Three reasons stand out: 1. Most people want to purchase wines for under $10. The cost of production for a $10 bottle of wine is
Tag: wine business
2020 on the Knife’s Edge
As we enter 2020, it certainly feels like the wine industry (and not only the wine industry) is sitting on the knife’s edge, finely balanced
Proposed Tariffs Will Harm the Whole Wine Industry
For the wine industry, this is not the season to be jolly. As has been widely reported, the Trump “administration” has proposed 100% tariffs on
Another Independent Family Winery Goes Corporate
Consolidation within the wine industry continued apace this week as the highly-regarded Napa producer Pahlmeyer was sold to wine behemoth E.J.Gallo. These sales of small,
Marketing to Millennials
I know next to nothing about marketing but one thing seems kind of obvious—if you want to sell to young people don’t offer them stuff
Drinking Habits
“Drink what you like” is a common refrain among wine professionals giving advice to budding wine enthusiasts. It is advice of questionable value. The problem