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Afternoon Brief, April 13
Monday, April 13 Trending Story   Family-Owned Sonoma Valley Winery Files for Chapter 11 as Industry StrugglesRobledo Family Winery, a Sonoma Valley producer founded by the children of Mexican vineyard...
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Impactful Sponsor Updates from the Direct to Consumer Wine Symposium 
Support Of Broad Collection of Sponsors Underscores Conference As Hotbed of Innovation and Learning January 14, 2025 – The Direct to Consumer Wine Symposium (DTCWS), presented by and as...
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RedChirp and Sovos ShipCompliant Join Forcesto Reduce Returned Shipments
August 19, 2024 — To combat the costly and persistent issue of returned shipments in the direct-to-consumer (DtC) wine shipping industry, RedChirp and Sovos ShipCompliant are proud to announce an innovative...
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Afternoon Brief, January 30th
Trial Between Napa County, Hoopes Winery Begins: A trial between Napa County and the Hoopes Vineyard winery is underway, with the county's winery regulations being the focus...
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Afternoon Brief, December 15th
WSTA Debunks Pesticide Report: Recent results from a UK government testing programme have suggested a dramatic increase in the proportion of wine that contains multiple pesticide residues – up from 14%...
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Afternoon Brief, August 4th
Rising Temperatures Could Impact Quality of Grapes Used to Make Wine in Napa Valley, Researchers Say: Rising temperatures are shifting the growing season in Napa Valley’s wine country, which could impact...
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Afternoon Brief, July 31st
DTC Market Trends Toward a Re-Balanced Standard: The direct-to-consumer wine market is still trying to figure out what the new normal looks like. Is it the pandemic’s hyper growth? Is it the pre-pandemic’s...
DTC Shipping Report 2020
Wine Shipments to Consumers Reach Record $3.2 Billion in 2019
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...
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How Can Wineries Reach Millennials? Personal Experience & Shipping Convenience
The “delivery economy” has upended consumer expectations for seamless at-home consumption. Younger buyers, particularly Millennials, now anticipate that businesses will cater to their desire for on-demand...
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Nielsen and ShipCompliant Reports Confirm Exceptional Consumer Demand for Oregon Wine Continues to Make Cash Registers Ring
Oregon wine sales grew 12.4% in 2018, revealing a trajectory eight times the growth of wine nationally PORTLAND, February 5, 2019 – Today the Oregon Wine Board released the state’s wine growth numbers...
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Afternoon Brief, January 24
Rombauer Vineyards Acquires Renwood Winery Facility in Sierra Foothills: Rombauer Vineyards, one of Napa Valley's premier, family-owned wineries, today announced the purchase of the Renwood Winery facility...
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DTC Channel Is Reaching Maturity for Wine
Larry Cormier, General Manager, ShipCompliance by Sovos, presented the topline results from their annual Direct to Consumer Wine Shipping Report based on the 8 million transactions a year filtered through...
2019 Direct to Consumer Wine Shipping Report
Wine Shipments to Consumers Hit Record $3 Billion in 2018
2019 Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping Report highlights historic growth in prices, leading to 50% growth in value in three years (BOSTON) January 23, 2019 – Wineries shipped a record $3 billion worth of...
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Afternoon Brief, September 6
Your Wine Brand Could Be Lost in One Single Trademark Infringement: The landscape of the alcoholic beverage industry in the new millennium looks dramatically different than the drinks business of the 20th...
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Afternoon Brief, May 31
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief   Trending Story: How Producers Are Returning to Winemaking’s Roots Producers all over the world are going back to winemaking’s roots by reviving the age-old...
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Afternoon Brief, January 24
Subscribe to the Afternoon Brief   Trending Story: North Coast Wildfire Impact Study Signals Strong Recovery in Early Findings The Wine Business Institute (WBI) at Sonoma State University (SSU) today...