Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Wes Hagen Consulting Wine Sales, Winemaking, and Human Flourishing ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://weshagen.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [How Vineyard Management Shapes Wine Quality on California’s Central Coast](https://weshagen.com/event/how-vineyard-management-shapes-wine-quality-on-californias-central-coast/) - Discover how vineyard balance, canopy control, and sustainable wine farming practices shape premium Central Coast wines with guidance from vineyard consultant Wes Hagen. ## Pages - [Home](https://weshagen.com/) - From backyard vineyards to large commercial viticultural operations, we will give you the straight answers and solutions for growing and making the best wine. From Dive Bar to Michelin Star, we can improve your wine service. At Wes Hagen Consulting, our goal is to provide our 50 combined years of Vineyard, Wine and Hospitality experience, - [Opt-out preferences](https://weshagen.com/opt-out-preferences/) - [Privacy Policy, Imprint, and Disclaimer](https://weshagen.com/privacy-policy-imprint-and-disclaimer/) - 1. Privacy Policy 1.1 Information We Collect We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when contacting us, including: Name, email address, phone number, and business name Information about your vineyard, winery, or consulting needs We also collect limited technical data automatically when you visit the site, such as: IP address, browser type, and device - [Contact](https://weshagen.com/contact/) - Contact Let’s Talk! (805) 450-2324 we******@***il.com Based on the Central Coast of California; will travel! - [Wine Education](https://weshagen.com/private-wine-education-10-25/) - Wine Education Wes will delight and educate while teaching wine to businesses, groups, corporate or casual gatherings, online or in-person. Qualifications/Details: Business or corprorate wine tasting, food and wine pairing, education on special topics like region, varieties—passionate, thrilling, entertaining Family or friend groups for personal wine education, curated for the audience and age group Educating - [About](https://weshagen.com/about/) - Wes Hagen – (805) 450-2324 OR we******@***il.com Wine grower, winemaker, wine marketer, sales, wine education with thirty years of experience WSET 2+, taught college-level wine and food pairing for 20+ years at Allan hancock College, Cal Poly SLO, Vintner’s Institute, San Francisco Wine School, Napa Valley Wine Academy Researched, wrote, and had approved 4 American - [Disability/Service Dog](https://weshagen.com/services__trashed/disability-service-dog/) - Disability/Service Dog Capture a lucrative demographic of the underserved disability community, and reduce your liability by understanding service dog law. Qualifications/Details: Service Dog gatekeeping: the questions your staff can ask, how interactions with handlers/dogs should look in practice, and how to politely refuse entry of dogs that are not service dogs, and your rights as - [Secret Shopper](https://weshagen.com/services__trashed/secret-shopper/) - Secret Shopper Chanda and Wes will secret shop your business, report back, and make and execute a training plan for improved customer experience for all humans. Qualifications/Details: Chanda and Wes (50 years combined expertise in wine/hospitality/disability) will come into your hospitality business unannounced, and taste and evaluate your wine, hospitality, and how the staff did - [Wine Sales](https://weshagen.com/wine-sales/) - Wine Sales We can help your team sell more wine with passion and flair. Qualifications/Details: 45+ years team experience in wine club, DTC, tasting room hiring and management, hospitality, on and off premise sales Working knoweldge of large and small sized distrubutors in the US. Distributor management and sales expectations Staff training with tasting room - [Wine Writing](https://weshagen.com/wine-writing/) - Wine Writing Rare combination of 30 years vineyard, winery, and professional writer, at your service. Qualifications/Details: Wes has written wine articles for the LA Times, is a West Coast Editor for Sommelier Journal, and has kept a column in WineMaker Magazine for 25 years. Website, magazine or book articles that delight with authenticity, experience, and - [Winemaking](https://weshagen.com/winemaking/) - Winemaking From garage winery to commercial production, we can help improve your wine quality and streamline your winery design and workflow. Qualifications/Details: From ground to glass Wine evaluation (barrel or bottle) with suggestions for improvement/style New winery work flow and design Fruit sampling, and resulting wine styles produced. (Harvest timing) Developing a ‘house’ style, barrels, - [Vineyard](https://weshagen.com/vineyard/) - Vineyard We can design, troubleshoot and improve your vineyard. Qualifications/Details: Backyard to full commerical vineyard consultation and management Our consultation bridges the gap between owership and farming companies Independent consulting on vineyard health and farming, quality, and cost Soil and water tests, labor and install suggestions Determining proper match of soil, climate, variety and rootstock - [Brand Storytelling](https://weshagen.com/brand-storytelling/) - Brand Storytelling We can help create unique and authentic stories to sell more wine. Qualifications/Details: Ready to build/improve a story for your brand to set it apart and gain market share Built and elevated brands for almost 30 years: Clos Pepe, J Wilkes, Bien Nacido, Native9, Alta Maria, as well as others Engaged in branding - [Wine and Food Pairing](https://weshagen.com/services__trashed/wine-and-food-pairing/) - Wine and Food Pairing Allow Wes to host and create/fine tune menus and experiences with wine and food. Qualifications/Details: Available for private wine and food pairing events, as well as restaurant and corporate events as speaker and host Done more than 200 wine pairing dinners from family restaurants to Michelin Stars 20+ years teaching Wine - [AVA Development](https://weshagen.com/services__trashed/ava-development/) - AVA Development Wes is an AVA expert. If you need to develop or expand an AVA, we have you covered. Qualifications/Details: Wes Hagen has researched, written and had approved 4 AVAs in Santa Barbara County: Sta. Rita Hills, Ballard Canyon, Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara, and Alisos Canyon AVA development, either a new AVA or a - [Tasting Notes](https://weshagen.com/services__trashed/tasting-notes/) - Tasting Notes Qualifications/Details: Wes Hagen has produced 100+ professional production sheets for varietal wines, integrating notes on color, clarity, aroma/bouquet, flavors, persistence, balance, food and wine pairings (important for sales!), and how long a wine can be aged/cellared Standard tasting notes (fruit descriptions) don’t sell wine. 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Rita Hills, Ballard Canyon, Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara, and Alisos Canyon AVA development, either a new AVA or a ‘sub-AVA (within an existing AVA), takes between 8-16 months for research and writing, and - [About](https://weshagen.com/?elementor_library=about) - Wes Hagen Wine grower, winemaker, wine marketer, sales, wine education with thirty years of experience WSET 2+, taught college-level wine and food pairing for 20+ years at Allan hancock College, Cal Poly SLO, Vintner’s Institute, San Francisco Wine School, Napa Valley Wine Academy Researched, wrote, and had approved 4 American Viticultural Area petitions 20 Years - [Page Template](https://weshagen.com/?elementor_library=page-template) - Wes Hagen Wine grower, winemaker, wine marketer, sales, wine education with thirty years of experience WSET 2+, taught college-level wine and food pairing for 20+ years at Allan hancock College, Cal Poly SLO, Vintner’s Institute, San Francisco Wine School, Napa Valley Wine Academy Researched, wrote, and had approved 4 American Viticultural Area petitions 20 Years - [Site Header](https://weshagen.com/?elementor_library=site-header) - Facebook Twitter Youtube - [Header](https://weshagen.com/?elementor_library=header) - Facebook-f Twitter Youtube - [404 Page](https://weshagen.com/?elementor_library=404-page) - 404 Sorry, we can’t find the page you’re looking for.Click the button below to go back to the homepage. 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