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

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

Spending a weekend sipping superb wines while savoring the perfect food pairing sounds like heaven. Add in breathtaking scenery and the relaxing ambiance of Sonoma County’s Wine Country, and now you have paradise perfected! This magical wine and food weekend becomes reality on November 1st and 2nd as the Wine Road hosts the 27th annual Wine & Food Affair. A Sneak Peek at the Food Pairings With 50 wineries to select from, there are too many food pairings to list, so here are just a few highlights. If you love Italian-based comfort food, check out: Mushroom and Winter Squash Risotto at Pedroncelli Winery Lobster Ravioli with Vodka Sauce at Pech Merle Winery Tatiana’s Famous Lasagna at Colagrossi Wines If you’d rather pair Mexican, French or Cajun with delicious wines, here are some options: Roger’s Colorado Pork Green Chili at J. Cage Cellars Creamy Mushroom Chicken Facon Grand Mère at GC Lurton Vineyards Alison’s Jambalaya at Mat

Though Herodotus mentions palm-wood casks used in shipping Armenian wine to Babylon in Mesopotamia, the barrel as we know it today was most likely developed by the Celts. Around 350 BC they were already using watertight, barrel-shaped wooden containers that were able to withstand stress and could be rolled and stacked. For nearly 2,000 years, barrels were the most convenient form of shipping or storage container for those who could afford them. All kinds of bulk goods, from nails to gold coins, were stored in them. Bags and most crates were cheaper, but they were not as sturdy and they were more difficult to manhandle for the same weight. The use of barrels for the transportation of bulk goods slowly lost its importance in the 20th century with the introduction of pallet-based logistics and containerization. However, they are still of great importance in the aging of wines and spirits. River Drive’s Role in the Barrel Industry Starting out as a reclaimed lumber company, we w

Wakefield Taylors Wines and 1800 Milenio Take Top Honors July 14, 2025 — Winners have been announced in the 18th annual Women’s International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWWSC). The competition, which took place recently in Santa Rosa, Calif., was founded on the premise that the majority of wine purchased for home consumption is bought by women. The IWWSC judging panels consist entirely of professional women in the wine and spirits industries — winemakers, distillers, marketers, buyers, sommeliers, educators and journalists.  This year, Wakefield Taylor Wines 2024 Estate Riesling and 1800 Milenio Extra-Aged Añejo took top honors. Wakefield Taylor, a heritage winery in Australia’s Clare Valley (a region known for quality Reislings), wowed judges with its “mouthwatering citrus blooms” and “gentle salinity.”  A representative from 1800 Mileno remarked, “1800 Milenio is backed by 11 generations of tequila-making e

ETS’ automated method reports yeast viability and total cell count within hours, using 100 times the volume examined in standard microscopic methods, vastly increasing the accuracy of your results. How It Works Our automated analysis uses the widely accepted dye exclusion method to determine cellular viability. Live yeast cells have selective cell membranes that exclude dye compounds. When yeast cells die, their cell membranes become permeable, allowing the dye to seep in.  The dead, or non-viable, cells become stained and appear darker than the viable cells. Improved Speed & Consistency Traditional methods using a microscope suffer from human error in preparation and the subjectivity of visual measurements using the human eye. ETS uses an automated method that couples standard staining methods with advanced optics and flow cytometry to report yeast viability more accurately and precisely. This real-time microscopic flow image analysis also examines 100 times the volum

Introduction Coopers have long recognized the importance of forest origin in shaping the sensory qualities of wine, yet relatively little research has been conducted to understand the underlying factors driving these effects. With access to oak sourced directly from several prestigious and historically significant French forests through our company-owned stave mill in northeastern France, we saw a unique opportunity to investigate how forest terroir contributes to wine expression. This study was conducted for our TW Boswell brand of French oak barrels and aimed to evaluate whether specific forest origins impart distinct chemical and sensory characteristics to wine. We selected three single-origin forests – Allier, Tronçais, and Nièvre and a blend composed of Bertranges, Bercé, and Russy – to compare the influence of each on wine aged in barrels crafted with TW Boswell’s proprietary toasting profiles. Our goal was to better understand the role of f