Wine Club


Sandra Hess CONFIRMED SPEAKER – DTC Wine Symposium Concord, CA

Sandra Hess, founder of DTC Wine Workshops will be moderating a panel discussion “Driving ROI From Events” at the DTC Wine Symposium January 23rd at 11:00 in Concord, CA. Events are terrific vehicles to create brand awareness and customer engagement, but how do you translate that into revenue? Event profitability […]


How are Wine Brands Engaging with Today’s Wine Consumer?

How are Wine Brands Engaging with Today’s Wine Consumer? 5/15/18 San Francisco, CA – At DTC Wine Workshops, this question comes up on a regular basis among our winery clients across the nation. Wine consumer engagement trends have disrupted the wine industry for the past decades as enthusiasts can now […]


Wine Club Design & Structure: Top 5 Tools for Wine Club Success

Wine Club Sales represents about 60% of direct wine sales income for wine brands who are getting it right. Consumers have an overwhelming amount of choice when deciding which wine club to join. Most wine club members tend to be members of 2-5 clubs consecutively and time is being divided […]


Tasting Room Training Webinar: CONNECT – QUALIFY – CONVERT

In this hands-on Tasting Room Training webinar, DTC Wine Workshops founder, Sandra Hess, will reveal lessons learned teaching tasting room teams of all sizes across the nation. With over 9000 wineries across the US, consumers have more choice now than ever when it comes to tasting room visitation. Attendees will […]


DTC Wine Sales: How to Successfully Launch a Brand Ambassador Program

What is the difference between a Brand Ambassador and a Spokesperson?  By definition, a brand ambassador, unlike a celebrity spokesperson, is someone who eats, lives and breathes your brand. This is someone your customers can connect and engage with, someone who has a solid, well-established online presence with a decent-size […]


Winery Managers: Attend DTC Wine Management Academy

Sandra Hess, founder of DTC Wine Workshops, presents the “DTC Wine Management Academy” a four-part series KICKING OFF ONLINE AUGUST 23rd. Ideal for any winery manager responsible for direct sales, tasting room and club management, customer retention, social media management, marketing and brand expansion. The four-part series includes a DTC […]


DTC Wine Roadshow – Clarksburg, CA

DTC Wine Workshops and Clarksburg Wine Growers & Vintners Association present the DTC Wine Sales Roadshow. The roadshow includes a state of the industry overview from Mark Chandler as well as hands-on instruction from three subject matter specialists, DTC sales checklists and Q & A sessions. Topics include: Direct to […]


Top 3 Marketing Tools for Creating Lifetime Wine Buyers

Leverage Email Marketing, Social Media & SEO to grow direct wine sales and build lifelong customers. Each attendee will receive live, hands-on instruction, attend two Q & A sessions, receive a Checklist and leave with these key take-aways: • Better understand your sales funnel to sell more wine • Learn […]


9 EASY Marketing Tricks To Sell More Wine

GUEST BLOG POST featuring Melissa Leiter, a member of the DTC Consultant Network and owner of New Vines Marketing. 9 EASY Marketing Tricks To Sell More Wine When it comes to marketing your winery, knowing where to start is typically the hardest part. There are so many modern ways of […]


Sandra Hess at wiTs 2017 Conference Sonoma – 360 Customer View Panel

Meet-up with DTC Wine Workshops founder, Sandra Hess, at the wiTs 2017 Conference June 13th Lodge at Sonoma. Sandra will be moderating a lively panel discussion to uncover how winery teams are leveraging a variety of technologies and tools to capture important customer touch point information for building complete customer views. 9:45 – 10:30 a.m. […]


TOP FIVE Member Management Tools Workshop

This workshop is presented by Dina L Northcutt, former DTC Programs Coordinator at Chateau Montelena. Dina specializes in business process improvements and works with winery management teams to develop solutions for building effective wine clubs and retaining loyal members. As consumer demand continues to shape how wineries are offer wine […]


TOP FIVE Member Management Tools Workshop

This workshop is presented by Dina L Northcutt, former DTC Programs Coordinator at Chateau Montelena. Dina specializes in business process improvements and works with winery management teams to develop solutions for building effective wine clubs and retaining loyal members. As consumer demand continues to shape how wineries are offer wine […]


Winery PR: Designing a Content Driven Marketing Plan

Is your marketing team ready to effectively connect your winery story to key audiences in a meaningful way to grow direct wine sales and expand visibility to a national audience? In this hands-on workshop, Stacie Jacob, Founder and Chief Strategist of Solterra Strategies will share best practices and latest tools […]


TOP FIVE Member Management Tools Workshop

This workshop is presented by Dina L Northcutt, former DTC Programs Coordinator at Chateau Montelena. Dina specializes in business process improvements and works with winery management teams to develop solutions for building effective wine clubs and retaining loyal members. As consumer demand continues to shape how wineries are offer wine […]


TOP FIVE Member Management Tools Workshop

This workshop is presented by Dina L Northcutt, former DTC Programs Coordinator at Chateau Montelena. Dina specializes in business process improvements and works with winery management teams to develop solutions for building effective wine clubs and retaining loyal members. As consumer demand continues to shape how wineries are offer wine […]