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Wine Bloggers' Conference
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New Wine Consumer Tuesda…
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Wine Biz Radio
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WITS
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Wine 2.0
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- Company Name
- Taliera
- About my company:
- Taliera is a holding company that acquires and manages brands and businesses in the beverage alcohol space. The company has access to significant capital resources of both the partners and outside financing sources. We have alliances with several large private equity groups with over $8 billion of capital under management. The team has extensive experience in the Spirits and Wine industry throughout the US and the world.
The Taliera team has extensive strategic and operational experience through both consulting engagements and in active management across the industry. Taliera continues to pursue opportunities that create value for shareholders and for our trading partners. If you have a brand, a portfolio of non-strategic brands, or company in the beverage space that needs funding, distribution expertise, U.S. representation, or new strategies for doing business, please send a note to our "contact us" email. We will be happy to review business opportunities with you.
- How would you classify yourself in the wine trade?
- Tech Company, Wine-related products, Blogger
- What city is Home?
- Carmel, IN
- What you want to get from participating in FohBohWine?
- learning about new business models, networking with wine consumers and business people, looking for potential acquisitions
- About Me:
- Smoke is Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Taliera Holdings, LLC Taliera is a holding company formed to acquire and manage brands and businesses in the beverage industry. Taliera’s wholly owned subsidiary, Taliera Texas Brands owns RedEye® Bloody Mary and other authentic Texas brands. Taliera, along with a partner River West Brands owns the Paddington Corporation, which currently owns and is acquiring additional spirits and wine trademarks around the World. Smoke is Co-Chair of Wine 2.0™, a wine industry and consumer trade show and networking group that is changing the world of wine through technology. He is the founder of, and Co-Chairs the Wine Industry Technology Symposium (WITS).
Smoke graduated Cornell University in 1989 with a B.A. in Agricultural Economics and began his career in the consumer packaged goods industry (CPG) with National Wine and Spirits (NWS) in Seagram’s Retail Account Management Training Program. In 1991, he founded Cameron Springs Water Company which became the #1 in its market and sold to Nestle in 2000. He received his MBA from Vanderbilt’s business school in 1993 and moved into the corporate division of NWS, eventually becoming EVP, CFO, and a member of the Board of Directors until 2004. In 1999, Smoke formed eSkye Solutions, Inc., a technology company with solutions for the Beverage industry. eSkye’s software division sold to Constellation Software, a publicly traded company in late 2007. Smoke formed Taliera in 2006 to acquire brands and businesses in the beverage industry. Throughout his business career he has led or participated in 19 acquisitions and/or divestitures, raised several hundred million dollars in debt and equity and co-founded 7 companies.
For 8 years Smoke served on the Board of the Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, serving as President, and then Chairman, from 2002-2004. An industry expert Smoke is a frequent speaker to the beverage & retail industries and financial community. Smoke also served as Chairman for the Indianapolis Foundation for Junior Achievement from 2001-2007 and is currently President of the Alumni Board at the Owen business School at Vanderbilt University. Smoke has been a member of YPO since 2003. He is an Eagle Scout volunteers with troop #56 of the Boy Scouts of America.
- Website and/or Blog
- http://winetwo.net
- Second website and/or blog
- http://www.wineindustrytechnologysymposium.com
- Twitter ID
- smokewallin
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Final Call - Wine 2.0 New York Nov 18 - Wineries sign up ASAP we are blocking out space and need you in now!
On how to make sure you maximize your ROI at the event... go to New YOrk and work!!! Have extra juice, you can't sell it sitting in the vineyard... here are my thoughts on how to use a week in NY well. http://www.winetwo.net/profiles/blogs/last-call-wineries-we-are
Contact me with any questions/thoughts..
Kind Regards,
Smoke
Contact me with any questions/thoughts..
Kind Regards,
Smoke
Posted on October 21, 2009 at 6:39am
A Call for Speakers: 5th Annual Wine Industry Technology Symposium
A Call for Speakers: 5th Annual Wine Industry Technology Symposium, July 16 & 17, 2009 @ Napa Valley Marriott.
