Wine and spirits distributors do not always get full credit for their myriad of services offered.  With portfolios bursting at the seams, their role in the 3-tier system is difficult. We at Andavi Solutions would like to recognize some of the critical functions distributors perform on behalf of their supplier partners.  1) Training and Education Distributor sales teams include some of the most highly trained professionals in the industry. The training opportunities distributors provide are not solely for internal stakeholders. They also play a critical role in the education and training of their supplier partners.  It is sad but true to say that many brand owners do not properly train their people, and by default, distributors end up picking up the slack. Another vital area of training distributors provide is forecasting and inventory management (more on this below).  Distributors do a lot of staff training (far more than most suppliers), and they don&rs

Recording your Profits and Losses accurately is crucial to keeping your business in the black. How can you do this in QuickBooks effectively? Keep Current COGs It may seem rudimentary to say this about your Costs of Goods, but it's easy to add a product to QuickBooks without adding COGs and think that you'll handle it later. But it's so important to obtain that information as soon as you can.  Accurate Product Pricing on Bundles Each wine industry eCommerce system handles the concept of bundles or kits differently, however the rule for accurately pricing your product is a constant. Ensuring that the individual prices of your items sold within a bundle are priced correctly can be a time consuming task - at least, it was before WGits.  When you use the WGits Bundle Mapper, your profits will be more accurate than ever. Say for example, you have 6 bottles each, priced at $50 within a holiday bundle. The collective total is valued at $300, but perhaps you&

Inspiration from one of the World’s Top Restaurants – Don Julio One of our WISE employees, Tristyne, was traveling last month and filling up her ‘hospitality well’. She just returned from an amazing trip to Argentina and came back with some great insights. This trip was full of amazing wines and steak from Mendoza, but one of her favorite experiences was the opportunity to dine at Don Julio, 2020’s “Best Restaurant in Latin America”. This restaurant is currently rated the 2nd best in Latin America and #14 in the world, but these accolades weren’t just given to this restaurant. They were earned through hard work. But what is it about this restaurant that sets them apart and how does this relate to the wine industry? “The new luxury has nothing to do with whether [a restaurant] is expensive or not. It has to do with the work that is done to show a terroir through its flavours. This is an award to a gastronomic culture more than to a

Drizly Study of Independent Alcohol Retailers Points to Bullish Holiday Outlook: Drizly, the nation’s first and largest alcohol e-commerce marketplace, today released its second annual monitor of North America’s independent alcohol store owners and managers, providing an in-depth look at the experience and expectations of beverage alcohol retailers operating in a COVID-19 environment... The post Afternoon Brief, December 3rd appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2020/12/03/afternoon-brief-1751?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afternoon-brief-1751 Published Date:Thu, 03 Dec 2020 23:08:38 +0000 

SALINAS, CA — December 1, 2020 – PH Importing, a national fine wine import company, is  proud to announce its exclusive appointment as the national importer of De Bortoli Family Wines  in the United States. This will include three wine brands of the De Bortoli winery of Australia:  Woodfired Heathcote Reds, De Bortoli Premium Fortified […] The post PH Importing Announces Addition of de Bortoli Wines of Australia to National Porfolio appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2020/12/01/ph-importing-addition-de-bortoli-wines?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ph-importing-addition-de-bortoli-wines Published Date:Tue, 01 Dec 2020 19:19:01 +0000 

SALINAS, CA — November 10, 2020 – PH Importing, a national fine wine import company, has  announced its exclusive appointment as the US national importer for Ichanka Vineyards, part of the Valle  de la Puerta estate in the Famatina Valley of La Rioja, Argentina.   “We are extremely excited for the opportunity to work with […] The post PH Importing Announces National Appointment by Ichanka Vineyards of Argentina  appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2020/11/10/ph-importing-national-appointment-ichanka?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ph-importing-national-appointment-ichanka Published Date:Tue, 10 Nov 2020 19:08:46 +0000