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Find the Tools to Grow Your Boutique Wine Business at the Craft Beverage Expo
April 21, 2014
As a boutique label, you may be feeling more pressure as imports and big wineries try to dominate the retail shelves and push the craft wineries to the side. However, with a little creativity and knowledge...
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Crowdfunding: A Potential New Revenue Source for Wine Industry
April 8, 2014
by Elizabeth Hans McCrone  When Naked Wines was contemplating financing for a new, online wine venture in the United Kingdom five years ago, the company came up with a simple but astute philosophy: we...
Infinite Monkey Theorem
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Wine Industry Revolutionary, Ben Parsons; Breaks with Tradition and Pushes Boundaries of the Law
March 18, 2014
By Elizabeth Hans McCrone Ben Parsons It’s no real surprise that Ben Parsons would be the chief instigator in a movement to change Colorado’s beverage distribution laws. Parsons is an unconventional winemaker...
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New Laws Set Tennessee Wine Industry to Emerge from the Shadow of Prohibition
March 4, 2014
After a long struggle and compromise, the bill allowing wine in Tennessee grocery stores have left the legislature and been sent to Governor Bill Haslam for signature. However, bills that would potentially...
Wine Regions Road to Sustainability
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Wine Regions Lay Road to Sustainability
March 3, 2014
By Elizabeth Hans McCrone  Sonoma County intends to be the first wine region in California – and throughout the US – to market its wines as 100% sustainable within the next five years. In a joint press...
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5 Unified Exhibitors You Should Have Visited
February 7, 2014
Randox Food Diagnostics Randox offered an excellent opportunity for wineries looking to expand their wine analysis capacity. They brought in their fully automated RX Monaco and offered on site demonstrations...
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Wineries Report Increased Use of Social Media to Enhance Direct to Consumer Sales
February 4, 2014
By Elizabeth Hans McCrone More than 60% of wineries and wine-related businesses say they plan to increase their use of social media over the next three years in response to changing market demographics,...
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Jordan Vineyard & Winery – Strategic Storytellers
January 20, 2014
by Elizabeth Slater Jordan Winery is quite an amazing place with its French-style chateau and 1,200-acre estate. Beginning with its 1976 vintage, Jordan has dedicated almost four decades to producing top-notch...
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Recent Rain Does Little to Alleviate Drought in Northern California
January 14, 2014
Wine Industry Not “Overreacting” to Dry Conditions By Elizabeth Hans McCrone Mark Greenspan speaking about water management at Sonoma County Winegrowers conservation event. While many welcomed the light...
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“Tasting in the Dark” Sheds New Light on Unique Marketing Strategies
October 30, 2013
Henry “Hoby” Wedler; Tasting in the Dark by Elizabeth Hans McCrone ‘Blind tasting’ is more of a figurative than literal term. It usually refers to hiding the identity of wines during sensory...
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