On Tuesdays, we normally offer business tips for running your wine shop business. But in honor of Valentine’s Day, we’re going slightly off script. [level-members] Love Potion I have to admit that I have no idea where one might procure Schisandra Berries, but if you can come up with them, you’re all set to make […]
Archive for February, 2017
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February 14th, 2017Wine Industry News for February 13, 20
February 13th, 2017China’s outsize influence on wine pricing, Ebay’s expanded wine offerings, wine’s place in a beer world, and the wild wine west … [level-members] China’s Capital Controls Affecting Wine Prices Monetary policy in China is causing an increase in fine wine prices as wealthy Chinese citizens try to turn cash into tangible assets. New policies are […]
Food & Wine Pairing: To Deny or Embrace Winter Weath
February 10th, 2017With winter weather having its way with much of the country today, and people just generally being over winter by this point in February, we offer two approaches to dealing with it: embracing or denying. [level-members] First, denial. If you’d prefer to pretend that none of this is happening, you can give Rueda a try. […]
Wine Stories Worth Sharing – Feb 9, 20
February 9th, 2017Does wine help you live longer and healthier? What does Scottie Pippen’s hair have to do with wine? Want recommendations for pink bubbles for Valentine’s Day? And are we ready for genetically modified wine? [level-members]In honor of my grandmother, who died this week at the age of 104 (and 11/12ths!), I share this article about […]
How to Taste Wine: Educating Your Consume
February 8th, 2017The more your wine shop customers know about wine, the easier your job is in stoking their enthusiasm. Teaching your customer how to taste wine will help them help you find what they love most. [level-members] Your typical Friday and Saturday afternoon tastings are a terrible time to educate. Too many distractions, and too little […]
Wine Economists and Wine Sno
February 7th, 2017Leave it to economists to take (some of) the fun out of wine. [level-members] This Alternet article tells the story of a professor’s modest idea to create a small, specialized academic journal for a few dozen colleagues and how it has become the popular and respected Journal of Wine Economics. Along the way we learn about […]
Wine Industry News for February 6, 20
February 6th, 2017The US wine market is strong. Unless it’s not. Legalized cannabis is a threat. Or it’s not. Drought and flood in California, fires in Chile.[level-members] U.S. Wine Market is Strong Don’t believe everything you read, not even here. Despite our report last week that things may not be looking too rosy for the US wine […]
Food and Wine Pairing: The Super Bo
February 3rd, 2017If you’re getting ready for the big game and are dreading an evening of beer, beer, and more beer, despair not! We have options. [level-members] Here are a handful of wines to consider for pairing with the typical tailgaiting foods. We’re not saying they’re better than beer – it’s tough to beat beer if hot wings […]
Wine Stories Worth Sharing: Hidden Cellars, Undiscovered Italy and Mo
February 2nd, 2017Some of the stories we’ve found this week that you may want to share with your wine shop customers include a pair of wine cellars hidden beneath the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, two lesser-known wines from Italy, a winery that survived Prohibition, and the Queen’s foray into fizzy. [level-members] First, the Queen. She’s produced […]
Being True to Your Wine Shop Valu
February 1st, 2017We’ve written more than once recently about what your job really is as a small wine shop owner. Here’s another look at the same idea – from a marketing perspective. [level-members] The idea we’ve put forth is that, as a wine shop owner, your job is to guide your customers to interesting wines that represent a […]