, Aussie winemaking superstar Sparky Marquis and his now-estranged US partner/wine importer Danny Philips have found themselves in a nasty and bitter parting of the ways. While not as well publicized as the Brad Pitt and Jennifer Anniston break up, the fallout from this one will be felt around the wine world for quite some time. Everyone is dying to know who did what to whom and why. Juicy stuff indeed - much like the wines they make.
Marquis and Philips are at each other's throats in the courts battling over issues that no doubt include brand ownership, who owes whom money, etc. From this angle, it's impossible to tell whose ego got in the way of this former runaway success story, but the net effect of all the hullabaloo is that we have deal of epic proportion for you.
Marquis and Philips are at each other's throats in the courts battling over issues that no doubt include brand ownership, who owes whom money, etc. From this angle, it's impossible to tell whose ego got in the way of this former runaway success story, but the net effect of all the hullabaloo is that we have deal of epic proportion for you.