{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Napa\u2019s Lost Magic: How Commerce Ruined Wine and What Jessica Kogan Wants to Fix","description":"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 ch\u00e2teaus, wait until Jessica Kogan shakes up your tired assumptions. Jessica Kogan is the industry disruptor who believes the heart of wine isn\u2019t bottled in glass\u2014it\u2019s poured out in the local grocery aisle, one wild, unfiltered conversation at a time. You\u2019ll hear how she\u2019s forging revolution from the retail trenches, ditching sterile focus groups for nearly a million real-life customer conversations every year. Here, sampling isn\u2019t just some checkbox\u2014it'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\u2019ll tell you why the TikTok generation isn\u2019t afraid of booze\u2014they\u2019re 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\u2014face-to-face, glass-to-glass, moment-to-moment. And yes, the magic of Napa is still alive, but it\u2019s happening at the checkout line, not behind velvet ropes. By the end, you\u2019ll 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\u2019ll learn: Why sampling in your neighborhood supermarket might be more revolutionary than any digital campaign How the wine aisle became a confidence-sapping jungle\u2014and 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\u2014and why \u201cwine in a can\u201d isn\u2019t a joke The dirty little secret about focus groups vs. real-world conversations with nearly a million shoppers Why, if wine doesn\u2019t 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 Ch\u00e2teau Haut-Bailly: https:\/\/www.haut-bailly.com Donna Karan: https:\/\/www.donnakaran.com   #wineindustry #podcast #winetasting #JessicaKogan #PaulKalemkiarian #NapaValley #Sonoma #consumerexperience #winemarketing #retailinsights #directtoconsumer #wineclubs #brandstorytelling #HSPBrands #digitalmarketing #experientialmarketing #offpremisesales #winetrends #winepricing #RTDs ","author_name":"Wine Talks with Paul K.","author_url":"https:\/\/www.winetalkspodcast.com","html":"