Project Highlight: Hill Top Oaks Winery

A 1950s horse barn was transformed into Hill Top Oaks Winery, a fully functioning winery overlooking the Sacramento Valley to the west and the Sierra Nevada mountains to the east.The project included read more

Collaboration for the Win: The Smartest Play In The Wine Industry Right Now

Marketing budgets may be getting leaner but visitor expectations sure are not. One of the smartest moves a winery can make isn't a bigger spend: it's a shared one. Pooling resources with neigh read more

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Alexander Valley Winegrowers & HipMaps Collaborate to Enhance Visitor Experience

HipMaps and Alexander Valley Winegrowers (AVWG) have collaborated to bring AVWG's 40-year legacy to life through a custom-designed HipMap and interactive app experience!A Community Built on Family read more

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Why Keeping Pest Birds Away from Your Winery Matters

For winery owners and vineyard managers, pest control is a constant, and often underestimated, challenge that plays a critical role in maintaining both quality and reputation.From preventing insect in read more

Shared Marketing, Shared Success: The $100 Winery Marketing Tool

Picture this: 20 wineries each contribute $100 and collectively receive a sophisticated marketing tool that works 24/7 for years to come, referring business to each other, marketing their area, and cr read more

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Creating Community: How Wineries Use HipMaps to Build Each Other Up

The wine industry is made stronger with collaboration, and we love seeing how winery associations – both formal and informal - support each other to create wins for everyone. From a collection o read more

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The Importance of High-Quality Photography for Winery Websites

Your winery’s website is often the first point of contact for potential customers, and high-quality photography can make or break that first impression. In an industry where the story, experienc read more

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A Toast to the Sun: Energizing Wineries for a Brighter Tomorrow

The wine industry finds itself at a crossroads in 2025. With rising production costs and a consumer shift toward sustainability, smart wineries are turning to solar power—a move that cuts expens read more

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Winery Tasting Room Strategies for Wineries to Increase Traffic and Sell More Wine in 2024

Winery tasting rooms operate in a dynamic and ever-evolving industry, requiring them to stay ahead of the curve. The read more

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The big picture — why winery photos are important

Soon communication tactics will need to return to what they were last year, and still keep the current climate of the pandemic in mind.You need to work twice as hard to keep your customer base connect read more

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