"I get a lot of requests for donations as well and so am putting a box on my contact page of the website that will explain the policy it has now taken me a couple of years to develop. Here are the things I've found we had to decide:
1) set a…"
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Tasting Room staff training
Started Jan 14, 2010
How to deal with wine donation requests
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Tom Natan Jun 30, 2010.
Out of state direct to consumer shipping... I think I'm going to puke
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Marco Montez May 6, 2009.
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Marco Montez posted a discussionTasting Room staff training
Hi everyone,I would like to send a person from my tasting room staff to professional training or even a seminar that specifically targets winery tasting room operations/management and sales.If you know of any such training event in the US, please share. Greatly appreciated.Best,MarcoSee More
Sandra Rex replied to Marco Montez's discussion How to deal with wine donation requests"We've not had a very clear policy though for events, we've decided to pour at only wine-focused events, not big parties where they are there for other reasons and don't care what they are drinking. I like the idea of having a 2 pak…"
Marco Montez replied to Marco Montez's discussion How to deal with wine donation requests"Not a bad suggestion either, but I'm guessing that I would upset a lot of people :-) You are right though, in business you can't satisfy every single person."
Marco Montez replied to Marco Montez's discussion How to deal with wine donation requests"I like this... I might have to implement this sometime really soon."
Dave Winters replied to Marco Montez's discussion How to deal with wine donation requests"Try this. Tell them all to write you a letter and it then goes into a big bag. Once or twice a year you pull 5 or 10 letters from the bag and those are the folks that get the wine. Makes everyone plan ahead and do a little work to get your product…"
Nicole Bacigalupi replied to Marco Montez's discussion How to deal with wine donation requests"When we first started out as a winery in 2002 we would get a lot of donation requests too. My solution was to focus on one type of charity and make it a company policy that we only donate to this type of charity. Our winemaker and also my…"
Marco Montez replied to Marco Montez's discussion How to deal with wine donation requests"Jon and Robert,
Thanks for your feedback... much appreciated.
Marco"
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- TRAVESSIA
- About my company:
- TRAVESSIA - An urban winery located in downtown New Bedford producing wines in small lots. Our wines are made with grapes grown exclusively in Massachusetts. Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Vidal Blanc. The winery is integrated into a vibrant community of small businesses including restaurants, gift shops and art galleries.
- How would you classify yourself in the wine trade?
- Winery
- What city is Home?
- New Bedford, MA, USA
- What you want to get from participating in FohBohWine?
- Learning from others and meeting people.
- About Me:
- Angolan-Portuguese-American on the road to fulfilling the simple dream (actually... very complicated) of earning a living by making wine and selling it. Surrounded by three beautiful women, two of which keep me grounded on a daily and nightly basis.
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- http://www.travessiawine.com
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Comment Wall (12 comments)
- At 11:48am on June 16, 2008,
Vitor Mendes said… - É verdade Marco, não posso estar mais de acordo consigo. Aos poucos as coisas vão mudando, mas ainda falta muito caminho a percorrer... o meu receio é que deixemos passar esta oportunidade de ouro que se nos depara neste momento. A qualidade evoluiu, os nossos enólogos estão cada vez melhores, mas se as pessoas não conhecerem os vinhos, nada feito... nós Vinixá, estamos apostados em mudar alguma coisa, começamos agora, mas também nós temos coragem, força e paixão qb para dar o nosso contributo. Qualquer coisa que precise também, por favor não hesite em contactar-me. Abraço
- At 9:39am on June 14, 2008, Vitor Mendes said…
- Olá Marco, obrigado por me adicionar. Desejo-lhe muito boa sorte, é preciso muita coragem para se fazer vinho hoje em dia, mas com a paixão que mostra, concerteza tudo irá correr bem. Agora estou muito motivado para fazer chegar os vinhos que representamos, ao mercado norte-americano, o que sei ser bastante difícil, mas um dia quem sabe poderá ocorrer o contrário e ter aqui algum dos seus vinhos... Abraço
- At 4:59pm on June 2, 2008,
André Ribeirinho said… - Olá Marco! Obrigado pela mensagem. Estou curioso com a Travessia (bom nome) e assim que houve nomes para os vinhos gostava de os ter no Adegga!
- At 1:48pm on June 2, 2008,
Lindi Kauer said… - Hey Marco! I'm glad you liked what you saw. What can you tell me about your Urban Winery in the making? I have been loving wine since I started waiting tables in college. . . and finally found myself a niche here in the industry. I really enjoy what I do, and if you ever have any questions about our services, please don't hesitate to reach out to me.
I look forward to talking to you again soon!
- At 7:04am on April 21, 2008,
Joe Roberts said… - Yeah, those MTDs are okay, I suppose ;-)
- At 2:13pm on March 28, 2008,
Genevieve said… - Marco, Thank you for looking at my blog. My email is genevieve@iridessewines.com. I'll have to check my sites and update my email info.
- At 2:01pm on March 28, 2008,
Jeremy Cote said… - Hey Marco, I saw your comment to Erica about "pulling the trigger" on your wine business. That is really cool can't wait to see how it goes.
- At 5:11am on March 28, 2008,
W. R. Tish said… - I don't know of any specifics about Seattle. I also remember that Wines & Vines did a series on a winery startup in 2007....I think in Oregon?
- At 8:42pm on March 27, 2008, W. R. Tish said…
- Hi Marco,
I meant style as in style of wine (light/full, smooth/tannic, sharp/soft, simple/complex), though branding and packaging are bound to get more crucial as the market continues to get crowded... I kept the post very simple; it gets hard to read lots of long posts...
Urban winery sounds interesting. I suspect you have heard that there are a lot of micro wineries in Seattle, yes? And New Bedford is in Mass., right? -Tish
- At 3:54pm on March 25, 2008,
Erica Sharp said… - Marco - tell me about your urban winery in the making!
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