Feb 5, 2026
Next week, I am in Paris. And I have the privledge to document the session on "Rethinking The WIne Business." Two of the prominent panel members are Paul Mabray and Priscilla Hennekam.
There is a movement in the trade to mix things up a bit; make some changes, move the needle a bit.
Paul Mabray is considered the...
Jan 27, 2026
I have to say that I can pick ém. My love of Bordeaux and the volume of Bordeaux I have tasted has lead me to Chateau Haut Bailly. Under the tootlidge of Veronique Sanders-Van Beek, the winery continues to make great strides not only in quality, but developing the experience of wine. You see, wine it not just...
Jan 20, 2026
Crazy story.
Walter Georis wrote the soundtrack to the iconic surf film, The Endless Summer. With desires to make it big in music, the soundtrack would be their swan song in show business. What happens after, is shear career poetry.
I have to tell you that sitting down with Walter Georis was the kind of podcast taping...
Jan 16, 2026
I have been selling direct to the consumer in the wine trade for over 35 years. The industry certainly is not what it was; in some ways, better, in other ways, not so much. I've seen it all...well, at least most of it.
The month and year I started with the Original Wine of the Month Club, my father was featuring a...
Jan 14, 2026
Wine branding is slow. It is different than other products; more rules, a limited set of consumers, and big brands standing in your way. These are the typical headwinds; unless your Samvel Hakobyan.
I am convinced, despite the current tone of nah sayers and industry pundits looking for some kind of magic bullet to ease...