I recently had this conversation in a supermarket wine aisle: Shopper: Do you know anything about wine? Me: A bit. Shopper: I need to
Tag: wine business
Stags’ Leap Winery: Sometimes Big is Beautiful
If you’re a regular reader of this blog you know I’m most interested in small wineries making unique, distinctive wines. I also indulge in some
Hold On To Your Wallets
At a conference for wine business financial officers, Wine Searcher’s Blake Gray reports that: two-thirds of wineries in the U.S. plan to raise wine prices
Is the Decline of California as a Wine Region Upon Us?
Jon Bonné takes to the pages of Punch to lament the passing of the current generation of California winemakers and sees little hope for the
Hoist By His Own Petard
Hippie punching has been one of the mainstream media’s favorite pastimes since, well, since there have been hippies. Now there is a new subgenre of
Fake Wine, Fake Food, Fake You
As I noted in previous posts, our hi- tech overlords are busy trying to invent fake wine and fake food. Now they’ve turned their attention
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 