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Eric V. Orange

Eric V. Orange

CEO & founder of LocalWineEvents.com, the world's largest online calendar of wine, food, beer and spirits events, and publisher of The Juice newsletter.

Sep 2, 2026

The Sipping Point: Wine, Food & More!

The Sipping Point: Wine, Food & More!

Wine Is Better Together: Why Experiences May Be the Future of Wine

Sep 2 · 26m

Lori Forster
Lori ForsterHOST
2:25
What was it that really inspired you to start the business?
Eric V. Orange
Eric V. OrangeGUEST
2:28
Well, I was working for, I was in Denver.
Eric V. Orange
Eric V. OrangeGUEST
2:31
I was working for an Italian wine importer called Paterno Importer.
Eric V. Orange
Eric V. OrangeGUEST
2:35
It's now known as Terlato Wines.
Eric V. Orange
Eric V. OrangeGUEST
2:37
And part of the job was to do dinners if I had winemakers coming through town, which we did often.
Eric V. Orange
Eric V. OrangeGUEST
2:44
I mean, the Aspen Food and Wine Classic was a huge draw.
Eric V. Orange
Eric V. OrangeGUEST
2:47
Taste of Bale, we had, you know, people wanted to be in Colorado.

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Lori Forster
Lori ForsterHOST
21:13
Have you seen any evidence of trends on that

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