Even though I have been a wino for many, many years and have been in the wine business for over 20 years, I have a rather geeky side when it comes to technology and economics. In full disclosure I actually have a degree in International Business, but I digress…
As an entrepreneur and business owner, one must [...]
I’ve been at this wine thing for over 20 years and have not seen a summer as tough as this one when it comes to business. The wine business is somewhat cyclical, just like most any other business, with ups and downs throughout the year. We technically have two seasons: October, November and December, as we [...]
Corporate America’s Pile-O-Cash from the Big Picture…..hat tip to Invictus….fenomenal post with research to back it up….I keep on saying that the shit has hit the fan and our economy suffers from a massive miss-allocation of capital. If consumers and small businesses are supposed to be 70% of the economy and we bailed out the banks [...]
There are a few reasons why what is happening to Europe and the Euro are relevant to the wine business and me personally. Many of you may know that I was born and raised in Europe and still have family and many friends living there. What happens to the Euro has repercussions all over the world [...]