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Alcohol Excise Changes Are Predictable VIN— But What Happens to Your Margin?

BusinessBy Lucie Vodrazkova October 13, 2026

Alcohol excise rates keep rising, but producers cannot always increase their prices at the same pace. When retailers resist price increases and consumers become more price-sensitive, even a small change in excise can have a noticeable impact on margins. Explore how excise indexation affects wineries, breweries and distilleries in New Zealand and Australia, and what producers can do to plan for the next increase.

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What Actually Goes Into the Cost of a Litre of Bulk Wine?

Production, WinemakingBy Lucie Vodrazkova September 3, 2026

Most producers know what their grapes cost, but that’s only part of the story. From production overheads to packaging costs, even a one-cent difference in your cost per litre can become thousands of dollars across a vintage. Understanding your true cost per litre can change how you price, plan and protect your margins.

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How Do Wholesale Buyers Know They Can Trust You? The Signals Your Business Sends

Business, Favourite, featuredBy Lucie Vodrazkova August 25, 2026

Wholesale buyers rarely judge reliability by what you say. They judge it by what your business consistently does. Accurate stock information, proactive communication, dependable deliveries, and quick resolution of mistakes all become signals that build trust—and often determine whether a first order turns into a long-term wholesale relationship.

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What Wholesale Buyers Really Buy (Hint: It’s Not Just Your Product)

Business, featuredBy Lucie Vodrazkova August 4, 2026

Wholesale buyers may first notice your wine, beer, or spirits, but they choose the producer they believe can deliver consistently. Reliable production, accurate inventory, clear communication, and dependable fulfillment often have a greater impact on winning and retaining wholesale customers than product quality alone.

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Why people do not make purely logical buying decisions

Business, featuredBy Lucie Vodrazkova June 19, 2026

Buying decisions are rarely driven by logic alone. Whether in consumer or wholesale markets, factors such as trust, familiarity, perceived risk, confidence, and emotion often shape decisions long before detailed analysis begins.

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The 10-Cent Decision: What Great Operators Understand That Others Don’t

About, Business, Favourite, featuredBy Lucie Vodrazkova April 30, 2026

Rockefeller didn’t build an empire by making big decisions—he built it by understanding how small ones repeated across a system. Operations is not about managing tasks; it’s about seeing how value moves, and where it’s quietly lost.

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Rethinking Beer Without Hops

Beer & Brewery, Favourite, featuredBy Lucie Vodrazkova April 24, 2026

Hop-free beer is no longer just a historical curiosity—it’s becoming a modern pathway for differentiation. By rethinking bitterness, aroma, and structure, brewers are expanding what beer can be beyond traditional ingredients.

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The Real Cost of a Bad Batch—And How to Prevent It from Happening

Production, Vinsight SupportBy Lucie Vodrazkova March 20, 2026

A bad batch is rarely just a single loss — it creates a ripple effect across production, inventory, and market access. The real cost isn’t the liquid you lose, but how far the issue spreads before it’s caught.

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Crush Season Prep: What to Do Now So You’re Not Scrambling Later

Favourite, featured, Production, SalesBy Lucie Vodrazkova March 10, 2026

Harvest doesn’t create problems — it exposes them. The producers who move through crush season smoothly aren’t necessarily bigger or better equipped; they’re simply the ones who prepared before the fruit started arriving.

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You Have the Product. Now What?

Business, SalesBy Lucie Vodrazkova February 24, 2026

You’ve perfected the product — but in today’s crowded drinks market, quality alone doesn’t create visibility. The producers who win online don’t just run ads; they connect their consumer sales data to operations and build a smart, full-funnel marketing system that drives predictable demand.

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