This fall while on the Bucks County Wine Trail one of my fond memories of the Buckingham Valley Vineyards was the opportunity I had to experience a tasting of an oak aged dry Chambourcin wine. This delightful grape is readily becoming known as “Pennsylvania’s Zinfandel”. This versatile hybrid grape is known to [...]
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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 Wine Or Hospitality Business Are You Creating? Forming A Limited Liability Corporation
Do you dream of opening your own winery, vineyard, restaurant, bed and breakfast, catering, wine-based or hospitality business? If so, it is important for you to choose the correct legal structure that’s right for your business.
In this series on forming your business entity, we previously considered the “Sole Proprietorship” , “Partnership” and “Corporation” as [...]
Pennsylvania’s Wine and Grape Industry Strengthens The State’s Economy
Pennsylvania’s wine and grape industry continues to be a major contributor to the economic strength of the State. The results of the latest update of the MKF Research Study, an independent study commissioned by the Pennsylvania Winery Association indicates increased growth in the industry during the two year period between 2005-2007. Pennsylvania’s [...]
What Wine Or Hospitality Business Are You Creating? Forming A Corporation
Are you considering starting a winery, restaurant, bed and breakfast, catering, wine-based or hospitality business? If so, when forming a business it is important to choose the legal structure that’s right for your business circumstances.
In the earlier posts of this series, we considered the “Sole Proprietorship” and the “Partnership” business entities. Knowing and understanding how each [...]
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’s Your Plan For Starting A Winery, Wine Or Hospitality Business?
Every business should have a plan. Too often, new business owners fail to commit their business goals and objectives to writing. Whether your dream is to start a winery, open a restaurant, buy a bed and breakfast, or to create your own wine based or hospitality business, you need a plan. A well [...]
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 [...]
A Winery Gone Green!
If passed, House Bill 80 has beneficial application for winery owners looking to use the latest technology in solar or geothermal heating. Staff writer George Mattar of the Bucks County Courier writes an interesting article on renewable energy and its benefits to a local Bucks County winery. For more information read: Some grapes are [...]
Pennsylvania Wineries: Are You Getting Wine Lovers To Your Wine Or Your Wine To Your Wine Lovers?
When marketing your winery’s wine this harvest season, you may be creatively thinking of ways to
get wine lovers to your wine, or your wine to your wine lovers. If your marketing efforts include the latter, you may wish to plan to host or participate in an event outside your winery’s usual business. That said, [...]
