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Turning the Tables on Rob McMillan—Wine Industry Analyst
Rob McMillan is one of the top wine-business analysts in the United States and the author of Silicon Valley Bank’s highly regarded annual State of the Wine Industry Report. He is a prominent speaker, both...
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Hudson Valley Wine Project Aims to Help Whole US Wine Industry
We’ve all seen the headlines and read the stark reports: climate change, and the unexpected frosts, hailstorms, droughts, floods, and fires that come along with it threaten to shrink the regions suitable...
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Growing Success of Grüner in U.S. East Coast Wine Regions
Grüner Veltliner, Austria’s signature white grape, accounts for one third of the country’s vines. It thrives elsewhere around the world: the Czech Republic, Hungary—and increasingly in U.S. vineyards along...
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Best Practices for Text Marketing in the Wine Industry
2021 was a banner year for wineries that sell directly to consumers.  Twenty-nine percent of wine marketers reported their best year ever on the strength of ecommerce and innovation in the way consumers...
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Cashing in on Cannabis’ Stratospheric Growth
Is Your Company Missing Out on a Billion-Dollar Opportunity in Cannabis? —Kathleen Willcox Business is booming in cannabis country. Sales of legal cannabis in the U.S. grew 40 percent in 2021 to $25 billion,...
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Mytik Diam 10: A New Innovative Closure for Sparkling Wine Showcased at UWGS
Diam is the global leader in manufacturing technical corks and known for their product performance of clean and consistent corks with control choices of ageability. Their latest innovation, Mytik...
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Fire & Ice: Can Pruning Practices Mitigate Effects of Climate Change?
As scientists and legislators search for large-scale solutions to extreme weather patterns, wine-growers are look for short-term fixes that they hope will help increase their shot at a successful harvest....
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Navigating the Wine Industry's Property Insurance Conundrum
—Expert Editorial by Alexis Sinclair is special counsel at Farella Braun + Martel Property insurance is both a prudent choice by a business, as well as, in certain circumstances, a requirement, such as...
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Successfully Sell Wine No One Wants or Knows About
Wine Industry Advisor connected with regional heads, brands, and marketing masterminds who discuss how to revive a sagging reputation, or create one from whole cloth. —Kathleen Willcox The U.S. has been...
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Innovative Software Platform Providing Purchase to Delivery Compliance Solutions for the Alcohol Beverage Industry
“Our goal is to have e-commerce, shipping, compliance, sales and excise tax reporting rolled into one convenient, user-friendly solution for our clients.” So says Steven Harrison, CEO and Founder of Vinoshipper,...