Listen "▻ How to Build a Wine Empire"
Episode Synopsis
How do you build a new wine empire? Michael Saunders, the man who co-founded Bibendum and spent 40-years building it into one of Britain’s most dynamic companies, talks to Sarah Kemp about Coterie Holdings, which he joined in January this year as its CEO. Coterie own Lay and Wheeler, Hallgarten and Novum Wines, Coterie Vaults, Europe’s largest bespoke wine warehouse, and Jera, a specialist lending platform which offers short-term loans secured against wine collections. What’s next for Coterie and what does it take to succeed in building a fine wine business? Listen in to find out.Find out more at wine-conversation.com
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