Wine Business Editorial

By Randy Agness – Times Wine Columnist You can call, email or visit the two largest producers of Vinifera Riesling grapevines in the Finger Lakes,...

When most people enthuse about a passion for wine, images of sparkling beverages in a glass or acres of vineyards covering a rolling hillside come to mind - not an industrial site filled with all shapes and sizes of polyethylene and steel core tanks.

One of the things I say most often in my seminars for wineries and wine associations is, “It’s not all about the wine.” So...

by Eric E. Vogt, CEO, eProvenance Fine wine does not take kindly to overheating or to freezing, yet fine wines are often shipped around the world...

Sommeliers and wine directors see and taste a lot of wines. What gets their attention? What’s the best way to get attention? We asked them. They were not shy.

As many of you know my marketing sales and customer service offerings include mystery shopping for individual companies and associations. Recently I finished a...

Coming up with one of those enormous mega wine lists that typify the high-end dining experience seems a daunting task. What goes through the mind of a sommelier in putting that together? If they’re motivated by garnering an award from Wine Spectator, they know the territory they need to cover and some of the big names they need to include. But not all sommeliers and wine directors are driven by awards.

Quality rosé is on the rise. For the past two consecutive years Nielsen has reported a 40-50% off-premise growth in the sale of rosé...

I was wine tasting recently and went to several different wineries in the course of one day. The wines were good, actually very good,...

I always find it interesting to hear the story of a business. Who started the business, how it was started and why, as well...

Having many years in the wine industry, and settled into their high-profile work in the Napa Valley, these women comment on being a woman in the industry, and why gender isn’t the defining factor. Commenting are veterans Heidi Barrett of Barrett Wines, Calistoga, Elizabeth Vianna of Chimney Rock Winery, Stag’s Leap District, Cathy Corison of Corison Winery, St. Helena, and new mom Helen Keplinger of Keplinger Wines, Napa.

There are lots of things that you have to remember as a business owner, manager or employee, though the most important thing you have...

Passion and authenticity is the answer. This weekend the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series comes to Chicago for the second qualifying race on...

From pre-bottled shiners to recently harvested grapes, the wide range of market opportunities available in the bulk wine industry makes it one of the...

Last week I attended the groundbreaking for Sonoma State’s new Wine Spectator Learning Center for the Wine Business Institute. At the groundbreaking, Bill Silver,...