SVB on Wine

        What's really going on in the wine business this moment? Can wineries raise prices? What's the supply situation...

Each year I get to write a State of the Industry report that's pretty well received in the wine business. Its even used as part of...

Price and Returns of CA Grape Crop Total Value of CA Grape Crop Mario Draghi was in the news this past week concurrent with th...

Have you ever found yourself disbelieving your own eyes or being flabbergasted at a decision that defies logic? For instance, what would h...

I go crazy hearing about all the idiotic lawsuits that get thrown out there. One such suit was Overton vs Anheuser-Bush in which the plaint...

 I Lied ......... Think Its a Tight Race? I admit it. I said last week that SVB on Wine would be going on hiatus until January w...

There's no substitute for visiting a wine region to get a true sense for the business. Tasting doesn't tell you strategy. Reading w...

Changing Patterns: You're Mad if you Don't React. The wine industry is made of family owned companies. Family owned companies s...

Don Draper, the Middle Class, and the Mad US Wine Consumer Economically speaking, a luxury good is one with a demand curve that'...

Each year I take out my crystal ball, put on funny clothes and after my eyes roll into the back of my head for a sufficient amount of time,...

Middle Class Mashed Middle Class Wealth Back to 1983 Levels That is a question all wineries are asking: When will they be abl...

You are a with-it kind of person so you probably recognize the acronyms in the title stand for Social Media and Customer Relationship M...

The past week's change in strategy announced by Lot18 to close their UK efforts was curious, particularly when you consider they hav...

Women's Syncronized Swimming Team Drowns Trying To Signal Help with their Legs I thought I'd tip my lid to the upcoming Olym...

Up to the spring of 2010, I wasn't the most popular of prognosticators. Prior to the crash I started handing out predictions as I...

Taxing alcohol will save us from all sorts of ills, or so many would have you believe. Here's a quote that got my attention this past...