While we were in Cassis we took a tour of Clos Ste. Magdaleine winery, one of the most beautiful in France. The vineyards come right up to the edge of the Mediterranean.
There were some other people on the tour, including a family with a precocious eight-year-old boy. He asked very intelligent questions about the grapes, the harvesting process, etc. Very impressive.
But the best was during the wine tasting at the end of the tour. He started asking the tour guide about the winery's competitors - who are they? How do you beat them? Do you ever have to lower your price because you are selling a commodity product?
Whoa! It brought me back to my days at HBS! I leaned over to the boy's father and said, "It sounds like your son has a bright future in business."
"Oh, that," he said, "that's just because he watches too much Shark Tank."
KVS
View from the vineyard
The vineyard from the air
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