So I’m working on a longer piece about the Winc IPO and what the data tells us, but there are a few interesting tidbits already from a quick glance. Here’s what you need to know in a nutshell: 120,000 active members Last year they sold 430,000 cases of wine They LOST $7 million bucks last …
A couple of days ago the North Bay Business Journal ran a short story on FirstLeaf. (read my FirstLeaf Wine Club review). If you aren’t familiar with the North Bay Business Journal, it’s one of the definitive sources on the wine industry because it covers large employers and general business news for the counties of …
So it’s been a long, long time coming and there have been more court cases and proposed laws in the state legislature than anyone could possibly count, let alone keep track of….BUT, wine clubs can soon ship to Alabama. Well, some of them at least. So what’s happening in Alabama is similar to a number …
If you live in Mississippi, you can’t currently legally order from basically any wine club. You might be wondering why not. As with many of the most conservative states in the country, alcohol shipping is still not legally allowed, or is severely restricted. When I first opened my own wine club, the expectation within the …
Online reviews are often impossible to deal with, especially if you’re a small business. Send out hundreds of wine club shipments perfectly? Nobody will know about them. Mess one up? Yup, if it’s the wrong customer you’re going to read about it EVERYWHERE. One of the main places consumers will go to, to lodge complaints, …
A friend who works in tech asked me at school pickup the other day what was driving the changes in the wine club space and therefore, the direct to consumer wine sales space. Basically he was wondering, what innovation was at play that was helping wine clubs to gain more market share. To start, yes …
A Washington Post article from this week got me thinking about the truly, epic lack of diversity in the wine club and winery space. It’s well worth a read, but it deals with a couple of new wine clubs that aim to bring more diverse voices into the industry. Since this is something that is …
I haven’t had a chance to write one in a bit, but I’ve got a couple more in the que….but there is one fundamental difference between traditional vs new age wine clubs. That’s one of the reasons I’m writing a series titled: What kind of wine club are you? When I’m talking traditional wine clubs, …
So, after ordering a wine club shipment from NakedWines, it was time to cancel. I’m happy to report that I was able to do so online, without intervention in much the same way as I was able to sign up. Here’s the process and I am happy to give them their point (a quick reminder …
So in my shipment from Naked Wines (want to know how it all went? Read my Naked Wines Review), the wine I was most interested to try was the Dave Harvey Cabernet Franc. What did I think of this wine? Two starts in my review because I was both really happy with the quality AND …