I am very pleased to announce that Stan Minden has joined the team at LEX 530 as our Wine Director. Stan has more than 17 years of experience in retail sales. Stan spent those 17 years as the wine buyer for Elkhart’s Chalet Party Shoppe stores. For the last number of years Stan was the premium wine buyer for…
530 Select Wine Club, Stan Minden, Talk & Tasting, Wine Director
I assume you all have heard about the terrible wild fires that have been and are currently burning throughout California. According to the National Interagency Fire Center and Wine-Searcher.com, so far this year 7,012,294 acres in the U.S. have been damaged or burned due to fires…
California wildfires, Glass Fire, Napa burning, smoke taint
Happy Memorial Day weekend and Happy National Wine Day! Be safe and raise a glass of your favorite wine to celebrate.
Memorial Day, National Wine Day
As some of you know, Mrs. Tiedemann and I are deep into discussions on opening a small wine bar as a part of our LEX 530 Event Center. I am in the process of writing a full-blown business plan for the 530 Wine Bar project. A portion of the project includes researching wine bar customer analytics and what they drink. So far, my research indicates…
Several weeks back I posted a blog article titled “The Wine Industry is Changing.” The article did not paint a rosy picture of the wine industry then or in the future. Along comes the coronavirus pandemic and things have gotten worse. Before I get into the current Napa Valley situation let me share a couple of interesting facts with you…
coronavirus, Covid-19, DTC, economic impact, Napa
We know these times are troubling. We hope you are staying home where it’s safe. We hope you are enjoying catching up on your reading, binge-watching TV shows and movies with your loved ones, and opening up some of those more special bottles of wine to enjoy. Stay safe friends…
enjoying wine