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I am John Merrick âRickâ Taggart, I moved to Grand Junction in the early 80âs to lead and manage Marmot Mountain Works, a young dynamic outdoor company, as its CEO, Chairman and Co-Owner. After selling the business in the late 80âs, I went on to lead the International business unit of The Timberland Company as their Senior Vice President and then on to be the CEO of Swiss Army Brands for 15 years until 2010. Since the summer of 2010, I have worked at Colorado Mesa University as an instructor of Business Strategy, Organizational Behavior, Management, Marketing Principles, Consumer Behavior, and International Business.
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The Drinks Business
11 March 2021 By Lucy Shaw
To kick off a new series shining a light on family-owned wine estates around the world, we explore the sprightly whites of pioneering Slovenian estate Puklavec Family Wines.
Puklavec’s base in Prodravje, Photo care of Jure Makovec
Martin Puklavec had a singular vision when he started his Slovenian winery in 1934: to make the finest wines possible. This philosophy continues to resonate through the family’s winemaking today. The Puklavec family owned the estate before the advent of socialism, when ownership transferred to the state.
Following the collapse of the iron curtain, the family seized the opportunity to buy back the vineyards and start over, recruiting Mitja Herga as chief winemaker of Puklavec Family Wines in 2009, with the aim of making Old World wines with New World ambition.
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