SVB on Wine

This is my 50th post and I'm celebrating by taking a vacation and am writing this morning from my hotel balcony on Waikiki. That was...

I saw the above video last week referencing demand for wine and the title got my attention. Is the demand for wine really falling? Whe...

  ... and your rice pudding sucks The other day I  stopped in at Wal-Mart to get some things. While checking out, a very larg...

I'm probably not the only man around that has a hard time giving gifts. As Dirty Harry aptly put it, " A man's got to know his...

I had a good meeting with one of my longest tenured clients this past month. We were talking over strategy and the discussion evolved to...

Many in business view another competitor moving into your territory as an affront to all that is fair and decent. Its the moral equivalen...

You've heard the saying that one man's trash is another mans treasure. How is it possible that two people can view the same object c...

I f you are like me, you get offers of reports on trends in the wine business about every day. Several years ago I saw a synopsis of an ex...

What are the key ingredients for success in business? In my mind its defining effective strategy, having a sense for timing in execution,...

When life is confusing, we all have to have a moral compass. For me, I look to the immortal Yogi Berra to make some sense out of things. L...

 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...

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

MJ Dale, KLH Consulting This is part II of a piece on DtC by that most awesome of awesome women, Mary Jo Dale of KLH Consulting in Sant...

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,...

There is a lot of talk around the concept of 'sustainability' so much so that it loses its meaning. What makes a business - any bu...

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...

    "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt" It's not easy deciding on ...

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...