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Robert H. Kocher Sr.
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- Richmond, VA
- United States
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- Company Name
- Once Upon A Vine
- About my company:
- We are a wine and beer retail,and boast about having the largest selection of Virginia Wines,in the state, next to The Old Virginia Store who only offer Virginia Wines, but I think we are about even with them. We have always been a big supporter of the Virginia Wine industry for the past 30 years. We have also been rated #44 Beer Retailer in the WORLD, by Ratebeer.com
- How would you classify yourself in the wine trade?
- Retailer
- What city is Home?
- 4009 MacArthur Ave. Richmond, VA 23227
- What you want to get from participating in FohBohWine?
- I guess I could say like everybody else wants, and that is Sales! I really would like to try influence and convince the Virginia wineries to be more competitive in their pricing, compared to wines from other states as well as other countries. Virginia has some very fine wines, but it is hard to explain to a customer why a bottle of chardonnay made here in our own backyard with very little transportation expense for example cost 5 to 6 dollars more than one from Napa Valley. Napa started their wineries in barnes and it took a many years to build their beautiful tasting room. Virginia wineries build their beautiful tasting rooms first and then try to pay for them in the first year by pricing the wines to high. My advise be smart sell your wines at a realistic price then you will sell more wine and have the money to build that beautiful tasting room.
- About Me:
- My life story;and now you know.
AGE 66 YEARS OLD
BORN IN BALTIMORE, MD
ATTENDED UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
PLAYED MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL FOR THE ORIOLE’S ORGANIZATION
DRAFTED FROM 1965 TO 1967 IN THE U.S. ARMY. SERVED 13 MONTHS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
CHILDREN 2 DAUGHTERS AND 1 SON, AND 2 GRANDDAUGHTERS
BEEN IN THE RETAIL AND WHOLESALE BUSINESS 50 YEARS
WORKED IN EDDIE’S SUPERMARKET AT AGE 16 FOR 3 YEARS
AS A DAIRY MANAGER
HIRED BY MACYS AND TURNBAUGH INC (WHOLESALE FOOD DISTRIBUTOR)
POSITIONS: WAREHOUSE CLERK, DELIVERY DRIVER, SALESMAN, SUPERVISIOR, SALE MANAGER, AND TOP POSITION AS GENERAL MANAGER,
MOVED TO RICHMOND AUGUST 1977 AS PART OWNER AND PRESIDENT OF VARIETY FOODS INC. A RICHMOND BASED FOOD DISTRIBUTOR.
BOUGHT PRICE’S MARKET ON STRAWBEERY ST. IN MAY 1980 SOON BECAME A WELL KNOWN RICHMOND LANDMARK KNOWN FOR ITS SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. KNOWN FOR ITS FINE SELECTION OF WINES, BEERS AND JUST ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED TO RUN A HOUSEHOLD.
CLOSED PRICE’S MARKET IN MAY OF 2000 AFTER A LONG BATTLE WITH THE LANDLORD AND HIGHLY PUBLICIZE DISPUTE IN THE MEDIA. EVEN WITH THE BACKING OF THE FAN DISTRICT ASSOCATION THE BATTLE WAS LOST.
WITH HEAD HELD HIGH, BOB AND HIS LOVE OF THE RETAIL BUSINESS, ALONG WITH COMMUNICATING WITH PEOPLE WENT BACK INTO THE WINE AND BEER BUSINESS. HE BECAME PART OWNER OF SPECIALTY BEVERAGE INC. (A WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR IN RICHMOND) FROM SEPTEMBER 2000 TO DECEMBER 2003
IN DECEMBER OF 2000, AFTER MANY TRIPS TO THE NORTHSIDE SURVEYING
THE SURROUNDINGS AND COMMUNITY NEEDS, BOB BOUGHT THE BUILDING AT 4009 MacARTHUR AVE. HE BEGAN RENOVATIONS TO CONVERT IT INTO A WINE AND BEER RETAIL STORE, WITH THE VISION OF BECOMING THE BEST ONE IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND. BOB OPENED THE STORE ON MAY 4, 2004 AND HAS MADE A COMMITMENT NOT ONLY TO HIMSELF, BUT TO THE PEOPLE OF NORTHSIDE, TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A EXAMPLE FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW.
IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, ONCE UPON A VINE HAS BECOME KNOWN AS ONE OF THE PREMIER WINE AND BEER STORES IN VIRGINIA, AND HAS BEEN AWARDED A NATIONAL RECOGNIZATION BY RATEBEER.COM AS THE 44th BEST BEER RETAILERS IN THE WORLD FOR 2009. IN 2008 ONCE UPON A VINE WAS AWARDED AS NUMBER 47 th BEST IN THE WORLD.
ONCE UPON A VINE SPONSORS MANY FAMILY EVENTS LIKE: CHRISTMAS ON MacARTHUR, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, AS WELL AS FAMILY FRIENDLY FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIES IN THE PARKING LOT( BRING A CHAIR), WEATHER PERMITING. BOB HOLDS WINE AND BEER TASTINGS EVERY FRIDAY, AN ANNUAL OKTOBERFEST PARTY IN THE PARKING LOT, AND A CUSTOM THANK YOU PARTY, EVERY MAY, FOR THE STORES ANNIVERSARY. HE DOES THIS SO THAT HE CAN THANK EACH AND EVERYONE WHO HAS MADE ONCE UPON A VINE A PROUD MEMBER AND PART OF THE GREAT NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY. BOB WISHES TO BE REMEMBERED AS HAVING ACTIVE PART IN THE DELVELOPMENT AND REVITALIZATION OF THE NORTHSIDE OF RICHMOND.
- Website and/or Blog
- http://www.onceuponavine.us
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- onceuponavine@aol.com
- Twitter ID
- onceuponavine
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