Jeff Siegel, Author at Wine Industry Advisor

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Jeff Siegel

Jeff Siegel is an award-winning wine writer, as well as the co-founder and former president of Drink Local Wine, the first locavore wine movement. He has taught wine, beer, spirits, and beverage management at El Centro College and the Cordon Bleu in Dallas. He has written seven books, including "The Wine Curmudgeon’s Guide to Cheap Wine".

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U.S. Wine Trade Alliance Media Roundtable: The Trouble with Tariffs

October 25, 2024

The “existential” threat of re-imposed European wine tariffs By Jeff Siegel Former President Donald Trump’s call for renewed tariffs on European wine if he’s elected president were met with a flurry...

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Building Relationships: The Changing Dynamic Between Producer and Distributor

October 22, 2024

Waiting for your distributor to find the time and sales power to sell your wines is no longer good enough. By Jeff Siegel For years — decades, even — the relationship between a winery and its distributor...

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Wine Reacts to Anti-Alcohol Messaging with New Marketing Strategies

September 26, 2024

Can marketing campaigns and positive press save the wine industry? Sometime next year, the Wine Institute will do something it hasn’t done in decades: launch a wine marketing campaign. “Wine Institute...

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How Was Wine Blindsided by Recent Trends in Consumption and Demand? Pick a Reason.

September 17, 2024

Is it any surprise that not enough people in the wine business noticed the anti-drinking efforts and tried to do something about them? Probably not. Over the last couple of years, the wine business has...

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Navigating Winery Succession: Proactive Strategies for a Changing Market

September 5, 2024

Today, estate planning must take into account options such as selling the property to a third party, a merger or acquisition, or even just closing it. By Jeff Siegel Succession and estate planning...

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Wine Clubs Still Struggling: New WMC Study Features Consumer Feedback on Why

July 31, 2024

Much of the news at this year’s Wine Mark Council Direct-to-Consumer report was not especially new: Improved, though still lagging, tasting room visitor numbers

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Clear as Glass: Wine Bottle Importers Are Being Investigated by the Feds

July 25, 2024

Sometime early next year, the federal government should conclude its investigation into whether some imported glass wine bottles are being sold at ...

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Are Things Getting Better for the Wine Industry? SVB Says Yes — and No

June 25, 2024

Silicon Valley Bank’s annual Direct to Consumer report cites growing visitation numbers and declining DtC volume sales By Jeff Siegel Rob McMillan The news is mixed in Silicon Valley Bank’s 2024...

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Distribution Deals Questioned: FTC Targets SGWS Using Depression-Era Law

June 14, 2024

A federal antitrust lawsuit against Southern Glazer’s could be filed this month. By Jeff Siegel The news that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Southern Glazer’s, the world’s biggest...

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Drip Drop: California’s Water Supply Is Replenishing — But Unevenly

June 10, 2024

California manages water through an incredibly complex patchwork of federal, state, county, municipal and water district regulation. By Jeff Siegel Remember the past couple of years of water cuts...