By Gordon: Artistic Product Development for the Home
By Gordon is a product development company that specializes in high quality, custom-crafted items for the home. I recently had a chance to speak with the owner Chad Gordon about the company and their...
View ArticleWine About To Get More Expensive
California wine is about to get more expensive. Silicon Valley Bank, which provides the wine industry with commercial banking services, predicts the fine wine business will see sales growth of 7 to 11...
View ArticleInvesting in Indie Winemakers
Mashable: Naked Wines is an online retailer for wine. Visitors to the website can buy one or more bottles of wine or a monthly subscription. The $40 monthly subscription fee goes directly to new...
View ArticleEntrepreneur Builds His Business From The Cellar Up
The Greenville News: Ralph Bass said he was reluctant about partnering to open a wine cellar construction company in 2004, but it had nothing to do with his son’s ability to lead the business to...
View ArticleNiche Biz: EcoVino
EcoVino has discovered a unique niche by combining a love of wine with the the growing green trend. From the vine to your glass, they use an eco-friendly, organic process to maintain quality and...
View ArticleCork N Canvas: The Accidental Franchise
Wall Street Journal (In Charge): Like many new small-business owners, Cathy Deano knew nothing about franchising when she and a partner launched a series of bring-your-own-wine painting classes in...
View ArticleExploding Grapes: No More Bare Feet!
There’s always a better way to do something, even if that something is steeped in tradition and lore. Yesterday, winemakers stomped on grapes in their bare feet. Today, thanks to Rudy Zuidema, they...
View ArticleChinese Counterfeit Wine
WorldCrunch: China’s unmatched counterfeiting skills seemed to reach a new peak with the recent discovery of an entirely fake Apple Store in Kunming. But other shady salesmen are now taking the faking...
View ArticleOpportunities in Wine Packaging: Cans of Wine
Wine wasn’t always stored in glass bottles. Wine was originally stored in terracotta containers called amphorae. During the Roman Empire, glass bottles were invented in Syria and wine quickly moved...
View ArticleThe Redneck Wine Glass
CNN Money: America’s love affair with the irreverent, tacky and politically incorrect is making millions for at least one business. Carson Home Accents, a 41-year-old, family-owned company based in...
View ArticleMusical Glasses
The glass harp is a musical instrument made of upright wine glasses. It is played by running moistened fingers around the rim of the glasses. Each glass is tuned to a different pitch by filling the...
View ArticleWine Making From Outer Space
Ian Hutcheon is a 40 year old British astronomer living in Chile that has has combined his two great loves, astronomy and wine making. He’s created what is believed to be the first wine aged by a...
View ArticlePainting With a Twist
Painting With a Twist is a national chain of franchised businesses that offers instructor led painting classes. The twist is that the students can bring their own favorite bottle of wine. All of the...
View ArticleNiche Biz: Wine Tasting Parties
Daily Record: A business that will offer in-home wine tasting events won first place in a business plan competition during Central Washington University’s SOURCE (Symposium on University Research and...
View ArticleUSPS Wants to Do Your Beer Run
CNBC: Oh, the beer run. That time-honored tradition of hopping in the car and heading to the local liquor establishment to replenish your supply of alcohol. Could it soon be a thing of the past? It...
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