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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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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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Face to Face: In-Market Events Are Now Essential for DTC Sales
In-market DTC sales can help kick off a domino effect of sales, loyalty and engagement. By Kathleen Willcox  Selling wine through a third party — typically either a store or a restaurant — is...
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Embracing the Future: Unlocking Opportunities with Low and No Alcohol Wines
Could the no and low movement save the wine industry? By Kathleen Willcox  The resistance among hardcore oenophiles to the rise of low and no alcohol wines was completely understandable … at first....
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Wine Industry Network Founder George Christie Presented with Innovator’s Award
Wine Industry Network (WIN) founder and CEO George Christie recently received the Innovator Award at the 10th Anniversary Sonoma County Barrel Auction By Kathleen Willcox    Innovation is a cousin...
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Wine and Basketball: Brands Partner with the NBA and WNBA to Attract New Fans
Leveraging the decades-long link between basketball and wine to attract new consumers By Kathleen Willcox  The business of selling anything, from widgets to wine, to a younger generation often requires...
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Boosting Brands: How to Grow (and Retain) Sales
Communication is key if you want to attract new customers — and retain existing ones. By Kathleen Willcox   First you need to sell your wine. Next you need to retain your customer. The link between...
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Great North West: Washington Wine Thrives as Other Regions Struggle
How is the Evergreen State beating the odds in a challenging marketplace? By Kathleen Willcox   There’s always that one person who manages to look like a model in every picture while everyone else...
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Winning Outreach: Wine Marketing Awards Seek to Inspire and Inform
Nominations close March 15 for these revived honors. By Kathleen Willcox    Awards are generally designed to recognize and reward excellence, innovation and creativity. The Wine Marketing Awards...
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Win Win Wine: How to Build and Broadcast an Authentic Wine-Charity Partnership
Demonstrating that a nonprofit is everything it seems to be, and establishing just how much support a winery is giving to its cause, is essential.  By Kathleen Willcox   In an era of fake news,...
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