What Goes Into the Cost of a Bottle of Wine

You may not have thought about this, but it is a common question among winery and vineyard owners, not to mention wine aficionados. Customers always ask vineyard and winery owners why wine is priced the way it is. If you have ever wondered how your favorite bottle of wine is priced, or you are thinking…
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Costing Methods for Wine

As a winery owner, you are probably far more concerned with wine production than wine pricing. That’s understandable because if the wine isn’t good, it won’t sell regardless of price. However, you need to get a fair price for your wine to recoup your production costs and stay in business. Wine pricing can be tricky….
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Difficulties of Cash Management for Wineries

Small businesses often have cash management issues. In fact, over 60% of small business owners have cash flow problems from time to time. Over 40% of businesses have had cash problems so severe that they missed vendor payments, payroll, or leases. Controlling your cash flow is vital to the success of any business. The wine…
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What Is COGS? And, Why Should I Care? An Introduction to Costing

Small business owners who look at balance sheets regularly are in the minority because there are many other demands on their time. Understandably, business owners would want to worry about staffing, marketing, and customer service before thinking about those columns of figures. However, business owners who wish to grow their business moving forward read and…
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A High-Level Look at Bookkeeping Tasks

If you are tired of looking at that giant pile of receipts on your desk that doesn’t seem to ever get any smaller, there’s something you can do about it right now. You can begin looking for a bookkeeper to hire. If you are a business owner who is considering hiring a bookkeeper, you may…
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Information Your Bookkeeper Needs from You

The pandemic has changed many of the types of business success stories. For example, one local restaurant saw their business traffic fall to nearly nothing in the face of pandemic shutdowns. Instead of closing the business, the restaurant switched to carryout and delivery of food and liquor, and thrived. Your business has managed to thrive…
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