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 Vintners’ Alliance, conducted a live videocast: Secrets of a Successful Tasting Room- 2013 Survey…
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Posted on July 29, 2013 by Bill Skrapits
Viticulture & Enology Internships
Premier Wine Blends recently announced Internship opportunities through Grayson College’s TV Munson Viticulture and Enology Center in Denison, Texas. “Hands-on grape growing and winemaking is the only way to truly learn the art and science of viticulture and enology.” – Justin Shreiner, Director, Grayson’s Viticulture and Enology Program.…
Posted on August 14, 2013 by Bill Skrapits
What’s the Value of a Viticulturist?
Who better to ask than Fritz Westover, career learner, educator and leader in viticulture education. Graduating from Penn State with a degree in horticulture and an MS in Plant Pathology, he was soon Virginia Tech’s Viticulture Research-Extension Associate. Fritz later moved on to serve as…
Posted on March 20, 2014 by Bill Skrapits
Minnesota: Growing Grapes & Making Wine
I took a long break from blogging while getting my new website up and running, enjoying the holidays and working with some new and established clients. My visit to the Cold Climate Conference in Minnesota is a great opportunity to break back into blogging!…
Posted on April 16, 2014 by Bill Skrapits
Colorado Wine: It’s a Journey, Not a Destination
Another great VinCO Conference in Colorado this year. The Colorado VinCO conference is one of the best in the nation – period.
One of the reasons it’s outstanding is because the conference actually exists for the industry. The main purpose for CAVE’s existence (Colorado Association…
Posted on June 1, 2011 by Bill Skrapits
It may seem like the buds just burst, but harvest will be sneaking up on us soon. In preparation for the exciting and hectic season, let’s look at what you can do now to be ahead of the game.
Prior and during harvest, in addition to an influx of customers,…