Demand Not as Strong as Hoped
What was supposed to finally be the first post-pandemic summer took on a decidedly darker tone in recent months as economic indicators turned negative. As a surge in prices drove inflation to 40-year highs, consumers began to rein in spending as higher costs took a bite out of long-planned vacations and other celebrations. With back-to-school […]
Winery Recruiting Consistently Strong
Through the tumult of the past two years, the Winejobs.com’s Winery Job Index has steadily remained higher than normal with the latest data putting it 19% above where it was in July 2021. The data and winery hiring demand reflected by Winejobs.com postings follow the wider U.S. economy, according to iCIMS that provides recruiting services […]
Industry Metrics: Imports Drive Growth
Value of Domestic Wine Sales for 12 months ended July 2022 +12% U.S. wine sales including bulk imports, bw166 Other Wine Industry July 2022 (versus July 2021) data: -3% off-premise sales value, NielsenIQ channels +65% on-premise sales (52 weeks ended June 18), CGA by NielsenIQ -18% DtC shipment value, Wines Vines Analytics/Sovos ShipCompliant 19% […]
The Strategy and Execution of Pricing
After years in wholesale sales and winery management, Dan Leese and his wife Katy founded V2 Wine Group in 2010 to help family-owned wineries navigate the three-tier market. Dan Leese had previously been the president and managing director of Foster’s Wine Estates, had started in the industry with a beer distributor before joining the executive […]
Upcoming Events
Nov. 15-18: SIMEI Hosted by the Unione Italiana Vini (UIV) consortium of winemaking and bottling equipment vendors, SIMEI is a global trade show and conference held at Fiera Milano in Milan, Italy. SIMEI Nov. 16: Winejobs.com Summit The forum for wine industry human resources professionals at the Culinary Institute of America in Napa, Calif. Winejobs.com Summit Nov. […]