An Oregon Winery That’s Experimenting After the Calamity of Wildfires Mark Graban Oct 6, 2020 8 Blog My wife and I, in normal times, love visiting wineries. The Willamette Valley of Oregon is one of our favorite!-->…
The One Word I Kept Hearing at Wineries in Spain and France Mark Graban Jul 23, 2019 0 Blog I'll get right to it. The word: "Experiment." Well, I also heard "experiments" and "experimenting," but you!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
An Unexpected Champagne Cork “Chart” Mark Graban Jan 2, 2018 0 Blog Last month, my wife and I had a chance for a week's vacation in Europe. As I've blogged about before, we enjoy…
Does Being Giddy With Knowledge About Wine or Lean Cause Problems? Mark Graban Aug 14, 2017 11 Audio Hear Mark read the post (subscribe to the podcast): I enjoy "gemba visits" (of sorts) to wineries and vacations…
1% Improvement Here and There Can Make a Big Difference in Wine Making? Mark Graban Oct 11, 2016 1 Blog I was fortunate to take a nearly two-week vacation recently, a trip that included a week in France. My wife and…
My Article on “Testing Lean Changes, Small or Large;” Recent Winery… Mark Graban Aug 2, 2016 0 Blog Thanks to Arena Simulation Software for asking me to write this article for their regular customer newsletter:…
Gemba Wine: A Lean Geek Visits Wineries, Part 3 Mark Graban Aug 28, 2013 2 Blog Following up on my previous posts (here and here) on a recent visit to the Northern California Wine Country, I'm…
Gemba Wine: A Lean Geek Visits Wineries, Part 2 Mark Graban Aug 26, 2013 1 Blog Growing grapes and making wine is certainly an art... but when you look into it there's a lot of process…
Gemba Wine: Variation in Wine Seals and Variation in Customer Needs Mark Graban Aug 21, 2013 7 Blog My wife and I just got back from four days in Napa and Sonoma counties doing, ahem, "gemba walks" at a number of…
Six Sigma Ranch and Winery Mark Graban Dec 5, 2007 5 Blog Six Sigma - People I might not be able to blog much the next few days, so I'll pose this fun question. Has…