Market visits can be the most exhausting part of a wine rep’s job. They take time to prepare, traveling itself can be tiring and if your distributor rep isn’t prepared it can be mentally and emotionally exhausting. And, above all, it’s always expensive. Getting the most out of market visits is crucial to successful distributor management, and …
Orion is mostly located in Santa Rosa, CA, where we seldom get any snow, let alone a blizzard, but our own Meghan Gaven is located on the East Coast and saw a ton of snow (literally) this weekend. She had the below pictures to send it. The good news (for our great customers) is she …
Great post over at WineAmerica detailing the new FDA regulations, specifically highlight that most of the new food safety rules will not apply to wineries. This is a big relief and helps with the regulatory uncertainty that comes from this type of legislation. We’ve been keeping our eye on this issue for a while now (see our …
It may have come out too late to qualify for the DTC Wine Symposium contest, but the below video from our good friends at Jordan will surely put a smile on your face. And of all of the Gangnam parodies I’ve watched (too many to count, which I blame on my kids) this might be …
If you’ve got a great video you made for your winery, the DTC Wine Symposium is having a contest! Submit now! More at Wine Business Monthly. Here is our favorite of the year from our friends at Ridge Vineyards: Source: Ridge Vineyards
There is an interesting new post at Lex Vini from the legal mavens at Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty. It disects a recent case that revolved around trademarks and COLAs: The whole post can be read here.
We’re not always about wine here, as I’ve mentioned. And when I came across the below link, I had to share. This is a perennial problem at my house, getting the laptop above the clutter when it is being used for studying or research. I’ve got a plastic stand, but I don’t really like it very much, and …
I’ve seen first hand the hard work that it takes to pick grapes, it is extremely physically, and mentally, demanding. But the below video from our friends at Ridge Vineyard gave me a whole new perspective, worth a watch! Source: Ridge Vineyards
Often it is easy to see the bureaucratic mess of working with a particular agency, whether it the DMV or the TTB without understanding the good they do in protecting the public interest. Well, today the TTB gave us a clear example of them earning their pay. A few weeks back I read about an incident in Czechoslovakia where …
Just finished reading an article in Wines & Vines about a winery in New Hampshire, Jewell Towne Vineyards, that tried something new to connect with its customers: instead of a standard wine club they created a weekly wine pick-up program similar to a community supported agriculture (CSA) system. Over their 18 week trial it worked …