Small Fortune Podcast

Carol talks with Tim Allen, founder and managing partner of the Allen Wine Group. AWG provides consulting CFO and accounting services to the wine industry.  Carol and Tim talk about the common mistakes that wine businesses make and how to manage them.  Tim also shares stories about winery transactions he's been involved with - Rosenblum and Kuleto - as well as how to get a wanna-be winery investor off the phone. 

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Logo photography: John Corcoran

Music: Nate Collison

Our first conversation is with Vic Motto, founder of both MKF, a top wine industry CPA firm, and Global Wine Partners, where Carol and Jaclyn both work.  Vic spent many years advising top companies in the industry from all over the world and with all types of business models, from Gallo to Screaming Eagle.  Vic talks about a number of keys to success in the industry, including the Top Priority for a winery owner or manager.  There are a number of luminaries who come up, from Koerner Rombauer to Ernie Gallo to Robert Mondavi.  Can you guess the famous joint venture Vic talks about between French and American wine companies?

Questions?  Comments?  [email protected]

Credits:

Logo photography John Corcoran

Music Nate Collison

Welcome to Small Fortune, a podcast about the business of wine. We discuss how difficult it is to be successful and why.  It’s also about the strategies that various participants in the industry have used to overcome the challenges inherent in making and selling wine.  And it is simply about telling the stories of the wine business.  The podcast is also about entrepreneurship more generally, so any small business owner might benefit from the ideas discussed in these conversations.

Questions or comments? Email us at [email protected].

Credits:

Music: Nate Collison

Logo photography: John Corcoran