Last year, over $13 billion was spent on Valentine’s Day alone. But with all this money flying around, how can you ensure that St. Valentine will be blessing your business come February 14th? For advice on tilting the odds in your favor, we spoke with a couple Kinnek customers - the owners of of Trident Winery and WineGreeting.com to discuss promotional tactics and, of course, wine.

Traditionally, St. Patrick’s Day is a celebration of Christianity's arrival in Ireland. But if you’re anything like me, you probably didn’t know that. Nowadays, St. Patrick’s Day is more known for its wild parties, gaudy green decorations, and, of course, large crowds of rowdy day drinkers. Each year, there are over 100 St. Patrick’s Day parades thrown across the country with the largest occurring in New York and Boston with attendance consistently above 100,000.