Afternoon Brief: Washington Welcomes It's 21st American Viticultural Area

On October 29, 2024, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) published the final rule for the Beverly, Washington appellation to officially define it as a designated wine grape-growing region...

“We are incredibly grateful to have secured retail partners such as Target, Walmart & Total Wine. Vinoshipper has been a huge part in opening those doors for us”, stated Alex Lightman, Chief Operating Officer at Spade & Sparrows. At Vinoshipper, we have long stated that DTC sales can serve as an on-ramp to 3-tier distribution. An excellent example of this comes from wine brand, Spade & Sparrows Wine by Kaitlyn Bristowe. Spade & Sparrows launched May 2019 with the goal of becoming the go-to wine brand for female millennials. In three years’, they have been successful in doing that. Their products have shipped direct to customers in 45 states, and they have been able to present compelling cases to distributors and secure large retail partners. A foundation of Direct to Consumer When Spade & Sparrows began, they wanted to be different. Instead of traditional marketing campaigns, they leveraged social media, through TikTok and Instagram, to presen

Spade & Sparrows Enlists Don Sebastiani & Sons as Producer and North American Sales Representatives

This partnership will significantly increase Spade & Sparrows’ production capabilities and points of distribution throughout North America. NAPA, Calif., June 13, 2022 – Celebrated wine brand Spade & Sparrows and major US […]