Archive for the ‘Wine Business’ Category

Feb 9, 2006

Do The Math

How important is a tasting room to a small winery on a well traveled wine road? Consider: $2000 worth of wine sales per day (conservative estimate) is..$14,000 per week is…$56,000 per month is…$672,000 per year is… Less 10% for discounts is…: $604,800 per year in sales But wait, there’s more. Sales of "other stuff": $100 per day (conservative): $35,600 per year. But wait…there’s more Every day at least one person or couple will walk in your tasting room and connect…

Feb 1, 2006

Somethings Going On…

""Something is going on and that’s wine getting traction in mainstream American life. Once we’ve gotten this going, we will continue to see moment." -Jon Fredrikson, Wine Industry Analyst- Yes, indeed. But what IS going on? Frederickson notes the impact of the movie "Sideways", the Supreme Court decision, "favorable demographics" and "a more positive public image for wine." But just to confirm that more wine is being drunk in the U.S, it’s best to look at per capita consumption rates:…

Jan 30, 2006

Wine IS Art

If you’ve ever doubted that wine is, or can be, art then consider these results from Acker Merrall’s latest wine auction: 6 magnums 1971 Romanee Conti Domaine de la Romanee Conti $136,275.00 12 bottles 1962 Romanee Conti Domaine de la Romanee Conti $118,500.00 12 bottles 1961 Chateau Latour a Pomerol Pomerol $118,500.00 6 magnums 1978 Romanee Conti Domaine de la Romanee Conti $112,575.00 12 bottles 1971 Romanee Conti Domaine de la Romanee Conti $106,650.00 6 magnums 1961 Chateau Latour a…

Jan 23, 2006

Vines Vs. RidgeTops….Ridges Win!

Who likes to be told what to do? Who likes to be regulated? Raise your hand. Exactly as I thought. Neither do I. However, I think one thing is clear. Were we not to regulate ourselves it’s likely we’d be drinking spoiled water, driving death traps and we’d be reading about open space in our history books. More regulation is about to come to the Sonoma County wine industry, regulation driven by environmental conservation and preservation. This time it concerns…