AI and Wine: "The Barrier to Entry is You"

"The barrier to entry with wine and AI is you."

That was my favorite takeaway from last Friday's inaugural AI and Wine group discussion, which Nadia Kinkade and I had initiated to explore how artificial intelligence is shaping the business of wine.

It was Stephen Mok, founder of New Vintage Labs, who said it. And it's stuck with me.

You know, and we all know, that there are plenty of barriers of entry when it comes to today's wine industry.

And never before have two such powerful (tsunami-scale?) forces crashed together as they have right now, namely the massive shift in technology and the wine sales downturn globally.

Which is why it's never before been so important to have conversations like this, about the industry's responses to these forces.

And to have them openly and with a community-forward mindset.

And to learn from our colleagues and peers about how they're managing the waves.

That's exactly why we'll keep having these sessions, and it's exactly why the doors are open for you to join us.

Here's where to sign up, and stay up-to-date on announcements. Our next gathering is scheduled for Friday, March 13 at 9 am PST / noon EST, featuring Tim Weinheimer. 

The AI and Wine group is off to an exciting and provocative start, and we hope you'll jump in and join us.

As always, please ping me with any questions or ideas or etc -

Thank you!
Cathy