Department
Agribusiness Department
Degree Name
BS in Agricultural Business
Date
6-2014
Advisor
Dr. Wayne Howard
Abstract
Neil Collins, the award winning wine maker at Tablas Creek and Lone Madrone wineries, is originally from Bristol, England, where he grew up enjoying apple ciders. This case follows his transition from the culinary to wine industry, and how he learned wine making from some the best wine makers in the Central Coast of California to become the head wine maker at an established winery and part owner of his own smaller winery. The case also explores how his cider making hobby became a commercial business, and the growth of the fledgling US cider industry.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/agb_cs/38