With yesterday’s column on Aglianico fresh in my mind, I began thinking about food pairings that highlight this great grape. In the quest for something different, I turned of course to the intertubes. First hit certainly qualified: “Bistecca d’asino,” which is, of course … [level-members] Donkey meat. Moving right along, let’s shoot for something not […]
Archive for June, 2013
Food and Wine Pairings – Aglianico and Italian Fo
June 14th, 2013What They’re Reading – Aglianico in The New York Tim
June 13th, 2013Aglianico gets the kind of glowing write-up in The New York Times this week that importers and distributors dream about. Here’s why you should stock up. [level-members] Refered to, sometimes derisively, as the Barolo of the South, Aglianico seems to suffer from the same lack of respect that Southern Italian cuisines sometimes feels in comparison […]
Mobile Marketing Tools for Retail Wine Sho
June 12th, 2013Our past two Tuesday business tips columns have been about the good and evil of mobile for independent wine shop owners. Here’s a bit more on how small businesses are using mobile to their advantage. [level-members] On top of the list of ways small businesses are using mobile (according to a recent study by Constant […]
Smartphones: Good and Evil for Retail Wine Shops, Part
June 11th, 2013Last week we talked about the downside of the mobile revolution and how it can negatively affect your wine shop. This week, let’s talk about how mobile can be a boon instead of a bear. [level-members] First, let’s face the facts: smartphones are here and they’re not going away. 79% of smartphone owners use their […]
Wine Retail Industry News – Spanish Sparkling Win
June 10th, 2013Your customers may still call it “champagne” but more and more of them are buying Spanish sparklers. [level-members] According to Shanken, imports of sparkling wines have jumped 50% in the past three years. Spanish wines are still don’t command as big a share of the sparkling market as Italians do, but their growth has been […]
Food & Wine Pairings – Summer Comfort Foo
June 7th, 2013With a soggy day ahead and not much better for the weekend for those parts of the country feeling the effects of tropical storm Andrea, comfort food is once again on tap. But as disappointing as the weather is, it ain’t winter out there. So what qualifies as comfort food, and what should we pair […]
What They’re Reading – Saveur.c
June 6th, 2013Here are some of the articles that might have caught your customer’s eyes this week on Saveur.com. [level-members] “The Dinner Party” column has a really nice piece on “A Global Grilling Spread” that includes grilled recipes from, yup, around the globe. There are some nice sidebar items about grilling strategy and techniques. And the accompanying […]
Keys to Facebook Success for Wine Retaile
June 5th, 2013Putting a lot into Facebook and not getting a lot out? There’s more to Facebook than simply posting updates. Here are a few tips for posting smarter. [level-members] First, know that not all content is equal. Content with images or videos attached are given greater weight by the powers that be at Facebook. (And that’s actually […]
Smartphones: Good and Evil for Retail Wine Sho
June 4th, 2013Are smartphones good or bad for retail business? This week, let’s look at the downside. [level-members] If you walk the aisles of your local Best Buy you will see people checking out products on the shelves and online via their smartphones at the same time. They may be reading reviews or comparing prices, but gone […]
Retail Wine News: Amazon Case Discounts, Varietal Sales DTC vs. Reta
June 3rd, 2013Will Amazon’s “case” discount policy affect yours? How do direct-to-consumer varietal sales compare to retail wine sales more broadly? [level-members] Amazon “Case” Discounts What’s your case discount? Is it 20% And do you offer it for 3 bottles or more? That’s where Amazon is, according to an email promo we received this past week. We […]