Image by Gary Yost If you’re familiar with Lean Manufacturing or Lean processes, you’re likely familiar with Lean’s philosophy of removing waste. Manufacturing isn’t the only industry in which waste can happen, often inadvertently, and often when we are trying to avoid other pitfalls. Nearly every...

In a groundbreaking development towards sustainability in the wine and spirits industry, the world’s largest wind-powered cargo ship, Anemos, has successfully completed its first transatlantic journey, transporting premium wines, champagnes, and cognacs from France to New York. This innovative...

With the Paris Olympics approaching, a special spotlight on Tonnellerie Maury & Fils and its French Olympic Roots. Serge Maury - French Olympian: Development of the cooperage was undertaken by the second generation cooper: Serge Maury who expanded the activity of the Maury cooperage and solidified...

As the wine and spirits industry becomes increasingly competitive, everyone seeks an “edge,” a “hack” - anything that offers a strategic advantage. For most wine & spirits sales professionals, the solution is sitting right on their mobile phones in the form of their CRM system. This article will...

Today, the Board of Supervisors closed a nine-year project of defining a winery “event.” Although the term “event” has been used in hundreds of use permits for many decades, the term was never defined until now. While the new ordinance is directed at winery events, the ordinance also provides other...