January 5, 2021
E. & J. Gallo Winery Completes Acquisition of More Than 30 Brands from Constellation: E. & J. Gallo Winery (Gallo) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of more than 30 wine brands...
January 5, 2021
With growth and new offerings planned for 2021, the DTC software and logistics provider has added Andrea Smalling, a seasoned wine industry leader, to its executive team.
American Canyon, Calif. Jan. 5,...
November 19, 2020
Improved Dealcoholization Technology Preserves Beverage Quality and Meets New Consumer Demands: “Low and no” are shorthand for one of the beverage industry’s most pronounced trends, a worldwide shift toward...
October 21, 2020
Sonoma Starts Selling the Turbulent 2020 Vintage: It's been a hell of a year, but Sonoma producers have reasons to be cheerful...
October 21, 2020
The inaugural report highlights unprecedented shifts in wine ecommerce and fulfillment over the past year, and elaborates on WineDirect’s roadmap for the future of its platform and services.
October 21,...
May 19, 2020
Average Bottle Price Drops 21% for DTC Channel in April: Nielsen Beverage Alcohol Practice reports that year-over-year growth rate for total off-premise alcohol dollar sales within Nielsen measured channels...
March 31, 2020
Despite wineries being shuttered and millions of people sheltering in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers have not stopped buying wine, but have increasingly turned to other channels for their...
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...
February 17, 2020
California and Oregon wineries can now fully offset carbon emissions from their DTC packages using WineDirect fulfillment
American Canyon, CA, February 13, 2020 – WineDirect, the leading provider...
November 27, 2019
Thanksgiving ‘Biggest Opportunity’ for Wine in US On-Trade Nielsen Shows: According to the Nielsen CGA Channel Strategy Report 2019 and Nielsen CGA On-Premise User Survey (OPUS) 2019, wine sales outperforms...
November 20, 2019
The Vineyard House Asks Court for an Injunction to Prevent Constellation Brands from Misleading Consumers with To Kalon Labeled Wines: The Vineyard House, LLC (TVH) filed a motion for a preliminary injunction...
September 27, 2019
Police Dismantle Grape Harvest Human Trafficking Ring: In a joint operation on 17 September, over 80 law enforcers from both Bulgaria and France helped to raid an organised crime group involved in labour...
August 30, 2019
‘Terroir…Is That a Dog?’ Survey Exposes Wine Knowledge: Wine experts have grappled with a definition of terroir for decades, but more than one in four Britons surveyed thought that it referred to a small...
August 29, 2019
Documents Bolster Winery Race Discrimination Case: Their winery is gone, their vineyard is gone, and a lot of their money is gone, but the Sterling brothers are persisting in their racial discriminatory...
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...
August 1, 2019
How Napa County Seeks to Streamline the Winery Permit Process - Recently, local members of the wine industry in Napa County have been actively engaged with county government in discussions regarding ways...











