Your suppliers might want to carry your laid-in costs
Winery & Distillery Direct Model
There’s a buzz in the air about how much and who should carry the cost of holding stateside inventory. We’re fielding calls from suppliers who are interested in exporting to the U.S. and managing stateside inventory to shoulder the burden of tariff cash flow and to help with continuity of their brands in America.
Operations Update
Germany & Austria Freight Optimization
Minimize costs without sacrificing speed from our secondary freight lanes. Now collecting purchase orders for Q1 2026.Thanksgiving
FIVE WEEKS to Thanksgiving. We’re stalking your orders so you can sales sell, sell sell…!CBMA 2026
Not all change is good, but this one is. READ MOREWinery & Distillery Direct
The winery direct model is alive and well on the heels of tariffs. READ MORE
LCL Spaces Available
Calling all cases to fill the following lanes...!
*South America to New York: Full Loading - building the next Container
*Germany to New York: Booked - building the next container
Austria to New York: building the next Container
Italy to North Carolina : building the next Container
*Portugal to New York: 750 Cases
*Spain to OAK: 900 Cases
*France to OAK: 240 cases
*France to North Carolina : Last Call!
Current Arrival Dates
Order now for West Coast : Late January 2025
Order now for East Coast : Late December 2025
News from the week...
Surfside Sues AB InBev, Alleging Copycat Packaging
Source: VinePairIt's a Fine Time for American Wine
Source: Bon AppétitAlcohol Industry Steps Up Lobbying On Hemp Drinks As Congress Debates THC Ban
Source: Marijuana MomentWSWA Opposes California DTC Shipping Bill
Source: The Spirits BusinessAvalara Sells Beverage Alcohol Business to Newly Formed Partnership Between Compli Founder and Performant Capital
Source: Wine BusinessAlcohol Data Update: RTDs Rule for Retailers, Vodka Spikes at Restaurants
Source: Beverage Information GroupPink Chardonnay Added as Eighth Official Champagne Grape
Source: VinePairSmall family businesses, the backbone of the global wine economy, are the most vulnerable and least flexible.
Source: Eric Asimov, NY TimesChampagne problems ahead of the 'Silly Season'
Source: Wine-Searcher, Kathleen Willcox
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