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Secrets of a Successful Tasting Room – Highlights from SVB 2013 Survey

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Bill Skrapits

Secrets of a Successful Tasting Room – Highlights from SVB 2013 Survey Last week Silicon Valley Bank’s wine division founder, Rob McMillan, along with Cyril Penn of Wine Business Monthly, Brian Baker of Chateau Montelena and Ahin Thomas of the … Continue reading →

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3 Mistakes You Don’t Have to Make Starting Your Winery

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Bill Skrapits

3 Mistakes You Don’t Have to Make Starting Your Winery I work with people who are interested in opening a winery and are doing their research. I also work with winery owners who have only been open a few years, … Continue reading →

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Create Positive Cash Flow Faster (Part 3): Alternative Winery Model

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Bill Skrapits

Discussed previously in the first blog of this series, Three Ways to Produce Positive ROI in Half the Time or Less, we broke down that a traditional winery is actually three separate businesses – growing grapes, making wine and retailing. … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays! Top Posts of 2011

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Bill Skrapits

Hello Everyone and Happy Holidays! Today, I thought we would look back at the blog posts that generated the most discussion in 2011. I always post my blogs to a few wine groups in Linked In as well, so much … Continue reading →

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‘Tis the Season for Increased Sales…or Is It?

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Bill Skrapits

It’s the holiday season! Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday,and parties galore. Whether you celebrate Hannukah, Christmas or Kwanzaa…they are all coming up soon. That got me to wondering…do wineries and tasting rooms actually have an increase in traffic and direct … Continue reading →

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The Tasting Room: Your Golden Opportunity

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Bill Skrapits

“The tasting room is only second to the label in branding your wine. The biggest mistake owners make regarding their tasting room is making do with what they have instead of creating what they need.” Paul Wagner Continue reading →

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