March 19th, 2025 — Wineries seeking to improve wine club engagement, boost retention, and streamline operations now have access to groundbreaking new tools. RedChirp and Commerce7 have partnered to deliver new integration features designed to make wine clubs more profitable and easier to manage. Webinar Recap: Unlocking New Capabilities On March 18th, Commerce7 and RedChirp hosted an informative webinar where attendees: Discovered innovative new features to enhance club member engagement. Gained insights from Bricoleur Vineyards on successful member interaction strategies. Got a first look at new RedChirp + Commerce7 tools. Learned about a limited-time RedChirp promotion for Commerce7 users. Missed the event? Access the recording, slides, and resources here: https://redchirp.com/webinar-commerce7-redchirp-new-tools-to-drive-club-engagement/ New RedChirp Features for Commerce7 Users Developed in response to winery feedback, these features help teams deepen customer relat

Are you looking for ways to stay ahead of the curve in the wine industry? InnoVint is excited to share Expert Talks, a new video series featuring bite-sized conversations with top winery professionals that connect you with top experts shaping the future of wine. Each episode is ~20 minutes and is jam-packed with insights from top experts on anything and everything related to running a successful wine business. Each guest shares their unique experiences and knowledge on crucial topics like winery compliance, HR best practices, cost accounting, DTC strategies, and more. Check out our first 5 episodes: Cost Accounting Concepts for Winery Professionals with Frances Spangler, CFO of Bricoleur Vineyards Top 5 HR Tips for Wineries without an HR Manager with Jessica Hart, HR Consultant Winery Compliance 101 with Nicole Elizabeth, Owner of Premiere Wine Compliance Six Segments of DTC Customer Data with Paul Leary, Owner of Assemblage Strategy Group Bridging the Gap Between Winemaking and Accoun

The 3rd annual Healdsburg Wine and Food Experience was a weekend-long celebration that featured the best of Sonoma County and world-renowned food and wines. This year's festival showcased the region's makers – farmers, growers, winemakers and chefs – alongside globally recognized wines, highlighting the vibrant culinary diversity, deep connection to agriculture, and sustainable farming practices of Sonoma County. HWFE is deeply involved in the Sonoma County community, making substantial donations from this year’s ticket sales and sponsorships to local organizations that make a meaningful difference in the lives of farmers and their families, including the Sonoma County Fundación de la Voz de los Viñedos. These funds will help support the Leadership Academy and workforce development for vineyard employees and their families, fostering future leaders in both the industry and the community. As well as being co-founders of HWFE, Sonoma County Winegro

Afternoon Brief, May 16th

Windsor Winery Owner Accused of Years of Childhood Sexual Assault by His Sister in Lawsuit: The owner of a prominent Sonoma County winery is accused of sexually assaulting his sister over years when they were both children in a lawsuit in San Francisco County court...

Afternoon Brief, April 18th

E-Tongue Can Detect White Wine Spoilage Before Humans Can: While the electronic tongue bears little physical resemblance to its namesake, the strand-like sensory probes of the “e-tongue” still outperformed human senses when detecting contaminated wine in a recent study...

Afternoon Brief, January 31st

Washington the Winner in Bad Wine Year: Each year, when many of Sonoma County’s 1,800 certified sustainable winegrape growers gather for the Sonoma County Winegrowers’ (SCW) annual meeting, they want to know what is next for one of the world’s most sustainable winegrowing regions. Today, they learned the answer to their question...

Afternoon Brief, December 6th

New Lawsuit Challenges Protectionist California Wine Distribution Law: The National Association of Wine Retailers announced its support today for a lawsuit challenging a discriminatory and protectionist California restriction on out-of-state wineries selling directly to California retailers and restaurants...

Award-Winning Bricoleur Vineyards Promotes Chef Todd Knoll to Executive Chef and Chef Rebeca Robinson to Senior Sous Chef

Chef Thomas Bellec becomes Bricoleur Vineyards’ Culinary Director WINDSOR, California (December 5, 2023) – Mark Hanson, Co-Founder & CEO of Bricoleur Vineyards, the home of Wine Country’s Perfect Pairings, is pleased […]