You Love Data, Not Dust: LibDib is digital-first. Your dashboard is your new best friend. If you love seeing your orders, Buyers, and analytics in one sleek place instead of chasing paper POs, welcome home. You Know How to Tell Your Brand Story: You’ve got a compelling brand, and you want to share it with the world (or at least with California, New York, and beyond). LibDib gives you the tools to upload beautiful content, pricing, and sell sheets. You give Buyers that “reason to buy.” You Believe in Demand Before Distribution:  You know that selling comes before shipping. You understand that LibDib doesn’t buy truckloads of inventory upfront—we fulfill when there’s real Buyer interest. You hustle, create demand, and LibDib makes sure it gets delivered legally and compliantly. You’re Cool with Being a Modern Maker: You get that times have changed. E-commerce is here, the cloud is your friend, and AI can help write y

JUNE 28, 2024 – Winners have been announced in the 17th annual Women’s International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWWSC). The competition, which took place June 10-12 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.  “As always, the International Women’s Wine & Spirits Competition shined a spotlight on hundreds of deserving wines,” says Debra Del Fiorentino, owner of Wine Competitions Management & Production, which organizes and presents IWWSC. “And even though entry is open to all winemakers regardless of gender, I found it gratifying that six of this year’s sweepstakes wines were created by women. And our overall wine winner also was named Best Woman Winemaker

By Cheryl Durzy, Founder & CEO, LibDib From my desk here at LibDib, the recent closure of Drizly has been a topic of both professional and personal contemplation. Drizly wasn't just another tech startup; it was a pioneer in the compliant delivery of alcohol, blending innovative tech with a flair for irreverent marketing—exactly what the beverage industry needed back in 2015. Despite its downfall, partly hastened by a significant data breach, I have only respect for what Drizly achieved and for its team, some of whom I've been fortunate enough to know personally. In fact, one of the Drizly founders reached out to me within days of LibDib's launch. We discussed potential synergies, shared visions and experiences that highlighted the power of innovation in our field. Later, during the pandemic, we even exchanged town hall meetings and company swag, fostering a spirit of camaraderie. These interactions are cherished memories now (along with my Drizly hoodie), especial

Afternoon Brief, November 27th

‘Hundreds of Millions’ of Wine Labels to Be Destroyed: New European Commission guidelines concerning the labelling of wine bottles could result in a huge number of already printed labels being destroyed, according to the Comité Européen des Entreprises Vins (CEEV)...

Afternoon Brief, June 2nd

France vs Italy: Wine's Clash of the Titans: France and Italy are the big dogs of wine, but which would come out on top if they squared off against each other?...

City Hive Inc. Pioneers the Consumerization of B2B with the Launch of New Distributor Platform 

The innovative tech company with the largest retail network in the alcohol industry has launched a new SaaS solution for distributors with Empire Merchants among the first to launch  New York, […]

Happy 2022! As we roll into the new year, the LibDib team has begun to implement our latest plans which always includes a focus on the trends for the upcoming year. In the same tone as 2021, Tequila, RTD’s and Whiskey will continue to be the category winners. Champagne supplies will be short. These are the trends that everyone is talking about.  What else is the beverage alcohol industry, and more importantly wholesale distribution, going to see in 2022? Here are the LibDib predictions for 2022 challenges and opportunities. Supply Chain shortages will continue. The Challenge: This past OND, LibDib had a number of wine and spirits Makers with out of stocks. Unfortunately, no end is in sight. Bottles wouldn’t show up. Labels were three weeks late. Boxes. Corks. Foils. Everything was late. If you know anything about bottling as a small Maker, it’s very challenging if all the materials are not there on time. Labor is scheduled for the day. Sometimes there is a m