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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 22
As Ever Launches $89 Napa Sparkling Wine as Harry and Meghan Prepare Britain Return
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Aug 22

As Ever Launches $89 Napa Sparkling Wine as Harry and Meghan Prepare Britain Return

3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 22

Summary

  • As Ever told customers Friday that a "new chapter" had begun, using the message to start selling an $89 Napa Valley sparkling wine days after reports that Prince Harry and Meghan would return to Britain.
  • The email signals Meghan's lifestyle brand will continue even as the couple prepare to leave Montecito, preserving one of the few business ventures to outlast their Hollywood-era reset.
  • As Ever grew alongside Meghan's Netflix series "With Love, Meghan," which doubled as a storefront for products including $36 fruit spreads, $15 "flower sprinkles," teas, candles and other curated home goods.
  • Netflix helped manufacture some items through its consumer products arm under a revenue-sharing arrangement, tying the brand's future to a commercial model Meghan built after stepping back from royal duties.

Insights

As the Sussexes abandon California, will a British-based Meghan still command the same premium for her Hollywood-style lifestyle empire?
With Netflix pulling the plug, is Meghan's premium wine push a sign of true brand growth or a desperate bid for survival?
Could the quiet collapse of her streaming deal be the real catalyst behind the couple's sudden retreat across the pond?