Too many companies think they want to do a video blog to sell merchandise, but if you turn your site into QVC, you lose. I have an audience that trusts me. It's about building a global brand - not selling four more bottles of Pinot Grigio.

If you do not care about your end user immensely, especially in the next few years, your brand will die.

Okay, let's talk about cartoon labels for half a second - some people think anything with a dog or a car or a colorful alien is garbage, which is not true. Look at Big Moose Red. It's, like, a $6 wine with a cheesy label, and it's actually a solid wine.

One out of every five page views in the United States is on Facebook!

No matter who you are or what kind of company or organization you work for, your number-one job is to tell your story to the consumer wherever they are, and preferably at the moment they are deciding to make a purchase.

I look at two things while angel investing. Are you solving an important problem? Do you care about the end users.

I want people to know their palate is a snowflake. We all like different things. Why should we all have the same taste in wines?