Davis Picklesimer - Highlands Wine Shoppe

The odds are not in favor of a family-owned winery making it to future generations.  Only 30 percent of wineries will pass to the second generation and only two percent […]

We all have different reasons that brought us to the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau. Some of us were raised here; others attended a friend’s wedding, or a corporate retreat, maybe even a […]

You spend your years building a successful company and shaping the industry in which you work, but no one prepares you for the transition after selling.  David Adelsheim receives credit […]

In May of this year, I was speaking to the House Hosts for The Bascom’s Collective Spirits. The hosts were kind enough to open up their homes to guest chefs […]

In the beginning…A few wine pioneers can say they helped shape the landscape of the California wine industry.  It’s easy to forget that quality California wine is still in its […]

For most of us, if we sold our winery (Rosenblum Cellars) for over $100 million, we would look for new investments in real estate, stocks, bonds and even consider taking […]

Don’t be afraid to fail – Michael Honig The best wine is produced from grapes that come from a stressed environment. Could we say the same for men? If we’re […]

“In the late 1960’s and early’70s, when I was on the road two or three weeks at a time, promoting our wines, what was I doing? Talking and repeating myself […]