Auctions Episodes

Oct. 26, 2022

Library Release - Putting Trust in Data w/ Russ Mann, WineBid

Library Release - Originally released as episode 26 on Nov 11th, 2020 With a 25-year history, WineBid is the oldest and largest online wine auction site. The original re-commerce platform, Russ tells us about the auction proc...

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Jan. 13, 2021

Chasing Counterfeits w/ Maureen Downey, Chai Consulting

From being body checked at a La Paulee tasting to responding to detailed questions from noted wine counterfeiter Hardy Rodenstock, Maureen Downey, CEO of Chai Consulting, tells us about the long road to becoming one of the world’s leading experts in wine

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Nov. 18, 2020

Innovating for fun and interaction in wine auctions w/ Jeff Zacharia,…

Jeff Zacharia, President of Zachy’s, the global leader in wine auctions, tells us about how they made wine auctions more fun, have been moving to studio sales and bidding parties without live auctions, and how they narrowly escaped being swindled by Rudy

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Nov. 11, 2020

Putting Trust in Data w/ Russ Mann, WineBid

With a 25 year history, WineBid is the oldest and largest online wine auction site.  The original wine re-commerce platform, Russ tells us about the auction process from the buyer and seller perspective as well as all the data they collect and display for

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Nov. 5, 2020

Digitization and Diversity in Wine Auctions w/ Jamie Ritchie, Sotheby…

In this episode, we learn about the wine auction market from Jaime Ritchie, Worldwide Head of Wine at Sotheby’s, one of the leaders in the space.  We discuss how wine auctions work, how finding in-demand wines to sell is the current challenge, and the inc

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