SVB on Wine

Before discussing the topic, let me get some quick business out of the way: The SVB Annual State of the Industry Survey is open for two more...

The answer to the title question is yes, DTC is holding up, but as most in the industry will attest, it's a nuanced response that requir...

  Today, we are about 50 responses short of what we need to produce the Annual Direct to Consumer Report, so please participate. To help us ...

This is my annual attempt to plead for your help, without which we can't produce the 13th Annual Direct-to-Consumer Report.  If there wa...

The Target is Moving Again Some of the questions we've answered over the years through the SVB annual direct-to-consumer survey have bee...

  Nearly 3,000 attendees from dozens of the wine-producing countries of the world tuned in on January 18 th to hear from Rob McMillan, EVP ...

    Register here  for the videocast, replay, and copy of this year's report. In 1992, I wrote the original SVB Wine Division Business P...

It's been quite a roller coaster ride over the past six months. The banking industry has undergone many changes; my bank was no exceptio...

The 2023 Videocast is in the books, and what a performance from some of the smartest people in the business who do DTC all day, everyday. Th...

    Much better than some might think! Wineries selling in the premium and direct to consumer sector have experienced positive outcomes. Loo...

Rabbit Island Sunset, Hawaii I enjoy looking at vacation photos, especially now that COVID is no longer a problem. I’m presently taking a mu...

Following the takeover of Silicon Valley Bank by the FDIC on March 10th, I found myself needing to take a break from watching the news for s...

Without greater participation this last week, there will be no SVB Direct to Consumer Report produced this year. It's always difficult t...

For those following closely, you will notice that I've changed the headline slide back from Rob McMillan on Wine, to the prior blog titl...

  Photo by  Maksym Kaharlytskyi  on  Unsplash During the SVB meltdown last month, I wrote each of the first three weeks regarding the ordeal...

     I'm not dead yet! Fear of the unknown is a real thing. I think it's a self-protection response. Fear puts all of your senses on...

  MORPHEUS:   You take the blue pill... the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe.   You take the red...

Processing Those who've read this blog before may notice the headline slide has changed from  SVB on Wine  to Rob McMillan on Wine . I k...

  Register here for the videocast, replay, presentation deck, and copy of this year's report. Within the 2022 SVB State of the Wine Ind...

  We've created a Sentiment Index and have run with the idea in our State of the Industry Report for the last 6 years, gaining some inte...