When you meet Jessica Kogan (in-person or virtual), it takes exactly 2/3's of a second to realize she is a force of nature...marketing nature as it were.
Perhaps the most frequent guest on Wine Talks, each episode has had a unique viewpoint on the latest in wine marketing, data mining, and outside pressures.
I welcome back, Jessica Kogan.
If you think Napa is just for tuxedoed snobs or that wine tastings only happen in picturesque châteaus, wait until Jessica Kogan shakes up your tired assumptions. Jessica Kogan is the industry disruptor who believes the heart of wine isn’t bottled in glass—it’s poured out in the local grocery aisle, one wild, unfiltered conversation at a time.
You’ll hear how she’s forging revolution from the retail trenches, ditching sterile focus groups for nearly a million real-life customer conversations every year. Here, sampling isn’t just some checkbox—it's a battleground where authentic brand love is won, and the old guard of wine marketing is put on notice.
Forget discounting your way into hearts. Jessica Kogan explains why slashing prices only slices away the soul of your brand and how risk, confidence, and even the rise of wine-in-a-can are reshaping the landscape. She’ll tell you why the TikTok generation isn’t afraid of booze—they’re just bored by mediocre storytelling and fake experiences.
Get ready for uncomfortable truths: Wine is in danger of losing the next generation unless it gets back to basics—face-to-face, glass-to-glass, moment-to-moment. And yes, the magic of Napa is still alive, but it’s happening at the checkout line, not behind velvet ropes.
By the end, you’ll realize that the future of wine may just be as much about listening as it is about tasting. And in the era of digital everything, you might crave the next awkward, enlightening chat with a stranger offering you a sample at the store.
What you’ll learn:
Why sampling in your neighborhood supermarket might be more revolutionary than any digital campaign
How the wine aisle became a confidence-sapping jungle—and how to hack your way through
Why discounting is for cowards and storytellers win the real loyalty wars
How Gen Z and Millennials are demanding their wine—and why “wine in a can” isn’t a joke
The dirty little secret about focus groups vs. real-world conversations with nearly a million shoppers
Why, if wine doesn’t get back to real human connection, it might lose its soul forever
Cameron Hughes Wines: https://chwine.com
Vintage Wine Estates: https://www.vintagewineestates.com
HSP Brands: https://hspbrands.com
Total Wine & More: https://www.totalwine.com
Château Haut-Bailly: https://www.haut-bailly.com
Donna Karan: https://www.donnakaran.com
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