SVB on Wine

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...

What is the long-term outlook for the US wine business? Having been around the business for more than 30 years now, I can remember differ...

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

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...

When I graduated from college I started the on-campus recruiting process. After putting myself though college for 7 years I was flat br...

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...

The passing of Rodney King this past weekend was a sad event for me. I remember being so impressed with the man when he stood up to the...

As a native Californian, we were forced in grade school to make the pilgrimage to Sutters Mill in Coloma to see where John Sutter and James ...

Most people who have a little gray hair remember when the Chinese were really Communists, living behind a wall and carrying little red bo...

When I was nerdy young man, I remember feeling proud when I heard the news reports talking about a strong US dollar. Yes! We are stron...