Australian Open - NFTs in Decentraland | Samuel Polgar | | NFT utility in sports | https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/01/05/australian-open-apes-into-tennis-nfts-and-decentraland-too/ | | | | Blockchain/NFT | | | | |
State of the Wine Industry Report 2021 - Silicon Valley Bank | Samuel Polgar | | | https://www.svb.com/trends-insights/reports/wine-report | | | | Wine Trading | | | | |
Metaverse focus on retail | Samuel Polgar | | Companies look for ways to bridge retail and metaverse | https://blog.richardvanhooijdonk.com/en/the-metaverse-blurring-the-lines-between-our-physical-and-virtual-worlds/ | | | | Blockchain/NFT | | | | |
Louis Liger-Belair NFT Video + Wine | Samuel Polgar | | Winemakers searching for something post-bottle | https://www.winespectator.com/articles/the-man-waking-up-burgundy-s-elite | | | | Blockchain/NFT | | | | |
DTC wine growth (Australia) | Samuel Polgar | | DTC growth 17% YOY. Online growth 23% YOY (avg value declined) Cellar Door 44% DTC | https://www.wineaustralia.com/market-insights/wine-direct-to-consumer-survey-repo | | | | Wine Industry General | | | | |
Grand Cru Burgundy outperformed S&P by 200% since 2003 | Samuel Polgar | | | https://www.winebid.com/WineAuctionNews/34/wine-as-an-investment-compared-to-commodities-treasuries-and-equities | | | | | | | | |
Ralph Lauren’s Roblox Fashion Sees Success but will Real NFTs Follow? | Samuel Polgar | | Brands moving into the metaverse with digital copies of their goods. Buy a digital polo jumper | https://nftevening.com/ralph-laurens-roblox-fashion-sees-success-but-will-real-nfts-follow/ | | | | Blockchain/NFT | | | | |
Smashing the Fashion NFT Sales Record With a $6m Sale, Dolce & Gabbana | Samuel Polgar | | Dolce & Gabbana - digital versions of their own goods, upt o6 M sales | https://nftevening.com/smashing-the-fashion-nft-sales-record-with-a-6m-sale-dolce-gabbana/ | | | | | | | | |
Louis Vuitton & League of Legends | Samuel Polgar | | | https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/23/20875541/louis-vuitton-league-of-legends-skins-summoners-cup-case | | | | | | | | |
Penfolds & Blockbar (Blockbar = NFT wine marketplace!) | Samuel Polgar | | | https://www.penfolds.com/en-au/about-penfolds/collaborations/blockbar.html | | | | | | | | |
Hennessy launch NFT’s on Blockbar worth $226K | Samuel Polgar | | Blockbar | https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hennessy-selling-226-000-nfts-162325354.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr | | | | | | | | |
Stockx | Samuel Polgar | | physical products in climate controlled warehouses on-chain | https://stockx.com/lp/nfts/ | | | | | | | | |
Penfold NFT’s are coming for your wine cellar | Samuel Polgar | | The movement | https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/food-and-wine/nfts-are-coming-for-your-wine-cellar-20220216-p59wvr | | | | Wine Industry General | | | | |
Depop - Circular fashion | Samuel Polgar | | Tagline = BUY. SELL.DO IT ALL OVER. | https://www.depop.com/ | | | | Circular Economy | | | | |
Chai Vault | Samuel Polgar | | Hardware can provide a solution to temperature, humidity, wine condition | https://futuredrinksexpo.com/en/blog/insights-64/chai-vault-wages-war-against-fake-wines-spirits-284.htm | | | | Wine Provenance Tech | | | | |
Brian Allard DTC director at Bouchaine Vineyard | Samuel Polgar | | Strong focus in building DTC channels (with the goal of quadrupling DTC sales) | https://futuredrinksexpo.com/en/blog/insights-64/e-commerce-promises-wholesale-volume-hopes-for-dtc-margins-349.htm | | | | | | | | |
DTC Wine Growth Forbes 2019/2020/2021 | Samuel Polgar | | DTC $3.7B US +30.6% growth | https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizazimmerman/2021/01/25/a-closer-look-at-the-direct-to-consumer-wine-shipping-market/?sh=5882a20556eb | | | | Wine Industry General | | | | |
SOVOS DTC Report | Samuel Polgar | | | https://www.sovos.com/shipcompliant | | | | | | | | |
Secondary wine market Australia | Samuel Polgar | | | https://wineauctionhouse.com.au/secondary-wine-market-how-to-sell-wine-online-australia/ | | | | Wine Industry General | | | | |
Wine and Sales Strategies - | Samuel Polgar | | | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212977415000332 | | | | | | | | |
Untitled | Samuel Polgar | | “I want to produce wines that people can open and enjoy,” Mr. Ponsot said. “Not one in two bottles of D.R.C. is ever opened.” | https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/12/dining/drinks/laurent-ponsot-burgundy-wine-domaine-ponsot.html | | | | Wine Maker Tech | | | | |
NFTs are coming for your wine cellar | Samuel Polgar | | In the brave new world of cryptocurrency, nothing is sacred – not even a bottle of Penfolds’ finest. | https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/food-and-wine/nfts-are-coming-for-your-wine-cellar-20220216-p59wvr | | | | | | | | |
Robert Mondavi | Samuel Polgar | | | | | | | | | | | yes |
Yahoo Finance - Yao Ming, Penfolds, Bordeaux | Samuel Polgar | | wine brands’ initial forays into the non-fungible realm have included enough gimmicky offerings to obscure any real value | https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-wine-world-suddenly-obsessed-190000281.html | | | | Blockchain/NFTWine Maker Tech | | | | |