Comments on: The Forbes Interview: Wineries that “Get It” http://wineeconomist.com/2011/07/12/the-forbes-interview-wineries-that-get-it/ Sat, 18 May 2013 15:31:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Alan Cain http://wineeconomist.com/2011/07/12/the-forbes-interview-wineries-that-get-it/#comment-3889 Tue, 15 May 2012 14:25:02 +0000 http://wineeconomist.com/?p=4175#comment-3889 I had the excellent opportunity to be a harvest intern at Northstar, one of the CSM pearls; the winery (winemakers) indeed had a great deal of independence, and could “shop” a wide variety of Walla Walla vineyards for their choice of grapes (within contractual limits), many of the vineyards with long term ties to the success of Northstar and the other “pearls”. They had the benefit of economies of scale (I am not an economist, but I can throw jargon endlessly, both meaningfully and not) on grapes, on chemicals, on equipment and on money, for making timely changes in what they pursue.

I found CSM’s employees and managers to be passionate and engaged. I HATE corporations – they are not people, although they are all too human; Chateau Ste. Michelle and Northstar changed my mind, at least about them.

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