Summer Shipping Is Here – Are You Ready To Keep Deliveries Cool? – Food and Wine Shipping Options
[Updated July 3, 2019] Summer heat is again upon us and many companies may well be into their planning for heat-related shipping. Summer deliveries are a unique challenge for the food and beverage industry, particularly when it comes to wine shipments. Ship during Summer and the heat can easily spoil an entire truckload of goods if you do not plan appropriately… …delay, and you’ll be […]
7 Things to Consider Before Changing Your Wine Packaging
Because of consumer demand, packaging vendors are becoming much more creative with their craft these days. While we can appreciate the hard work that goes into some of these modern designs, there are a lot of economic issues to consider before using any new packaging to ship items to consumers. When we, a DTC wine shipper, talk about wine packaging, we are not necessarily talking […]
The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a DTC Wine Fulfillment Partner
The eBook That Will Tell You How to Survive Today’s Complex Wine DTC Fulfillment Landscape If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s that DTC fulfillment and shipping are far more complex than winery owners and DTC channel managers first suspect. First, there are the typical issues that come with the territory. For example, if you handle fulfillment and shipping in-house, you […]
Slow Season for Your DTC Wine Club? Not Really: Summer is for Strategy
[Updated May 31, 2019] Some people might say that summer is the “slow time” in our industry. It’s true that spring tends to be busy for us and for the DTC wine clubs we serve, and then things settle down during the summer months, picking up again as the holidays draw near. But just because things move more slowly in summer, that doesn’t mean this […]
DTC Wine Sales and the Final Mile of Delivery
[Updated May 28, 2019] As important as “bud break” is in the wine industry, equally important is the final mile journey that your wine takes when a customer purchases from your Direct to Consumer channels. You’ve probably noticed that shipping wine is very different from shipping other kinds of goods. And yet, customers still expect the same low cost and convenience that they get from […]
DTC Past, Present, and Future: An Interview with Lesley Berglund, CO-Founder and CEO of WISE Academy
Lesley Berglund is the Founder and CEO of ACT Coaching, which coaches wineries on change management, as well as Co-Founder and Chairwoman of WISE Academy. A third-generation Napa Valley native as well as a serial entrepreneur, Lesley has been at the forefront of selling wine DTC for decades. For our most recent Expert Series interview, our team sat down to talk with her about the […]
Craftsmanship Fulfillment Heroes: Maria Garcia Amador
We’d like to introduce you to another one of our valued team members and craftsmanship fulfillment heroes—meet Maria Garcia Amador! Maria, known fondly around the warehouse as “MariG” or “Miss G Thang,” is our Lead Packer here at Copper Peak Logistics. Maria’s role is integral in getting our partners’ wines to consumers. She is responsible for a key aspect of delivering white glove service by […]