Discussed previously in the first blog of this series, Three Ways to Produce Positive ROI in Half the Time or Less, we broke down that a traditional winery is actually three separate businesses – growing grapes, making wine and retailing. Using this traditional model, you invest in all three businesses in series and that it →

In Part 1 of Three Ways to Produce Positive ROI in Half the Time or Less, we discussed the traditional method for building a winery and vineyard from scratch and reviewed cash flow from year 1 through year 10. We saw that, if starting from scratch and planting a vineyard, making wine from your own →

I just returned from Colorado where I attended VinCO. The Colorado Association for Viticulture and Enology (CAVE), Colorado Wine Industry Development Board (CWIDB) and Western Colorado Horticulture Society (WCHS) put on this conference focusing on grape growing, winemaking, and issues pertinent to the business and marketing side of the fruit and wine industries. I came →

Hello Everyone and Happy Holidays! Today, I thought we would look back at the blog posts that generated the most discussion in 2011. I always post my blogs to a few wine groups in Linked In as well, so much of the action is often there. Read more comments there. #3 David and Goliath: The →

It’s the holiday season! Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday,and parties galore. Whether you celebrate Hannukah, Christmas or Kwanzaa…they are all coming up soon. That got me to wondering…do wineries and tasting rooms actually have an increase in traffic and direct sales between Thanksgiving and New Years Day? If your wine is not being distributed, do →

I hear this question from new winemakers and wineries of The Other 46: wine style What is the wine style for my region or AVA? That includes grapes, but also what kind of wine should they make. From a high level there are two primary styles of wine: Old World and New World. From here, →