Who Needs Power of Attorney at Wineries?

  I recently conducted a survey about the top wine compliance challenges winery staff are facing. One of the questions asked them if they had power of attorney for their winery. This was in reference to the TTB, or federal level. The overwhelming majority (70%)...

The Changing of The Guard…Winery Style

Seems like I see headlines on Wine Business Monthly’s website about wineries being bought and sold on a steady basis these days. It seems as though there are some parallels between the level of sales activity for wineries and sales of homes right now. By that I...

Like to Get In on the Wine Compliance Game?

In the last 2 years I continue to come in contact with a steady stream of people who are interested in either getting a job in the wine compliance area or would like to start their own winery compliance business. Good news! Good news you say? How can that be good news...

Survey : What Are Your Top Wine Compliance Challenges?

Winery compliance is a complicated area which is only made more complicated by the fact that there is little to no formal training for those responsible for it. I realized this first hand 15 years ago when I first began managing winemaking records at Sterling...

Teaching An Old Wine a New AVA.

A recent discussion came up on Facebook around the use of newly created AVAs (American Viticultural Areas) on wine labels made from vintages pre the AVA’s existence. The discussion was around the recently created AVA of Coombsville in eastern Napa. The question...