DTC Wine Workshops welcomes Taylor Eason, winery marketer extraordinaire, formerly the marketing director at Gundlach Bundshu and senior manager, brand marketing at J Vineyards. Taylor is the newest member of the DTC Consultant Network and also the owner of Cork & Fork Digital Media. As the principal of Cork & Fork Digital […]
As we begin to wrap up 2017, lets take a look at key trends in direct to consumer wine sales throughout the United States this past year. At DTC Wine Workshops, we provide direct to consumer wine sales consulting services to winery teams of all sizes throughout the nation. We […]
DTC Wine Workshops and Wine Tourism Australia partner to provide online training, best practices and coaching to wineries throughout Australia selling direct to consumer. DTC Wine Workshops was established in 2013 out of a growing need for wineries throughout the United States to implement ideal blends of technology and processes […]
Many of our clients experienced the greatest increase in e-Commerce sales last year between Black Friday and Cyber Monday as they leveraged segmented email and social campaigns to effectively reach target audiences with focused offers. We hope that you find these Holiday Sales Tips to be helpful as your team […]
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 […]
Guest Blog Post featuring Ken Majer, author of four books on values-based corporate culture and leadership values and member of the DTC Consultant Network. December 22, 2016 Keeping new talent is only one of the many issues wineries face as the industry is facing many changes. There is a sea change […]
Greetings! “It’s the most wonderful time of the year” – and this rings so true for many winery teams wrapping up 2016 and preparing end of year direct sales reports. According to Wines & Vines Analytics/ShipCompliant, Direct-to-consumer (DtC) shipments increased in the tradit ionally strong month of November. Sales topped $332 […]
CONGRATULATIONS to the winery teams who have worked strategically to GROW direct wine sales while RETAINING loyal customers this year. Your efforts have paid off according to the latest report in Wines & Vines! Greetings! Well, the numbers don’t lie. Winery teams who have invested in direct to […]
The value of wines shipped in September, 2016 totaled $198 million, up from $169 million the same month a year earlier. Is your winery team ready to finish the fourth quarter STRONG? Greetings! Wine consumers continue to demand more wines shipped nationally as we look at a report released in […]
Finish the YEAR STRONG with an ideal blend of Conversion Tools, Customer Touch-Points and Retention Best Practices Greetings! As we wrap up Q3 and dive right into OND, we have a lot to celebrate. Not only are we seeing exceptional yields in the midst of this year’s harvest, but […]
Greetings! DTC Wine Sales News, August 2016. The wine industry is abuzz as harvest is in full swing and winery teams are planning holiday events and promotions. “We are experiencing perfect growing conditions” explains Rolando Herrera, Mi Sueño Owner/Winemaker. Herrera is preparing for his 32nd professional grape harvest. Herrera produces 10,000 cases per year at […]
As we look back at the first two quarters of 2016, what have we learned about DIRECT WINE SALES AND CONSUMER BEHAVIOR? Greetings! I have been hearing about a “slump” in direct wine sales for some wineries in the Napa Valley this past quarter. Since direct wine sales […]
Today, DTC Wine Workshops celebrates its THREE YEAR-ANNIVERSARY! Sandra Hess, founder of DTC Wine Workshops, shares her excitement. “I am thankful for the support of incredible clients, partners and members of the media as we have worked together to grow direct wine sales in the United States over the past […]
Today, DTC Wine Workshops is featuring a guest blog post provided by Jenni Linteo, latest member of the DTC Consultant Network. Jenni supports small to mid-sized wineries in the areas of direct wine compliance, direct wine licensing and reporting. We hope that you find the information shared to be informative […]
Direct Wine Sales News April 2016 – Are Consumers Spending More Direct? As we wrap up the first quarter of 2016, what do we know about consumer spending as a whole in the US? At 82.6, the February Consumer Spending Forecast is up from last month (78.8) and last year (80.7). […]
