Structure. Balance. Ready to Use.   Now available: 2023 Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon — a strong bulk wine option for wineries refining blends, building out red programs, or planning upcoming bottlings. Columbia Valley Cabernet is known for its ripe dark fruit, structure, and balance, making it a versatile choice for both standalone bottlings and blending applications. As wineries evaluate inventory and finalize production plans, listings like this provide timely access to quality wine from a proven growing region. View Listing The WIN Marketplace is built to connect buyers and sellers across the wine industry, and listings like this 2023 Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon highlight how the platform helps wineries efficiently source quality wines from trusted producers. With its structure, balance, and varietal character, Cabernet Sauvignon remains a foundational option for both blending and standalone programs as wineries finalize bottling and inventory decisio

Build Your Blend Around Napa Cabernet Now available: 2024 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon — a cornerstone varietal and a strong opportunity for wineries sourcing premium red wine as blending and bottling plans take shape. The 2024 Napa vintage is showing bold flavor, deep color, and strong structure, making it a classic expression of the region. Napa Valley Cabernet is widely known for its rich dark fruit, layered complexity, and age-worthy tannins, making it a reliable backbone for both standalone bottlings and blends. As wineries refine inventory and plan upcoming releases, listings like this provide timely access to high-quality Napa Valley wine. View Listing The WIN Marketplace is built to connect buyers and sellers across the wine industry, and listings like this 2024 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon highlight how the platform helps wineries efficiently source quality wines from trusted producers. With its bold structure, depth, and classic Napa Valley character, Ca

Excellent 2025 Dry Creek Valley — Cabernet Sauvignon    Now available: 2025 Dry Creek Valley Cabernet Sauvignon grapes — a strong opportunity for wineries looking to secure fruit from one of Sonoma County’s most consistent and quality-driven Cabernet regions. Dry Creek Valley is known for its well-drained soils and ideal growing conditions, producing Cabernet with concentrated dark fruit, structure, and layered spice. This makes it a reliable choice for wineries building out Cabernet programs or sourcing fruit for upcoming vintages. As vineyard sourcing decisions begin to take shape, listings like this provide a timely opportunity to evaluate fruit and connect directly with growers. View Listing The WIN Marketplace is built to connect buyers and sellers across the wine industry, and vineyard listings like this 2025 Dry Creek Valley Cabernet Sauvignon highlight how the platform helps wineries secure quality fruit directly from growers. With its consistent

2024 Napa Valley — Syrah Now available: 2024 Napa Valley Syrah bulk wine — a great opportunity for wineries looking to source a bold, expressive red as blending and bottling plans continue to take shape. Napa Valley Syrah is known for its ripe dark fruit, structure, and signature smoky spice, making it a versatile option for both standalone bottlings and blending programs. As production teams evaluate inventory and refine upcoming releases, listings like this provide timely access to quality wine from a highly regarded region. View Listing The WIN Marketplace is built to connect buyers and sellers across the wine industry, and listings like this 2024 Napa Valley Syrah highlight how the platform helps wineries efficiently source quality wines from trusted producers. With its bold structure and versatility, Syrah offers strong potential for both blending and standalone programs as wineries finalize bottling and inventory decisions. If you have bulk wine available, now is an

For winemakers and distillers, crafting exceptional beverages is only part of the journey. To ensure your product maintains its premium quality and reaches consumers in perfect condition, the preservation of both its taste and appearance is critical. This is where the often-overlooked factor of glass color comes into play. The color of your bottle can have a profound impact on the longevity, flavor stability, and overall appeal of your wine or spirit. By understanding how different glass colors protect against light damage, you can make more informed packaging choices that safeguard your product’s quality and enhance its shelf life. In this article, we’ll explore the science behind glass color and light exposure, explain how traditional and modern glass choices can protect your product, and provide insights into balancing practical preservation needs with aesthetic considerations. Whether you’re crafting aged whiskey or fine wine, the right glass color is more

A few years ago at the DTC Wine Symposium, a panelist joked about the modern winery website formula: the guy, the dog, the truck, and the vineyard. Beautiful backdrop, strong lifestyle photography, a thoughtful founder story. Polished, absolutely. Strategically distinct, rarely. The critique wasn’t about branding. It was about structure. Most winery websites aren’t broken, but they aren’t built as decision environments either. Calls to action are unclear, revenue pathways are buried, shipping surprises appear late, and wine club often lives in isolation instead of throughout the buying journey. After auditing winery sites across regions and production sizes, the pattern is consistent: performance is constrained by friction, not effort. Most wineries don’t have a traffic problem. They have a conversion architecture problem. Before increasing ad spend or launching another promotion, run a winery website audit — on your phone. Start at the homepage and move t

A pioneer in eco-design for glass packaging for over fifteen years, Verallia takes a new step forward with the launch of Balance, the premium eco-designed range from Selective Line. This innovation, aligned with our purpose of “Reimagining glass for a sustainable future” addresses growing demand for premium packaging that combines exceptional design with a reduced carbon footprint.  Drawing on the expertise gained from the lightweight Ecova range created in 2009 and the ultralightweight Verallia Air range developed in 2023, Verallia is now applying its eco-design principles to its premium Selective Line brand.  THREE LEVERS FOR OPTIMIZED IMPACT  The Selective Line Balance range is built on three eco-design levers, which can be activated individually or in combination:  Lightweighting: premium bottles reduced by an average of 15% compared to the overall Selective Line portfolio.  Recycled glass: colors incorporating higher proportions of recycled gla

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Domaine Della 2023 Soberanes Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir Takes Top Prize  November 18, 2025 — Winners have been announced in the 2025 Harvest Challenge Wine Competition. After two spirited days of judging, Domaine Della 2023 Soberanes Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir took the top prize. It was also awarded Best of Show Red Wine and Best of Monterey County AVA. Coming in at 98 points, judges praised the wine as “warm and spicy” with “fig and nutmeg.” Other descriptors included “meaty,” “prosciutto,” and “dried rose petal.”  With entries from across the globe, the Harvest Challenge bases judging on a group of vineyards (or even vines) from the same region, belonging to a specific appellation and sharing the same type of soil, weather conditions and grapes that combine to give personality to the wine.  In other competitions, this terroir is ignored. At the Harvest Challen