
Food and Wine Insider Podcast Interview of my new book
Informative interview with Steve Raye about his new book “How to Get U.S. Market-Ready.” Ann Daw draws Steve out on the critical issues affecting the industry and how export brands can capitalize on them to break into the U.S. market.
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Bologna Business School MBA has scholarships available
For those of you interested in graduate education in the wine and food business, the Bologna Business School should be a priority to consider. And the really good news is that they still have scholarships available for next academic year. Here's a link to more...
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Podcast Interview from Wine2Wine
When I was in Verona in December to speak at the Wine2Wine conference, I was also did an interview with Monty Waldin for the Italian Wine Podcast series...yet another innovation from Stevie Kim and her team at Vinitaly/Veronafiere that in fact just celebrated its one...
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Don’t Make Prospects Come to you; Go Where They are Already Gathered
Social Media Strategy for wine/spirits: Don’t make prospects come to you; go where they are already gathered.
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U.S. Excise Tax Reduction: by the bottle/by the case
Handy chart showing net savings per bottle and 9L case from the U.S. excise tax cut.
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Export Wine/Spirit Producers Benefit From New U.S. Tax Law
The new U.S. tax law that took effect Jan. 1 included some major reductions for craft wine, spirits, and cider producers. The big news is that the law applies to imported products as well as domestic brands. As the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform...
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Seismic Changes in U.S. Wine/Spirit Retail Market
Key takeaways from Steve Raye’s presentation at Wine2Wine in Verona, Italy talking about the major changes taking place in the U.S. wine and spirits market.
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New from Vinexpo
New initiatives for Vinexpo in New York, Paris, Bordeaux and Sonoma County.
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