—In at the beginning of the DTC revolution, eCELLAR Celebrating Innovation— (CALISTOGA, Calif)—The year 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of the launch of eCELLAR, the Napa Valley-based e-commerce and customer management platform that has delivered numerous innovations during the winery DtC revolution that occurred over the past quarter century. Founded by computer scientist Paul Thienes in 1999, eCELLAR early on took the All-in-One approach to e-commerce platform creation and has not looked back.  Over its 25-year history, eCELLAR has introduced numerous innovations to winery DtC technology including The first domain hosted online store The first 100% web-based Point of Sale system, rather than hard-drive located system The First internal reservations management system for tours and tastings The First PCI-Validated Security system for protecting winery credit card data The first platform allowing wineries to search across 100 data points for customer segmentation

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Distillery 291 is an award-winning, small-batch whiskey distillery nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the distillery sits in the shadow of Pikes Peak where CEO and founding distiller, Michael Myers, a former New York City fashion and beauty photographer, took his love of whiskey and his passion for the old west, and started a distillery. In doing so he aimed to replicate the taste, smell and folklore of that time, through a one-of-a-kind, bold and beautiful Colorado Whiskey. In 2011, Myers pulled his first whiskey off the still and began self-distributing his product in Colorado. With a reputation for award-winning whiskey, he and his small team incrementally built their distinctive brand by working the local market and building relationships with Colorado buyers. They grew their business and expanded throughout the state. They hired a sales team and expanded to other states, like California. Unhappy with their first Californ

291 Colorado Whiskey now available across all LibDib markets Colorado Springs, CO, and San Jose, CA, April 12, 2021 — Colorado-based Distillery 291, and web-based alcohol distributor, LibDib, today announced that LibDib has been awarded distribution in 291’s home state of Colorado. Starting today, Colorado restaurants, bars and retailers will be able to purchase 291 Colorado Whiskey via LibDib’s website or mobile app or through their local 291 representative.  “We’ve built a very successful partnership with LibDib throughout the U.S. and we’re committed to maintaining our customer service, while providing LibDib’s cutting-edge digital platform to our home state,” said Philip Rawleigh, Vice President, Business Development for 291 Colorado Whiskey.  291 Colorado Whiskey has chosen LibDib as their Colorado distributor after 10 years of robust self distribution in their home market. Over the past 3 years, 291 Col