Creating a Persuasive Brand of Wine: Arlene Dickinson Part 2

We’re back with Arlene Dickinson in this video chat below, one of Canada’s top entrepreneurs who has had phenomenal success in many fields, from television to books; consultancy to consumer products. We’re going about her wine Persuasion.

Let’s start with your own experience with wine: Was wine on the family table when you were growing up?

First time drinking wine?

How did you acquire a taste for good wine?

Do women buy wine differently from men? Women buy 80% of wine as the household purchasers of most consumer goods, the social organizers and dinner planners. Is their approach to wine different?

How would you describe co-host Kevin O’Leary as a wine?

Which came form of Persuasion first: the wine or the book?

Do you see any similarities between writing a book and making a wine?

What’s the difference between having a financial interest in a company or wine, and a creative one?

Do you think that a $40 wine can be a bargain?

If you could share a glass of wine with anyone in history?

You’ll find part one of our conversation here:

Business, Branding, Wine and Women: Dragon’s Den Host Arlene Dickinson talks about her experiences both within and outside the wine industry

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Persuasion Dragon Blend, California

Arlene Dickinson, the marketing maven on the television show Dragon’s Den, used her business savvy to launch a Sonoma blend of cabernet and merlot called Persuasion last year. She says that some vintages are aggressive and come on strong (presumably like her co-host Kevin O’Leary), while others are smoother, more balanced, more confident of their worth.

I wasn’t convinced that Persuasion was anything more than a cash cow extension of Dickinson’s other products such as coffee, chocolate and skin care. Then I tried it. The business case is in the bottle. This robust red is balanced, complex and rich—like Arlene herself. Food matches: prime rib, filet mignon, grilled pork chops, lamb with rosemary. Drink: 2012 – 2017 Product number: 736211413314 Alcohol level: 14.4% Dry 750 ml $40.00 Score 93/100.

Persuasion is sold in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba at select liquor retailers and through the agency Fluid Imports 403-873-1615, [email protected]. In Ontario, order Persuasion through [email protected]. The wine is made by Thomas George Estates in the Russian River region of California.