Documents

Strategic Matters

Strategic Matters consider issues affecting the wine industry.  These papers will generally examine the global wine industry; however their main focus will be the United States.  The length of these papers, generally about one thousand words, will not allow detailed coverage of any topic.  Their intent is to stimulate thought on long term issues affecting most wine companies. If you would like to have new Strategic Matters documents e-mailed to you please send an e-mail to Admin@BW166.com and in the subject line include "Subscribe to Strategic Matters".

• Strategic Matters August 2009.pdf.           The Wine Industry and the New Economy
• Strategic Matters September 2009.pdf.     Vineyard Supply
• Strategic Matters October 2009.pdf.         U.S. Three Tier System
• Strategic Matters November 2009.pdf.     Financial Sustainability

Other Documents

Included here are other papers relating to the Wine Business

• The 21st Amendment, Granholm and the Future of the Three Tier system. (This is a legal paper written by Matthew Moramarco as a third year law student at George Washington University. This reviews numerous court cases involving alcohol from before prohibition, through and beyond Granholm).