On 21 April, our chair Nicole Rolet and executive director Pauline Vicard joined hosts Robert Joseph and Polly Hammond of The Real Business of Wine webcast, as well as guests Amber LeBeau of Spit Bucket and Francis Perrin of Washington’s Chateau Ste Michelle, for a virtual discussion on the changing wine consumer. Pauline presented part of ARENI’s research started in … Read More
The Fine Wine Ecosystem through Covid-19
Our analysis of the current situation based on three weeks of Online Roundtables gathering 70+ Fine Minds from all over the world
Empowering your staff – Laura Catena and Karissa Kruse
Innovation doesn’t always have to take the form of massive shifts in the business model or transformational structural changes. Sometimes it’s the small shifts in the day-to-day running of a business or taking care of employees that can have the greatest impact.
Bordeaux – Beyond En Primeurs – The Real Business of Wine
On the day that the Bordeaux En Primeur week should be getting underway, Fine Minds Robert Joseph and Polly Hammond invite Decanter correspondent and award-winning writer, Jane Anson to discuss with chateau owners, merchants and scientists who have been analysing the region using satellite imagery, what the 2019 vintage is really like, the implications of delaying its Spring release, and more generally how the region is responding to our new reality.
Tackling climate change through financial sustainability – Brendan and Laura Carter
Brendan and Laura Carter are an Australian winemaking couple with a passion for the soil of their country. Together they thrive to push social and environmental sustainability through a unique business model.
Let’s get digital – In conversation with Polly Hammond
From building a framework of Goals, Capabilities and Constraints to thriving digitally, we asked Polly Hammond the tricks to thrive digitally.
Remote Control – The Real Business of Wine
Fine Minds Robert Joseph and Polly Hammond discuss the practical adjustements needed as countries and regions, from Spain to San Francisco declare States of Emergency and lockdown.
With Fine Minds Laura Catena, Camilla Lunelli, Reka Haros and Rebecca Hopkins
Full on with transparency thanks to Blockchain – In conversation with Mike Barrow
Ever wonder what Blockchain could mean for wine? ARENI meets Mike Barrow, founder of Costaflores winery in Mendoza, Argentina,the world’s first open source winery, using its own crypto asset.
Diversity, but also inclusion – Julia Coney
On race, colour and inclusion in the Fine Wine ecosystem. Because everyone sees colour. It’s how we react and respond to it that matters.
Championing agility through data – Taransaud and Chêne & Cie
Meet ChênOX, a sensor that is attached to the inside of the barrel’s bung, which is able to measure the dissolved oxygen levels in the barrel without having to open it or remove any of the wine.
FM4FW2019 Recap
This post event recap presents the main ideas and actions developed during Fine Minds 4 Fine Wines 2019, an international Think Tank organised by Areni Global and dedicated to the Future of Fine Wine. With a focus on how we can ” Think-Share-Build and Shape” the future, we gathered 70 thought-leaders and forward thinkers, bringing together expertise from within the Fine Wine ecosystem as well as from diverse fields such as geopolitics, tech, finance and science.
Future Technology Series: The Future Technology in Wine Report
On April 25th, Pauline Vicard, our Executive Director, had the opportunity to participate in the London Technology Club’s second Future Technology Series event featuring Wine. Topics included technology used to support older methods of grape production with Apps able to monitor weather conditions affecting vines, technology to tackle counterfeiting and monitor storage conditions whilst wines are in transit, as well as insights into how our senses affect the overall experience of wine.
Familia Torres: Planting for Tomorrow
In light of the gradual and undeniable rise in temperature, in 2007 Bodegas Torres decided to take an even more active and decisive role in protecting the planet and the environment. The fight against climate change became a defining aspect of this mission.