Archive for the ‘Shipping Wine’ Category
What came across my desk today is some of the most encouraging news for wine consumers in a very long time:The Launch of the ILLINOIS WINE CONSUMER COALITION. The raison d'etre of the Illinois Wine Consumer Coalition is front and center on its website: "You have been stripped of your right to access thousands of fine wines. You had no voice to express your desire to retain this long held right to out-of-state wine shipments from retailers. The IWCC has…
It has been reported that the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill has secured a $400,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson foundation to investigate "how easy it is to order alcohol from the Web." I think this is a good idea as long as the researchers in charge actually have the intention of investigating something instead of creating publicity in pursuit of advocating something. If the question they want to answer is "how easy is it to order alcohol on…
I think the development of the direct shipping channel is still in its early stages. I think a great number of changes will come to this channel. Issues of access, technology, legality and logistics are still in flux. The profit upside for committed and smart players in the business of direct shipping of wine is pretty big, be they wineries, logistics companies, service providers or tech companies. And I think that 2009 will be an important year in the development…
What is "Influence" and what makes an individual "Influential". Let's not over think this. Isn't "Influence" the power to make other people act and think differently…or at least to act and think? And isn't one MORE influential if they can provoke MORE people to act and think? So, if we ask the question, "who are the most influential people affecting the Online Wine World", we are looking for people who, through their actions (online or otherwise), cause larger numbers of…
Would you take advise on your swing from a player that was hitting .000 for their career? Would you take advice on how to win a football game from the Detroit Lions, who have yet to win a game? Of course you wouldn't. So why would the Michigan legislature take advice from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission on constitutional issues surrounding direct shipment of wine. Michigan LCC Chair Nida Samona is 0 for 4 in her various attempt to interpret…
