Expert Editorial
Facing the Headwinds and Forging a Path Forward for Wine
This isn’t breaking news..the wine industry is feeling headwinds that we haven’t dealt with in a while. You can’t go more than a few hours without hearing about oversupply, a changing...
Laura Webb 3-Tier
Veteran Wine Marketers Lead Conversation on Wholesale Success
The fact that two marketers are moderating Wine Industry Network’s (WIN) 3-Tier Wine Symposium this year is not by chance. WIN launched the one-day conference in 2019 to help wine industry executives and...
Expert Editorial
What Do Wine, Spirits and Beer Distributors Really Want?
Read between the lines during your networking meet to really understand what your distributor wants and expects from your possible deal. The article outlines the wants of wine distributors, beer distributors,...
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Five New and Innovative Products from This Year’s Unified Trade Show
ASEV promised that this year’s Unified Wine & Grape Symposium was going to be big, and it was. The trade show stretched across four buildings at the Cal Expo plus an outdoor exhibit area. Even if you...
Eric Guerra
Wine Industry Veteran Reflects on Wine Marketing Lessons in New Book
Eric Guerra is a wine marketer, heart and soul. He spent a little over a year at Kendall Jackson that shifted his focus from 10 plus years in software to the world of wine ...
Tom Wark
Turning the Tables on Tom Wark
“Turning the Tables – Interviewing the Interviewers” is a Q&A series profiling Wine Writers. TOM WARK is wine industry marketing and media relations specialist...
Expert Editorial
Depletion: Why and How to Build Your Brand Around It
“Making wine is an art NOT a Business. Be an artist at that time and produce the best art. Selling wine is a business NOT an art. Have a business mindset and not the mindset of an artist.” A lot of people...
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Turning Guests into Converts - Part Two
Welcome to part two of Turning Guests into Converts. Today, we address Categories Two and Three: Guests who come regularly to see you and converts who will tell the world about your winery, wines and why...
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John Hinman on the Consequences of Supreme Court Ruling on Nationwide Direct-to-Retailer Shipments
Has the time come for small and medium wineries to move beyond the 3-tier distribution system? Should they build direct-to-retailer (DTR) networks across states just as they have developed direct-to-consumer...
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Turning Guests into Converts - Part One
In this week and next week’s blogs we are going to take a look into the very different types of people who walk into wineries and what kinds of questions you can ask to each of the different categories...
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