All posts by Miles Smith
-
Catching Lightning in a Bottle by Skipping Bottling
If you’re looking for a great bottle of wine, you won’t find it at LJ Crafted Wines in La Jolla, California. But that’s only because...
-
New Label a Cool Trick To Attract Consumers
You would guess nearly anyone who has had access to a television set in the last two decades has seen enough commercials to know which...
-
These Wineries Say Virtual Tastings Are Here to Stay
Businesses across the country have closed their doors for good due to hardships wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, with shut-down orders and battered consumer confidence...
-
Winery Sheds Light on COVID Sanitization Conundrum
The need to maintain consumer confidence and reduce health risks for customers and staff has contributed to the latest COVID-19 obstacle course in areas of...
-
Math Plus Art Equals Wine, Mira Winemaker Says
Choosing the vessel in which your wine ferments is neither rocket science nor brain surgery, but an understanding of finite mathematics and an appreciation for...
-
Things to Consider When Starting a Wine Club
So you’ve had your grand opening, your reds and whites seem to be resonating with visitors, and now you’re thinking about starting a wine club...
-
Do Adventurous Labels Really Attract a New Consumer?
Picture this: Walking through the grocery store, a shopper pushes the cart into the wine section, but is overcome with analysis paralysis. With literally hundreds...
-
DTC Suppliers to Introduce New Products, Services at virtual DTC Wine Symposium
A virtual tradeshow, with DTC vendors all in one place at one time, is a key feature of the 14th annual DTC Wine Symposium. In this...
-
Why This TTB Ruling Will Be a Big Benefit for Wineries
Aluminum cans offer benefits such as appealing to eco-conscious consumers, requiring minimal storage space and being extremely portable. They are becoming increasingly popular with wine...
-
Silicon Valley Bank Predicts the Wine Industry Will See a Spike in Demand When Consumers Celebrate Postponed Life Events in 2021
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the bank of the world’s most innovative companies and their investors, today released its 2021 State of the Wine Industry Report. Now in its...
