SURVEY: AI Readiness for Wineries / $100 Gift Card Drawing Apirl 30 The Weinheimer Group is running a 2-minute AI Marketing Readiness Poll right now — gathering data on where wineries actually stand with AI readiness as it relates to marketing and brand visibility. I'll present findings at the 2026 Wine Sales Symposium in May. If you're kindly weighing in here, your survey response will add real signal and insights to the aggregate picture. All answers are confidential, and every completed entry enters a drawing for a $100 Wine.com gift card (drawing April 30). Thank you!

Last year, hundreds of producers shared their direct sales numbers to create the industry's most comprehensive benchmarking report. Now we're gathering data for year two. The 2026 National Direct Sales Survey takes about 10 minutes. Your responses help tell the story of what's really happening across the industry. What we are measuring: Sales channel performance Shipping volumes and trends Compliance costs and challenges Consumer behavior shifts What's working in 2025 We'll combine your responses with transaction data from over 3,000 producers using Vinoshipper to create the most accurate picture of direct sales in the industry. Take the survey Survey closes December 7, 2025. On January 15th, we'll host a webinar with Wine Industry Network to share our findings and publish the full report. The more producers who participate, the stronger the data becomes for all of us. Check out the National Direct Sales Report 2025 here.

Windsor, CA – November 27, 2024 Leading beverage alcohol direct sales platform, Vinoshipper, in partnership with Wine Industry Network, announces the launch of its “2025 National Direct Sales Survey & Industry Insights Report.” This pioneering initiative combines real transaction data from over 3,000 producers with fresh industry insights to create a comprehensive analysis of America’s beverage alcohol direct sales landscape. Producers are invited to participate in this brief 5-15 minute survey, which will remain open through December 20, 2024. The findings will be presented in a detailed webinar on January 16, 2024. The survey examines critical areas driving industry growth: current market trends, revenue optimization strategies, digital solutions, and proven approaches that deliver direct sales success. “With Vinoshipper data we have a unique opportunity to create an unparalleled view of direct sales across the US,” says Taylor Harrison, Analys

Participate in the 2024 Wine Club Symposium Survey and Register for Our Expanded 2-Day Virtual Event! We understand many wineries are struggling with decreasing wine club enrollment. Let's work together to find solutions! We are excited to announce the launch of our 2024 Wine Club Symposium Survey, a unique opportunity for wine club managers and industry professionals to share their perspectives and contribute to shaping the future of wine clubs. Your insights on this brief 2024 Wine Club Symposium Survey will be crucial in developing strategies to reinvigorate the wine club market. As a token of our appreciation, all survey participants will be entered into a drawing to win an Amazon gift card. One lucky winner will receive a $250 gift card, and three additional participants will each win a $50 gift card. TAKE THE WINE CLUB SURVEY In addition to the survey, we are thrilled to announce that registration is now open for the 2024 Virtual Wine Club Symposium! This year's even

Each year, Silicon Valley Bank conducts this survey to gather and provide metrics, insights and trends in the wine industry. All respondents who fully complete the survey will receive gratis survey results that include anonymized detailed responses, summary analysis and more than 50 charts wineries can use to benchmark their performance. We scrub surveys that are incomplete or do not meet minimum levels of accuracy. We expect to provide survey results to participants just prior to the release of our State of the Wine Industry Report in January. Thank you for participating in our annual survey! Complete survey here, by October 15.

How are we doing on the SVB Annual Winery Survey? I get the question all the time at survey time. Let me update you. With two weeks down and essentially one week left until the 2021 SVB Wine Conditions survey closes, we have 300 respondents.  We need a minimum of 450 responses to provide statistically meaningful data but are hoping we have a more normal response above 600 wineries respond. That would require doubling where we sit today. Each region with 20 responses or more will get its own regional benchmarks. There are only 5 that hit that mark now. Several AVAs who have been significant participants in the past include Lodi, Paso, Foothills, Texas, and New York, but all AVAs have a ways to go to get to historical participation rates, so please make this short exercise a priority!! The Survey: If you own or operate a winery, I ask you to please contribute your information to the data set so our industry can get better information and guidance.  We can't produ

We’re excited to announce our 2021 Wine Industry Financial Benchmarking. The survey helps us create a comprehensive industry report on financial and operational benchmarks that provides wineries and grape growers with comparative information—especially vital for an industry in which such data is difficult to obtain or present in a meaningful way. The survey will be open through April 30, 2021—and we’d love to have you participate. Register for the Survey About the Report Available in October 2021, this report will be a useful tool for wineries and growers in the United States to measure their business against industry leaders and prepare their strategies for the years ahead. The report will be more financially focused than the 2017 version. It will include common-sized financial statement information and provide insights on a range of topics, from sales and production data to operating and financial metrics by region. Specific topics covered will include: Sales

Viticulturists at Advanced Viticulture have been working on methodology to automate plant stress measurements using thermal imaging cameras. The method being developed involves analyzing temperatures of the leaf-containing pixels in the image to determine a stress index and to correlate that to a known plant stress metric. While this technology is currently under development, we would like to assess your interest in this device and its application to grapevine stress measurement.  Please take just a minute to answer our 3-question survey. The survey is quick, completely anonymous, and will not trigger any sales call from us, we promise. Thank you in advance for participating! Take our survey