May 24, 2021
It’s hard to imagine that just one software management system can deliver mobile POS services, club automation, eCommerce, web design, CRM and email marketing, fulfillment, shipping and tracking,...
March 16, 2020
In the beginning of March when the seriousness of the Coronavirus outbreak began to dawn on US Consumers, WineDirect noticed an immediate 22% volume decrease in weekend tasting room sales compared to the...
January 22, 2020
Annual Sovos ShipCompliant Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping Report points to slowing channel growth despite prices reaching new highs (BOSTON) January 22, 2020 – Wineries shipped more than $3.2 billion...
August 20, 2019
For wineries seeking answers and comparisons, there are two major reports available which can give insights into sales and marketing trends and tactics. Released in May 2019, VinterActive’s VinQuest Report...
June 11, 2019
Wineries selling direct-to-consumer can take their businesses to the next level by leveraging online sales, moving to mobile, and valuing the tasting room as a customer acquisition engine. June 11, 2019...
March 26, 2019
Commerce7, a modern winery DTC platform, has added a reservation system to their suite of products. The reservation system gives wineries a convenient solution for creating, scheduling, and managing appointment-based...
January 25, 2019
Direct Sales Alters US Wine Market: In 2018, wineries shipped more than 6 million cases of wine, a nine percent increase over the previous year, according to Larry Cormier's presentation at the annual...
October 18, 2018
It comes back to understanding who the customer is, what they want and building a relationship around that in order to maximize sales.
September 13, 2018
The biggest difference between tasting rooms and wine clubs that perform beyond expectation and those that don’t, is an organizational commitment to employee training, according to the 2017 VinQuest direct...
July 10, 2018
Does Napa Valley have too much Cabernet? The question informed most of last month's Vineyard Economics Symposium...