Courtney Schiessl
Wine Journalist and Consultant at Freelance
Editor-in-Chief at SevenFifty Daily
Wine journalist, consultant, content creator. Former sommelier. Senior Editor at @SevenFiftyDaily. WSET Diploma. Tweets infrequently.
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2 weeks ago |
news.wine.co.za | Courtney Schiessl
The wine industry has long been dominated by white men—an estimated one percent of wineries are Black-owned, and less than two percent of wine professionals identify as Black. In recent years, however, more Black entrepreneurs have broken into the market with new brands. Not only does more diverse ownership bring new perspectives and innovations to the beverage industry, but it also better reflects the diversity of emerging consumer generations...
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3 weeks ago |
daily.sevenfifty.com | Courtney Schiessl
In our Importer Intel series, we interview importers about how they broke into the business, built up their portfolios, and navigated challenges along the way. There are hundreds of beverage importers in the U.S., with more popping up in recent years, often with a regional or stylistic niche. But what does it take to launch a new import business, cultivate a national network of distributor partners, and stay the course for two decades?
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1 month ago |
daily.sevenfifty.com | Courtney Schiessl |Tyler Wetherall
Since President Donald Trump took office in January, a new trade war has begun as multiple tariffs have been threatened, enacted, and paused in various succession. The alcohol industry was almost immediately drawn into the conflict, as Canada promised retaliatory tariffs on American alcohol and pulled products from shelves in several provinces.
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2 months ago |
daily.sevenfifty.com | Courtney Schiessl
The wine industry has long been dominated by white men—an estimated one percent of wineries are Black-owned, and less than two percent of wine professionals identify as Black. In recent years, however, more Black entrepreneurs have broken into the market with new brands. Not only does more diverse ownership bring new perspectives and innovations to the beverage industry, but it also better reflects the diversity of emerging consumer generations.
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2 months ago |
daily.sevenfifty.com | Courtney Schiessl
After President Donald Trump formally enacted 25 percent tariffs on all goods from Canada and Mexico—plus 10 percent tariffs on goods from China—on February 1, the countries struck back—and the American alcohol industry was among their first targets. This action was taken in response to the “extraordinary threat posed by illegal aliens and drugs,” which, according to a fact sheet released by the White House, constitutes a national emergency.
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Also, I thought @simonjwoolf summed up the #wineinfluencer debate well here: "Influencers are the new bloggers – as reviled by the traditional wine press as bloggers used to be in 2011." Let's stop hating on wine influencers as a whole; many do it well.
I appreciate this piece from @simonjwoolf about his journey into wine writing for so many reasons. It's beautiful; thank you for sharing these words. https://t.co/faYwyNZxSE
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