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CCA Staff Gratitudes

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I'm thankful for:  Friends

CCA Staff Gratitudes
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Forged by Fire

In lieu of our normal monthly newsletter, given our home base in Northern California, we at Charles Communications Associates, representing wineries from our own backyard and around the world, dedicate this missive to those affected by the Northern California fires of October 2017

Forged by Fire
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If You Can't Stand The Heat, Get Out of the ...

The Napa Valley has recently taken a lot of heat – both literally, due to the serious temperature spike that hit the valley earlier this month, as well as figuratively from those who think the aberrant fluctuation spelled doom for the entire region’s harvest.  The media has been eager to report this story, which we can all understand – what’s sexier than a potential climate change story about America’s most recognized wine region? Fortunately for the consumer, cooler heads prevail for those of us on the ground, and I wanted to share the perspective from someone who has been around the vineyard block.

If You Can't Stand The Heat, Get Out of the Cellar
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10 Medium Intensity Questions With Faith ...

Meet Faith Armstrong, the winemaker behind Onward and Farmstrong wines. As refreshing as the Pétillant Naturel she makes of Malvasia Bianca, many of the words used to describe Faith's wine could be used to describe the winemaker herself. Honest, vibrant, unfiltered, true to her origins, bright, complex. 

10 Medium Intensity Questions With Faith Armstrong of Onward & Farmstrong wines
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Cooking with Cannabis

With that infamous hippie holiday around the corner, Charles Communications explores how Pot d'Huile has revolutionized the marijuana edibles market for both medicinal benefits and gastronomic delight.

Cooking with Cannabis
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Want To Get Humiliated? Pitch Your Idea To A Private Equity Firm

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Want To Get Humiliated? Pitch Your Idea To A Private Equity Firm

At some point in a company’s life cycle, outside investments may need to be considered to fund growth that regular bank debt financing can’t support and/or provide liquidity to original investors and owners.  When that time comes, chances are you will have to make a “pitch” to a private equity firm.

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If You Have Sold Wine Through A Distributor, You Have Been On The Blind Date “Ride With”

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If You Have Sold Wine Through A Distributor, You Have Been On The Blind Date “Ride With”

Disclaimer: this rant will only be meaningful to industry insiders. However, it’s one of the best examples of why selling wine in the United States is one of the strangest, most archaic, socially awkward, humiliating and straight up funny experiences anyone can have while trying to build a wine brand.

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The #Sweet16 Seduction Wines for Valentine's Day

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The #Sweet16 Seduction Wines for Valentine's Day

Here at Charles Communications, we obviously talk about wine, a lot. But when thinking hard about what it is in a wine that draws us (and others) to a glass of the stuff, it didn't take long to realize that each of us are intrigued, no, enticed by a different characteristics of some seductive wines.

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I Wish It Were 1981… How Technology Changed And Continues To Change My Life

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I Wish It Were 1981… How Technology Changed And Continues To Change My Life

When I went to college, computers were an afterthought and computer science was a major for the geeks (yes, I was an accounting major... much cooler).  Most people took a programming class in their first couple of years and there were two main programming languages you could choose from: COBOL or FORTRAN.