Wined Up
Taking you behind the cellar doors of the wine industry like never before! We release an episode every Wednesday to tackle all things wine, winemaking, hospitality and more. Be sure to leave a "like" and subscribe for new episodes. Have questions that you want answered? Leave them in the comments and we will dive into them on the last Wednesday of each month!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 108
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
The Wine Club Life Blood Part Deux
Back to the future with this episode. What else can a wine business do for you? Is the wine and the club or allocation enough? What more can be done to engage and support the folks that support us?
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Big news and big happenings?!?
Holy smokes it has been a week!! Bridges washing out (bottling is still the worst btw), wineries and tasting rooms closing, pet projects struggling with selling wine. What else can we dive into?
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Moving Right Along
A wine industry on the move! As the new year progresses there are all kinds of opinions and thoughts about where we as a wine region and industry are headed. Some points are well taken, others less s…
January Q&A
- 4:08.00 - What is the excuse for bottling costs going up 30-40 % other than that is what the market will bear? It just seems excessive and like a lot of things maybe it can be based on inflation, sup…
Drama be damned, we're making wine!
Barrels barrels every where and plenty of wine to go around! It was the 10th annual barrel trial tasting at Pine Ridge Vineyards this week and yours truly got an invite. Frankly it is now a new favor…
The End Has Begun?
Or has it? Recent remarks from the US Surgeon General have left the alcohol industry shaking in their boots (even though the WHO made similar statements two years ago). Are their flaws in their argum…
A Fresh Start
2024 is officially in the rearview mirror which means it is time to look forward to the new year. After a tumultuous year what is the industry looking forward to? How are we going to forge ahead, con…
December Q&A
- 2:36.00 - What are you, and maybe the industry, looking forward to in 2025?
- 9:57.00 - It sounds like wineries are regularly behind the 8 ball when it comes to planning and financial success, why is t…
2024 Was A Vibe
Boy was it. I might have rambled a bit more than usual but this year was a thing and despite the "doom and gloom" there's quite a lot to look forward to and be thankful for.
Celebrating the repeal of prohibition or is a new one coming?
It feels like there is more doom and gloom around the industry these days. Slowing sales, increasing costs and what some are calling a neo-prohibitionist movement. With the 91st anniversary of the re…
How Wineries are Wrapping Up 2024
Well folks, another year is almost in the books. It has been a wild ride and now we are setting our sights on 2025 and what the future holds.
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November Q&A
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Road Warrior Vibes
The road warrior returns! We are back after a few weeks of wine events around the country. How was it out there? What was the vibe? Are wine and alcohol sales still dipping? Is there a bright side? L…
2024 Harvest Wrap Up
5th Wednesday Bonus Episode! Let's get into what made the 2024 growing season special. How does it compare to past vintages and where are these wines going in the future?
October Q&A
- 4:14.00 - Why are there so many shipping issues with wine? Given the growth of DTC programs and wine clubs how has it not been figured out?
- 12:00.00 - When wines are going into barrel after harvest ho…
A Wine Revolution Starts In... KANSAS
You read it right folks. Believe it or not Leawood Kansas is at the heart of a wine revolution.
- READ THE ARTICLE: https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/article/meiomi-pinot-noir-sugar-19811640.php
- UPCO…
Creating a Wine Program
Harvest is wrapping up and the wine making process is just getting started BUT there is a lot to consider as we continue to hone in our wine portfolio. How does that happen and what are our considera…
You know what grinds my gears?
The more we talk about wineries and the wine industry being transparent the more we seem to run into folks that don't want to open that can of worms. Well too bad! We doing it anyway!
September Q&A
- 4:40.00 - How is the 2024 harvest looking thus far? Can we expect a good year?
- 10:00.00 - After your grape pricing episode how could that effect the price of wines when they hit the market?
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Are Napa's Grape Prices Imploding??
At the moment they seem to be in freefall. What is the cause and what will be the repercussions? All that and more is packed into this episode.