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6:01 My Pre-Harvest Getaways. 10:01 Our 2025 Harvest Outlook. 22:33 Are additives actually okay??

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2:55 Growing Season. 13:59 DtC's Golden Handcuffs. 22:24 My Annoying Story of Distro. 29:23 Finding the middle ground. 33:52 Be Solution Oriented.

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3:04 State of the Industry. 8:48 Reducing prices & Labor Costs. 21:23 False Facts of Napa County https://www.winebusiness.com/news/article/305447

24:02 Distributor Relationship. 32:13 "Your boos mean …

2:40 - Bottling the 2023s

11:43 - The Winery "Experience" Continued - Insider Thoughts

22:45 - Napa has no added value?

33:51 - What's the Problem/Rolland Interview - Do we need entry level wines? Qu…

The title is the TLDL (too long didn't listen). But you should listen in anyway. Health Influencers can be the WORST. 5:52 Guess who's back Sulfites and Additives. 22:30 Winery Marketing is TRASH. 3…

0:00.0 - Happy Summer! 8:36.00 - Winery "Experience" Woes. 19:21.00 - Tomnotory. 28:10.00 - Reworking a Wine Portfolio. 33:15.00 - The tariffs are working??

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The light at the end of the tunnel might not be a train after all but there still might be a long road ahead.

Boisset Announces Complimentary Tastings at DeLoach Vineyards and Raymond Vineyards, Decla…

Let's set the doom and gloom of the last year aside. How is the world of wine moving forward and meeting consumers where they are?

• CNN & Tim Dillon Interview - https://youtu.be/-OwDAxrAL0I?si=R6WzpNE…

• 2:22.00 - When blending how do you distinguish a "normal" Cabernet Sauvignon, for example, versus the "reserve" bottling?
• 16:55.00 - What "large" producers are doing it right in terms of offering goo…

It is a rocky road that we are currently traversing. Some, not all, of it is the Napa wine industry's fault. How are we going to adjust and get back to basics?

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Your budget skills are bad and you should feel bad. Maybe it is just me, but there seems to be way to many wine business that suck at understanding the cost of discounting and free shipping. I was on…

2:49.00 - When you are planning a wine dinner how do you decide on what is served? Does the venue/chef collaborate with you or do you each just serve what you feel like?

10:06.00 - How is the anti-al…

Holy smokes! So much has happened in the world of wine. Empires CRUMBLING. Brands getting rolled up and the slashing of prices for some of the worlds most sought after wines. Let's dive in!

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Another round of battles have and are being fought on the front lines of trying to do business in the Napa Valley. You may not know this but there is a HUGE anti-winery sentiment in the local Napa go…

It has been a busy couple of months on the road and it looks like it is going to stay that way for many of us in the wine industry. There are some road blocks and misguided expectations that can easi…

It has been two crazy weeks on the road and getting through our rescheduled bottling run but WE ARE BACK!! So much has happened and so much has changed... or has it? Time to dive into the deep.

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200% increase on alcohol imports from the EU you say? Well... the industry has some thoughts let's distill them down, make a cocktail and try to sort it all out.

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Marketing is always this weird, amorphous thing. For each business it can mean something different. Certain tactics will work and others will fail miserably. Depending on your goals and the scale of …

Another crazy week in the world of wine news between M&A, layoffs pay-to-play schemes and much more. How is it possible that I am this positive and chipper about the situation we are in?

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4:15.00 - What is this Premiere Napa Valley auction and event? Who attends and what is the money for?

18:26.00 - What is the next big step for your wine brand? Do you have a particular goal that you a…