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Where has the Time Gone?
Fifteen years ago this week, on January 27, 2009, we made our first sale and Votto Vines was born. Where has the time gone? In October 2006, my wife and I visited a little winery in the Chianti Classico region of Tuscany. We loved the wines and asked the...
Just Do It
YES, JUST DO IT ... PERIOD! Greetings Friends. Hope you and your families are well. We’ll call this my public service announcement blog for the year. Over the past 12 months or so, my wife, many of our friends and I have turned 45 years old. What, you may ask,...
Finding Comfort in Your True Self
FIND WHAT DEFINES YOUR TRUE SELF ... Happy New Year, friends. This may come as a surprise, but I consider myself a bit of a loner. Most people that know me would say otherwise, but I would have to disagree. My iPhone currently has 2296 contacts. Sure seems like a lot....
A Series of Moments
LIFE IS A SERIES OF MOMENTS, SOME BIG, SOME SMALL ... ... some happy, some sad. Pause for a minute and think of some of the consequential moments in your life. I have a few that stick out in my mind. Going to Disney World as a kid, summer vacations in Cape Cod and New...
The Wine Entrepreneur – Friday Afternoon Wine Tasting
The Wine Entrepreneur™. The first and only wine reviews platform to take into account the business and economic factors associated with each particular wine. Having founded and scaled one of the fastest growing wine importing companies in the US along with having...
The Wine Entrepreneur Wine Reviews Q1 2022
The Wine Entrepreneur™. The first and only wine reviews platform to take into account the business and economic factors associated with each particular wine. Having founded and scaled one of the fastest growing wine importing companies in the US along with having...
The Evolution of the Seven Fishes
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FEAST OF THE SEVEN FISHES REMAINS TODAY One of the vivid memories of my childhood is walking into my grandmother’s kitchen on Christmas Eve morning and seeing live eels swimming in a big pot on the counter. Later that day, they would become one...
Family Tradition in the Age of Technology
FAMILY TRADITIONS WITHSTAND THE TEST OF TIME In these days of never-ending technology, busy schedules, long work hours, countless activities (at least before the pandemic) and more recently a period of home quarantine, I find that family traditions mean more to me...
In Search of Montepulciano
MONTEPULCIANO IS BOTH A RED GRAPE USED TO MAKE WINE — AND ALSO A BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE IN SOUTHERN TUSCANY Welcome to my new blog. Whether you’re a personal friend, business acquaintance or otherwise connected to Votto Vines or one of my other endeavors, I hope that...
A Moment of Reflection Amongst the Chaos
7 CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF INC. 5000 GIVES US PAUSE AND A MOMENT OF REFLECTION Entrepreneurs are always on the go. Heads down. Planning, thinking, executing. It never stops. Not for the evening, the weekend, vacation or anything else. We believe in our mission, support...
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Wine. Business. Life. My take on everything from food and sports, to managing cash flow and work-life balance. Wine, Italy, pasta, family and football are some of my favorite topics.
The Wine Entrepreneur™. The first and only wine review platform to take into account the business and economic factors associated with each particular wine. Having founded and scaled one of the fastest growing wine importing companies in the US along with having tasted thousands of wines over the past decade, Mike is uniquely positioned to review wines from a distinct perspective. Ratings are made on the 100-point scale.
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