Winery teams deal with a lot of manual work—data entry, rewriting notes, digging through spreadsheets. That’s all time not spent making wine, and it adds up fast. ⏳ This Thursday, Feb 26 at 10 am PT, we’re hosting a short webinar to showcase three real examples of how wineries are using AI to reduce those manual efforts and make winemaking work easier. ✨ We’ll cover how AI can be used to: Turn handwritten notes into clean data Create work orders by voice Get quick answers to everyday questions (alcohol levels, fermentation progression, lot VAs) without digging through spreadsheets 👉 Learn more and register here

Windsor, CA, January 18, 2023 - Vinoshipper, a leader in direct sales and compliance in the wine industry, has released its first annual report providing a unique and comprehensive perspective based on ecommerce transaction data from greater than 2,000 craft alcohol producers across more than 40 states.     “We are pleased to release this important report that shows strength in direct sales across our industry,” said Vinoshipper CEO Steven Harrison. “The data shows us, that overall sales are trending upwards with a total revenue increase of 5.9%. Given the huge increase in sales seen by craft producers in 2020, this is excellent to see DTC sales continuing to build.”    The report analyzes wine sales data across U.S. regions, demographics, varietals (including mead and cider) and unit price and quantity. Full report att

“...people in many sectors are employed because of that magical elixir we call wine. Bottom line: Wine is the ultimate value-added product” - Tim Trezise, president of WineAmerica. The report, sponsored by WineAmerica showed a total economic impact of $276.8 billion in 2022. This was a $57 billion increase since 2017. Here is a summary in Winebusiness.com.  On the WineAmerica website scroll down to the bottom to read the impact in your state.