The end of the year tends to be busy for anyone selling wine DTC. Between the release of heat holds, holiday gifts, and the usual wine club subscription orders, there is a lot of activity happening in fulfillment centers and carrier companies, as well as at in-house facilities. Even so, this is precisely the time to take stock of what worked and what didn’t, and […]

Two wine industry conferences happened these past few months—the Wine Industry Financial Symposium, and WIN Expo. Presentations at these conferences, along with some well-researched industry reports, paint a challenging picture for wineries going into 2019. “A 31% Increase In Number Of California Wineries Makes Financial Success That Much Harder” That was the headline of a Forbes article earlier this month highlighting the Wine Industry Financial […]

Whether you have a tasting room, an online store, a subscription service, or any combination of those, you’ve entered into the world of direct-to-consumer (DTC) wine sales. Although it’s a lucrative channel for wineries, it can also be frustrating. DTC wine shipping by itself is influenced by a number of things, including: The availability of talent to work in the tasting room, manage your wine […]