Amazon Joining the Wine Biz

It looks like Amazon.com is entering the wine business. The world’s largest online retailer is reportedly on the hunt for a senior wine buyer that will oversee “the acquisition of a massive new product selection," according to an article in the Financial Times. The question is: how will it work? As we know, shipping wine directly to consumers has been a big issue for wineries, wholesalers and retailers in recent years, and is a much bigger fish to fry then,