The New Jersey State Senate has recently approved legislation allowing New Jersey residents to receive direct shipments of wine. If this law is enacted, New Jersey would join thirty-five other states that currently have legislation that allow direct wine shipment. For more information read: N.J. Gets Closer To Allowing Direct Wine Shipments [...]
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A Natural Disaster Has Taken Its Toll On The Wine Industry
Unfortunately Chile’s wine industry has not escaped the devastating effects of this week’s earthquake. As pointed out in today’s Wine Spectator, millions of liters have been lost resulting in huge damages to the industry. For more information read: Powerful Earthquake Rocks Chilean Wine Industry.
How Not To Have Your Winery or Hospitality Business Lawyer-Up!
Recently I took an unforeseen hiatus from posting to this blog to tend to the needs of my oldest child who was recently injured this January in an automobile accident at the hands of a drunk driver. Like most of the mothers of MADD, I too experienced the anguish that comes with that dreadful [...]
Bringing In The New Year With The Lehigh Valley Wine Trail Association
This week I had the pleasure of being invited by Dominic Strohlein, owner of Big Creek Winery to be the guest speaker to the membership of Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley Wine Trail Association. It was a wonderful time starting the new year in their company as they hosted their first of many membership meetings [...]
Can A Rose By Any Other Name Still Be A Rose?
You’ve likely heard the saying “a rose by any other name is still a rose”. Well in a way that can be true in the business world as well. Especially if you are considering giving your business a “fictitious” name.
Before establishing your winery, wine or hospitality based business, you will want to consider [...]
What’s Love Got To Do With It? A Winery Empire War Comes To An End.
A couple of months ago, I featured a post on Intergeneration Transitions And Succession Planning for Wineries. The centerpiece of the post related to the Korbel Champagne Cellars Winery family feud and the importance of creating a succession plan for your winery or wine based business.
Well folks, it appears the family factions within the Korbel [...]
What Winemaker Do You Have Your Eye On?
Do you have your eye on a particular winemaker, executive chef or marketing guru for your winery or hospitality based business? Are you looking for ways to attract key talent to your business? If so, your may want to consider an employment agreement as an option for retaining that “must have” person for your [...]
What Wine Or Hospitality Business Are You Creating? Forming A Partnership
Are you a great team player? Can you make a marriage work? Do you recall telling your co-worker, friend or loved one, “let’s sink or swim together” ? If so, perhaps that idea or concept that you and another have been incubating over time is ready to take flight and evolve into a [...]
Wine Law, Wineries and the Yellow Rose of Texas
Last week, I had the very good fortune of traveling to San Antonio Texas to attend Law Seminar International’s Winery and Wine Law Distribution Conference. (You should know right off that I previously resided in Texas for 13 years but have long since moved from the state). While things had very much [...]
What’s Your Wine’s Pedigree?
The geographic location where your wine is grown, can often signal quality or add pricing value to your customers. Commercial advantage can be gained from a consumer’s appreciation of wines originating from a particular “viticultural area.” The tagging of a wine from an “American Viticultural Area” or AVA can be an important factor to [...]
