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SOVOS and WBA Report: DTC Market Wends Toward a Re-Balanced Standard
Mid-year market report indicates DTC sales recalibration after pandemic years. By Jeff Siegel   The direct-to-consumer wine market is still trying to figure out what the new normal looks like. Is...
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DTC Impact Report: Outreach and Inclusion Attract Younger Drinkers
The 2022 Direct-to-Consumer Impact Report offers a variety of key insights on trends and developments in tasting rooms and DtC over the last year. By Jeff Siegel   Is one of the solutions to wine’s...
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Third Party, Fourth Tier? How Delivery Services Are Changing Alcohol Sales
The pandemic changed the way we shop. This is both good and bad news for wine producers. By Jeff Siegel   Have third-party delivery services such as Drizly and Instacart ever been more in demand?...
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Vinoshipper DTC Report: Cider Increases Market Share
Using 2020-2022 data, Vinoshipper details cider’s incremental gains.   On Tuesday, February 28, Windsor, Calif.-based Vinoshipper released its first ever DTC report covering craft cider. Vinoshipper,...
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DTC Symposium Recap: Engaging the Future
Sessions explored channels for improved customer communication and audience interaction.  By Alexandra Russell   The 2023 Direct to Consumer Wine Symposium, which took place Jan. 18-19, was a...
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SVB Report: 2023 Challenges Include Consumer Drop-off and Rising Prices
If a rising tide floats all boats, then a shrinking tide does the opposite. By Jeff Siegel This year’s Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) state of the wine industry report, released earlier today, pulls no punches....
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WineAmerica: 2023 Brings New Legislative Opportunities, Familiar Challenges
Now that the dust has settled a bit on the 2022 midterm elections, we can take a look at what happened and what it might mean for the American wine industry. By Michael Kaiser What do the recent election...
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The State of DTC: A Year-End Conversation with Sovos ShipCompliant’s Alex Koral
DTC Expert Alex Koral reviews 2022 developments in the arena and looks to the future of wine shipping.   Wine Industry Advisor is lucky to count Alex Koral among its regular contributors. Koral, a...
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DTC Lawsuits Are Failing to Reach Supreme Court Resolution
Despite several legal setbacks over the past year or two, there seems to be reason for optimism in the DTC realm, yes? Maybe not. By Jeff Siegel   At first glance, the variety of federal lawsuits...
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Where DTC Sales Are Slowing to a Trickle, Where They’re Surging — and Why
Two key reports on direct-to-consumer (DTC) wines sales have been released, and their findings make for fascinating — if, at times, alarming — reading.  By Kathleen Willcox    Sales growth...
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