March 28, 2018
Of course there are many reasons that people decide to leave their jobs. However, according to an article by Brigette Hyacinth published late last year, “A Gallup poll of more than 1 million employed U.S....
March 27, 2018
“Arguably, some of the best wines produced in the world are made right here, in our own backyard.”
March 26, 2018
There are more opportunities to drive relevancy with your wine brand than ever before, due in part to the fact that people are consuming it in record numbers.
March 23, 2018
To the outside, the escalation of the argument between the proponents of and those against the Napa County Watershed and Oak Woodland Protection Initiative, better known as Measure C, the initiative to...
March 22, 2018
In selling wine, especially in the tasting room, there is a difference between marketing and branding. Yes, the two are often co-mingled, but they must be interpreted and managed differently. Without a...
March 21, 2018
The answer is value.
Many times when we think of value we think of price. However, value does not necessarily mean price. Consumers want to know they are getting value for their money, but value means...
March 20, 2018
There’s a new normal, and the cannabis space - once made up of small, mostly unregulated cultivators - is developing into a full-scale organized industry in California. The passage of prop 64 brought a...
March 14, 2018
The 2017 VinQuest Tasting Room Survey revealed that wineries that employed staff training saw 37% faster tasting room sales growth, 7% better tasting room conversion, and 83% quicker wine club sales growth....
March 14, 2018
Interesting article in Wine Business.com last week by Cyril Penn about how big data can unlock DTC potential and boost sales. There was a lot of good information in the article, some of which I will go...
March 7, 2018
I have been reading a lot of winery newsletters recently and have noticed that many of them are very similar to each other. Taking into consideration that most wineries have the same goals and are interested...