The Missing Link Between Production and Sales When you’re involved with wine inventory and sales, a few nagging questions can keep you up at night… "Did we get our excise tax payment right this month?" or "Was that library wine really still available?" or "Did we ship enough wine to our warehouse for wine club processing?" These are tough questions to answer if your case goods inventory isn’t reliable. It's not uncommon for a few cases of wine to fall through the cracks. In a warehouse with dozens of SKUs, dark corners can hide inventory from the team—leading to missed sales, overpaid taxes, or incorrect wine club shipments when outdated spreadsheets are the only source of truth. “What's unique about the wine industry is the diversity of its sales channels,” explains Ashley Leonard, CEO and Co-Founder of InnoVint. "You're selling direct to the consumer a few different ways, occasionally direct to t

Inventory should empower your winery’s growth—not hold it back. But for many wine businesses, managing case goods across multiple locations, bonds, and sales channels is a constant challenge. Join InnoVint and Commerce7 for a practical, peer-led conversation on with winery leaders who’ve successfully simplified inventory tracking, improved team collaboration, and made more strategic DTC sales decisions by connecting their inventory and commerce systems. Featured panelists include: Larry Harris, Owner at Bayernmoor Cellars (WA) Cathy Pedroncelli, VP of Finance at Pedroncelli Winery (CA) Melissa Aellen, Director of Winery Operations at Linganore Winecellars (MD) Jeff Carroll, VP of Partnerships at Commerce7 Kevin Williams, Customer Growth Director at InnoVint Who Should Attend: Winery Owners & General Managers Production & Operations Leaders Finance & Compliance Professionals DTC, Tasting Room, and Club Managers Register Here Can't make it

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2022 Sunset International Wine Competition Awards Best of the Best and Best Red Wine to Wapato Point Cellars’ 2018 Cabernet Franc Santa Rosa, Calif., — June 14, 2022—Boasting a record number of entries, the 2022 Sunset International Wine Competition awarded Best of the Best and Best Red Wine to a Cabernet Franc from Wapato Point Cellars (Manson, Wash.). Judges raved: “Beautiful oak”; “Blackberry”; “Righteous herbal”; “Focused.” This is the first time a Washington State wine has taken top prize at this prestigious competition. “It was unexpected but well deserved,” says Debra Del Fiorentino, founder and president of Wine Competitions Management & Productions. “We had some really great wines in the final sweepstakes rounds, and Wapato Point Cellars swoops in and takes it all. Results like this are why competitions are so valuable.” To win Best of Show Red Wine, the Wapato Point Cab Franc ha