Weekly Roundup | The Ever-Changing Landscape of DTC Shipping

In this week’s roundup, we’re highlighting changes to the economic nexus that are affecting DTC alcohol shippers. VineSpring is offering a new way to do payments with the world-leading platform, Square. Nevada reverses DTC shipping for breweries, distilleries, and retailers. Explore the wine industry’s efforts to be more inclusive and the gender split in wine consumption. Lastly, check out the innovative ways that craft producers are bettering the world with social and environmental missions.

Economic Nexus and the DTC Alcohol Shipper

New economic nexus laws are vastly expanding who states can make responsible for sales tax obligations. DTC alcohol shippers are generally required to collect and remit sales taxes in the states they ship to although about a dozen states are making things even harder. Learn about the new tax burdens and how to deal with them.

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VineSpring Quick Tips | A New Way to Do Payments

Now, VineSpring and Square users have the ability to use Square payments as a payment processor in addition to VineSpring Payments. As a world-leading platform, Square has the ability to process a large number of payments quickly and easily.

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Nevada Shuts Down DTC Shipping for Breweries, Distilleries, and Retailers

Nevada was once one of the few states that allowed breweries, distilleries, and retailers to ship DTC. That all changed this past July. See why this change took place and how it is affecting craft producers.

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Is the Wine Industry Inclusive?

The lack of diversity in the wine sector has become glaringly obvious. This article explores the various changes that have been implemented and if they have sparked any significant improvements to the overall composition of the industry.

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Wine’s ‘Gender-Split’

Women buy more wine than men, right? Well, it’s complicated. Wine’s gender split becomes more complex when looking deeper into pricing and styles. Get the breakdown of who buys what from a recent consumer survey. 

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These Drinks Companies Are Bettering Their Communities

A lot of wineries, distilleries, and breweries are looking to serve more than booze. Craft producers of all types are using their brands to fundraise for organizations and causes near and dear to their hearts. Both hands-off and all-hands-on-deck, see how companies within the beverage sector are making a difference.

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Weekly Roundup | Nurture Brand Loyalists and Stop Blaming Millennials
Weekly Roundup | Nurture Brand Loyalists and Stop Blaming Millennials

In this week’s roundup, Millennials are drinking wine but have other options too. Transform gift memberships into long-term loyalists. An expert explains how the three-tier system no longer serves its purpose. Karl Storchmann thinks the wine industry should be more data-driven. Does a customer want to change an order? We can make it easy. And finally, this year is the driest on record in Central California.

VineSpring Quick Tips | Refunds and Voided Transactions
VineSpring Quick Tips | Refunds and Voided Transactions

Did your customer change their mind about an order? VineSpring makes it easier than ever to cancel orders and process exchanges.

Weekly Roundup | Technology Drives the Future of Wine
Weekly Roundup | Technology Drives the Future of Wine

In this week’s roundup, learn how emerging technologies drive the future of wine. Are you on TikTok? It’s the fastest-growing social media platform for wine enthusiasts. By leveraging technology, craft producers of all sizes are reducing the complexity of allocations and selling more. Wine drinkers are developing more diverse and sophisticated tastes. Learn which states have control boards for three-tier system sales. Meet Victoria Coleman and learn about her journey to become the first Black woman head winemaker in Napa. And finally, a sommelier association launches a platform to help Ukrainian refugees find work.

How Technology Can Power the Future of Allocations
How Technology Can Power the Future of Allocations

Allocations managers live to delight their customers and work hard to provide them with flexibility and personalized options, but they often have the challenge of limited supply and high demand. Wineries have to simultaneously reward customer buying behaviors while making sure that they intelligently distribute the wine across all allocations members.

Leveraging Technology to Survive and Thrive
Leveraging Technology to Survive and Thrive

Winemaking has been long steeped in history and tradition. Knowledge is often passed through generations orally or with handwritten notes. But with rapid technology advances, the world is moving faster than ever before and has become more complex. Hand written notes will no longer cut it—wineries need to find a way to keep up with emerging technologies.

Weekly Roundup | The Subscription Model Just Works
Weekly Roundup | The Subscription Model Just Works

In this week’s roundup, beer clubs can provide steady revenue and reward loyal customers. Use “dark posting” to improve your Facebook ad returns. Match your marketing to the reasons people shop online and off. Discover VineSpring’s world-class customer support, and find out how new tactics such as subscriptions, partnerships, and social media direct sales can pay off big.

VineSpring Quick Tips | Experience a Different Kind of Customer Support
VineSpring Quick Tips | Experience a Different Kind of Customer Support

Never struggle to get help again. World-class customer service is included with your VineSpring subscription. If you ever need help, chat, call, or email us. You can always access our online support center with step by step instructions and helpful videos.

Weekly Roundup | Building Stronger Customer Relationships
Weekly Roundup | Building Stronger Customer Relationships

In this week’s roundup, Rob McMillan talks about how to connect with younger consumers. Picking up the phone can form deeper relationships with your best clients. Check out the state of DTC beer sales in the Sovos ShipCompliant DTC Beer Report. How should you balance DTC and three-tier retail sales? Screen time fatigue is taking its toll on virtual tastings, and older, more affluent consumers drive growth in the US wine market.

Go Old School to Create an Extraordinary Customer Experience
Go Old School to Create an Extraordinary Customer Experience

In this age of Facebook, Instagram, and email campaigns, we often think that using the telephone to sell wine is somehow antiquated. Or that we will be irritating our customers by calling them. I’m here to say from experience, that the absolute opposite is true.

Weekly Roundup | Ups and Downs Ahead for Craft Producers
Weekly Roundup | Ups and Downs Ahead for Craft Producers

In this week’s roundup, customers strongly support businesses that take a stand for Ukraine’s resistance against Russia. Sean Sullivan has six tips for improving the wine industry. California’s drought worsens, reducing expected harvests. VineSpring helps Presqu’ile winery deliver top-notch customer experiences. Global wine consumption has been declining for decades, but there is good news in the wine industry too!

Susan Evans