Understanding the Total Cost of Winery Technology

When wineries evaluate POS and ecommerce systems, the discussion often focuses on subscription pricing. However, the more important metric is Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) — the f read more

Wine POS Tasting Room

Release of Wine Grape Crush Report Compounding Headwinds

WHAT: The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Preliminary Grape Crush Report for 2025 is a barometer for the wine and grape industry, containing prices and tons of wine grapes crushe read more

Wine Grape Crush Report

Featured Bulk Wine Listing on WIN Marketplace: 2024 Sonoma Carneros Pinot Noir

2024 Sonoma Carneros Pinot Noir   Now available on the WIN Marketplace: 2024 Sonoma Carnero read more

WIN Marketplace Bulk Wine

Expand Your Reach: Why On Demand Makers Should Consider Expanding into LibDib Markets

If you’re already selling through On Demand, you&rsq read more

Distribution

Ciatti California Market Report - March 2026

Green shoots: Is this a “transitional moment”?With spring getting underway, this month’s California Report assesses vineyard conditions, grape demand, and whether the bulk wine and g read more

Bulk Wine Grape Market

What we do

Protea Financial provides outsourced operational accounting for wineries and select beverage businesses. We support read more

The Critical Winery Website Audit: 9 Costly Conversion Mistakes to Fix Now

A few years ago at the DTC Wine Symposium, a panelist joked about the modern winery website formula: the guy, the dog, the truck, and the vineyard. Beautiful backdrop, strong lifestyle photography, a read more

The Real Cost of Not Knowing Your Cost of Goods Sold

COGS isn’t the sexiest topic, but your winery can’t afford to ignore it‍Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) isn’t exactly a dinner-party topic—but your winery can’t afford to i read more

Women Who Move Mountains & Bottles in the Wine Industry: Honoring the Women of Copper Peak Logistics

When we opened the doors at Copper Peak Logistics back in 2007, we set out to build more than a logistics company for the wine industry. We set out to build a partnership driven logistics company root read more

Vinoshipper and RedChirp Launch Integration Connecting Winery Commerce Data to Text Messaging

March 10, 2026 (Windsor, CA) — Beverage alcohol producers rely on multiple platforms to manage direct to consumer operations.  When those systems operate separately, it creates manual work, read more

Text Messaging Vinoshipper