• Russ Kane at Vintage Texas makes the rounds of conspiracy theories at the end of his post.
• Ben Simon at Vintology: "I have heard some in the Texas wine industry joke that Cap*Rock is under a curse, a belief that seems less laughable all the time."
• Jeff Siegel, the Wine Curmudgeon, on what the sale fiasco means to regional wine: " If regional wine is going to be something more than a cute and cuddly plaything, it needs to have the wherewithal to do projects like the Cap*Rock deal."