Without saying a word, I stood up and made my way to the kitchen cabinet where the aspirins were kept. I threw two pills into my palm and turned to the shelves with the glasses. 

“We’ve already had calls from a few investors who want to back out,” Joe added. “No matter how good the wine is, they believe that people would stop buying it en masse on sheer principle. Because you’ve been portrayed as ‘immoral’ and ‘irresponsible’ through all this, being the man behind ...