Join leaders in the wine community for an action packed couple of days of learning, interaction and presentations around the strategic and tactical uses of technology. We have much of the agenda worked out, but are looking for a few speakers to round out panels in the following topics:
• Turning Social Media into Real Commerce. Looking for success stories both… Continue
Join leaders in the wine community for an action packed couple of days of learning, interaction and presentations around the strategic and tactical uses of technology. We have much of the agenda worked out, but are looking for a few speakers to round out panels in the following topics:
• Turning Social Media into Real Commerce. Looking for success stories both… Continue
Posted on March 18, 2009 at 8:00am
Wine 2.0 new social networking site now up
Hi All,
check out the new Wine 2.0 social site... We will continue to maintain our Facebook and LinkedIn efforts as this is all about reaching consumers and we want to be accessable no matter where the consumer wishes to experience Wine 2.0. Looking forward to seeing many of you in New York for the September 18th event. Check it out.. www.winetwo.net
check out the new Wine 2.0 social site... We will continue to maintain our Facebook and LinkedIn efforts as this is all about reaching consumers and we want to be accessable no matter where the consumer wishes to experience Wine 2.0. Looking forward to seeing many of you in New York for the September 18th event. Check it out.. www.winetwo.net
Posted on September 9, 2008 at 7:41am
Wine 2.0 New York - September 18 @Webster Hall Hosted by Gary Vaynerchuk sponsored by Web 2.0
August 27th, 2008
The Wine Tasting Network, The Leading Winery Fulfillment Company Owned By 1-800-Flowers.com™, To Showcase Services And Newly Launched East Coast Distribution Facility For Wineries At September 18, 2008 Event.
New York, NY (PRNEWSWIRE) August 27, 2008 – Wine 2.0, the innovator in social networking and… Continue
Posted on July 24, 2008 at 7:30am
Wine Industry Technology Symposium 2008 - great event
Well, the WITS 2008 event came off with over 300 attendees and tons of rich content. Today's online story in Wines & Vines on the event www.winesandvines.com/template.cfm?section=news&content=57052 .
More to come on the… Continue
Posted on July 16, 2008 at 3:01pm — 2 Comments
Comment Wall (11 comments)
- At 10:42am on February 24, 2010,
Rosehill Wine Cellars said… - Thanks for the friendship!
Cheers,
Lena
Rosehill Wine Cellars
Twitter: @rosehillwcellar
- At 12:19am on October 11, 2008,
Mutineer Magazine said… 
Here is a link to Issue 2 of Mutineer Magazine:
www.mutineermagazine.com/docs/MutineerIssue2.pdf
Let us know what you think!
- At 1:21am on August 22, 2008,
Gabriella Opaz said… - Hello Smoke!
Thank you for befriending me here on the OWC, but I have admit, your bio makes the rest of us look rather lazy :-) I'm with Mark, I think its time for a glass of wine and some tapas. If you're ever finding yourself in Barcelona, drop a line and we'll see if we can't put something together for you. Saludos!
- At 4:59pm on August 18, 2008,
Pascal Davis said… - Hola!!!
Looking forward to seeing you in NYC Smoke.
cheers,
- At 6:11pm on May 1, 2008,
Randy Hall said… - Hey Smoke, was good meeting you in the very early moments of Wine 2.0!
- At 12:25pm on May 1, 2008,
Max Morales said… - Hello Smoke!
If you come do business in South America or want to explore new areas, let me know.
Greetings.
Max Morales
- At 6:28pm on March 6, 2008,
Mark V Marino said… - Smoke,
Wow, you have been busy quite a bio on the site and Eagle scout too! Hey take a break, come out and add to the cellar!
- At 5:30pm on March 4, 2008,
Paul Mabray said… - Great to have Smoke in the house - welcome to the OWC!
- At 11:25am on March 4, 2008,
Marshall Sontag said… - Hi Smoke -- Nice to meet you. We should talk sometime. I've got a new, totally revamped WineQ coming out soon, and given your background, I would definitely welcome your input.
- At 10:43pm on March 2, 2008,
Arthur Przebinda said… - Welcome to the OWC!
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