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Tasting Room Expertise: Onsite Polling to Improve Performance
Asking visitors their opinion can clarify your tasting room directives. By Craig Root If you’re like me, you’re probably numb to polling requests. Every restaurant, phone company, plumbing company,...
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Uncorking Profitability: Cost Cutting and Revenue Generating Strategies for Wineries (Expert Editorial)
Understanding and implementing cost-cutting measures can make the difference between thriving and merely surviving in the current economic climate. By Kevin Krakora The wine industry, with its blend...
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Blending Tradition and Innovation: Chandon's Shift to a Fully Digital Winemaking System
You have to be quick on your feet to make sparkling wine. Harvest starts earlier than for still wines and the time frame is considerably more condensed because there just isn’t as much time to pick the...
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Precision Viticulture’s Recipe: Art + Observation + Technology (But Not Always)
Winegrowers are drilling down to create optimal soil and circumstances. By Kathleen Willcox  Winemaking has always been a marriage — or, at times, a compromise — between art and science. In recent...
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Wine Industry Insiders with Glenn Proctor
In this episode, George interviews Glenn Proctor, Co-Owner and Partner at the Ciatti Company. He shares the story of his family’s deep roots in Dry Creek, their winery during Prohibition, and his...
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Unnecessary Disruption: How Wine Tariffs Are Detrimental to U.S. Businesses (Expert Editorial)
The wine industry is at a critical juncture, and collective action is essential to prevent policies that could have long-lasting negative effects.  By Ben Aneff Tariffs on European Union (EU)...
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The Astounding Impact of Come Over October: Demanding Attention and Opening Minds
Come Over October Is Driving Wine Conversations — And Sales  By Kathleen Willcox  Come Over October (COO) was launched in May 2024 as a grassroots movement designed to celebrate the social...
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U.S. Wine Trade Alliance Media Roundtable: The Trouble with Tariffs
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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One Sure Thing: The Congressional Wine Caucus (WineAmerica)
There are currently 150 Congressional Wine Caucus members in the House and Senate, and once the election is settled, WineAmerica will work with the CWC to recruit additional legislators. By Jim Trezise,...
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Building Relationships: The Changing Dynamic Between Producer and Distributor
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...