Sonoma, Calif., April 4, 2022 — Direct-to-consumer platform Commerce7 continues to invest in its mission to help wineries build better shopping experiences with the acquisition of VineSpring, announced today. VineSpring, founded in 2011, provides innovative subscription and ecommerce technology to help wineries turn one-time customers into recurring members. With the acquisition, Commerce7 adds VineSpring’s stellar customer support team and 560+ clients to its customer-centric platform. “At Commerce7, we continue to push the bar with our platform to provide wineries with the best-in-class customer experience,” says Andrew Kamphuis, president of Commerce7. “We are excited to bring VineSpring’s support team and allocation tools to our company. We will combine VineSpring’s strengths with our customer experience software to offer more value for all wineries through enhanced customer support as well as a more feature rich platform.&rd

Afternoon Brief, March 23rd

Sebastopol Vintner Admits Guilt for Killing Man, Injuring Boy While Driving Drunk in Sonoma County Court: A Sebastopol vintner pleaded guilty in Sonoma County Superior Court Wednesday to vehicular manslaughter while driving drunk in connection with a 2021 crash that killed a Santa Rosa cyclist and seriously injured a 12-year-old boy...

Afternoon Brief, February 22nd

Global Reach of Premiere Napa Valley Wine Auction Grows in 2022: Napa Valley’s best week in the wine business kicks off today with participation from around the globe. Nearly 300 trade accounts from 34 states and 14 countries will take part in the Premiere Napa Valley wine auction...

Afternoon Brief, February 3rd

Wine Tanker Used to Smuggle Thousands of Kilos of Drugs Across Europe: A full wine tanker was used to smuggle thousands of kilos of drugs between Italy and Spain it has been discovered, as Italian police make 19 arrests and raid suspects’ properties...

Afternoon Brief, January 13th

Wine Spectator's Kim Marcus, 1959–2022: Longtime senior editor helped shape the magazine's global coverage of wine for more than three decades...

Afternoon Brief, December 22nd

Unheard of - Young Vines Shattered by Frost in Bordeaux: At the end of autumn, master pruner Massimo Giudici of Simonit & Sirch discovered grapevine trunks devastated by spring frosts in Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot vineyards located in Barsac and Pujols in southern Gironde...

Turning Holiday Gift Memberships into Loyal Club Members

How to gather and leverage consumer data during the wine gift-giving season. —Chris Towt, co-founder and chief executive officer of VineSpring Club memberships are an exciting gift to give and receive for the holidays. Inviting current members to share the club experience with their friends, families, and colleagues is a great way to leverage the […]

Afternoon Brief, December 21st

Riboli Estates Group Acquires Jada Vineyard & Winery: Riboli Family Wines has announced the acquisition of Jada Vineyard & Winery in Paso Robles, California for an undisclosed amount...

Afternoon Brief, December 14th

PET Bottles—The Future of Wine Packaging: Between supply chain issues, sustainability initiatives, and an increase in the DtC market space, producers are investing in the light-weight alternative wine bottle...

Afternoon Brief, November 24th

The WBWE Has Been the First International Wine Fair to Take Place in the West in 2021: The 13th WBWE (World Bulk Wine Exhibition) brought together 265 wineries from 15 different countries and received more than 4000 professional visitors from 57 nationalities...