If people say you shouldn't pursue business around your passion they are haters. Don't believe them.

Bordeaux would be naive not to recognize that Robert Parker was driving the brand equity. If the next generation doesn't care about Chateau Pichon-Lalande, then you have a problem.

I measure my success by how happy I am, not how big the business is or how much money I've made.

My dad is like a cactus - introverted and tough. I'm a people person, like my mom, but I got my competitiveness from my dad. He came to this country from Belarus with nothing and built a real business. He's my hero for giving me that need to run a business and for having enormous confidence in me.

Stop whining, start hustling.

We're living in an era where word-of-mouth is on steroids.

I am thinking about launching a wine website where there is a deal and the crowd can dictate how cheap it can get.