How Wineries Create Value

January 2023 discussion with Ed Mysolgland of How to Sell a Business podcast. How wineries create value, what to look for in purchasing a winery and how to make a winery sales ready.

How to Start a Winery With Enotools University

My October Podcast conversation with Joe Lutomske I was fortunate to be able to chat with Joe Lutomske about going from engineering to wine making and to winery business consulting. We talk about the basics of how to start a winery, creating the experience, how to be profitable and make sales. We even fit roséContinue reading “How to Start a Winery With Enotools University”

A Case for By-Appointment Tasting Rooms

As we move back into open tasting rooms and, hopefully, a more normal wine country summer and harvest, the question has come up: Should tasting rooms continue to be by-appointment, or should they be open for all walk-in customers? The 240% jump from walk-in tasting rooms to by-appointment in the last year, as highlighted inContinue reading “A Case for By-Appointment Tasting Rooms”