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Technology Revolution: The Future of Now
Wednesday at 8 AM Pacific/11 AM Eastern
April 7th 2021: The Future of Wine and Technology: Drink Up!
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The Buzz: According to FutureWineExpo.com, “Just a decade from now, the wine industry is likely to look a lot different than it does now. A number of important factors – including the rise of China as the next great wine nation, the global impact of climate change, and the wide-scale embrace of technological change by growers, winemakers and retailers – are making it highly likely that the way we drink and enjoy wine will continue to change at a rapidly accelerating pace.”
10 Ways the Future of Wine Is Changing Faster Than You Think: “Winemakers and grape growers are embracing innovations
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Lisa Allen
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Lisa Allen is the Founder of Wine Insite, a wine distributor based in Atlanta, GA. The wine bug bit for Lisa after a chance meeting with a fellow Emory alumnus who was opening a wine bar. With a couple of years of experience, Lisa returned for an MBA and upon graduation pursued an entrepreneurial path, founding Big Boat Wine Co with a niche portfolio of South African wines. For almost a decade, she built it into a leading fine wine wholesaler with a portfolio focused on family-owned estates from the world's best wine growing regions. The success resulted in a merger with Savannah Distributing where she brought passion and leadership for fine wine. In 2016, Ms. Allen was recruited by Young's
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Jeff Lubin
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Jeff Lubin is the Principal and Brand Liberator at Independence Wine Consulting, Novato, CA. Over 30 years ago, Jeff was coerced into the wine industry while working as a stock clerk in Beverly Hills. “I was minding my own business stocking the soda cooler when the store manager grabbed me by the collar and told me I was now assistant to the wine buyer,” Jeff recalls. “I literally went from soda to Montrachet in a single afternoon!” A life changing experience, Jeff developed a passion for wine that has spanned three decades. He has held key positions in retail, wholesale and supplier establishments such as Wine Warehouse, Constellation Wines US, Delicato Family Wines and Purple Wine + Spirit
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Heidi Scheid
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Heidi Scheid is Executive Vice President of Scheid Family Wines. She joined SFW in 1992 as Director of Planning and served as Chief Financial Officer from 1997 to 2001. Since 2001, her executive role has encompassed many facets of the business, including overseeing sales and marketing for a wide-ranging portfolio of wines. During her tenure, Heidi has guided SFW’s evolution from a grape growing operation that was a supplier to other wine companies into a grapes-to-glass business that produces estate-driven wines for the global marketplace. In less than 10 years, SFW’s sales have grown from 4,000 cases to 600,000 cases, with a portfolio that is sold throughout the U.S. and 20 different countr
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Doug Bell
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As Senior Principal of Adult Beverage Innovation and Product Development, Doug Bell helps lead purchasing for Whole Foods Market’s wine, beer and spirits categories. Doug and the global team work closely with the company’s adult beverage buyers across the country to ensure strong, win-win partnerships with suppliers across all product categories. Doug has been buying and selling wine, beer and spirits for about 35 years, starting out at the Tower family chain of package stores in the Atlanta market. Later, he became the Corporate Wine and Beer Buyer for Harry's Farmers Market, staying on after the Atlanta company was purchased by Whole Foods Market in 2001. Doug has been with Whole Foods Mar
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Matthew Goldman
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Matthew Goldman is Founder & CEO of Vertical Finance, a venture-backed fintech startup building cards for communities. Vertical Finance offers the Grand Reserve™ World Mastercard, which provides exceptional rewards for wine enthusiasts. A life-long entrepreneur, Mr. Goldman previously founded Wallaby Financial, a credit card optimization app platform backed by Founders Fund. Wallaby was acquired by Bankrate, Inc. 2014, where Mr. Goldman served as SVP and Chief Product Officer through Bankrate's acquisition by Red Ventures. Prior to starting Wallaby Financial, Mr. Goldman acted as Executive Director, Product at AT&T Interactive and as Director, Retail Strategy at Green Dot Corporation. He has
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