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Where Are We with Fulfillment House Regulation?
Over the last few years, one of the leading issues affecting the direct-to-consumer (DtC) wine shipping market has been the ongoing effort by states to
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Weather or Not to Ship
Preparing your business for direct-to-consumer (DtC) wine shipping is no small feat. Between licensure, compliance concerns, tax accuracy and regulated reporting, overwhelm may seem inevitable.
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The Future of Wine DtC: Trends and Strategies for Success
In a recent Commerce7 and Sovos ShipCompliant webinar, experts from each team shared the latest statistics and trends in direct-to-consumer (DtC) wine and offered tips
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Compliance Basics for Wholesale Distribution of Alcohol
The wholesale market remains one of the more fruitful and effective ways for beverage alcohol suppliers to get their products into the hands of consumers.
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How Hold At Locations Improve Your Customers’ Wine Delivery Experience
Direct-to-consumer shipping wine lovers enjoy the convenience of having their favorite vinos shipped to their front door. But what happens when, for whatever reason, they
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Out-of-State Breweries Gain Self Distribution, DtC Rights in Oregon
Under a settlement agreement, breweries located outside of Oregon now have more options for selling into the Beaver State, including direct-to-consumer (DtC) shipping and self-distribution
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Top 5 Myths Surrounding Retailer Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping
By Tom Wark, Executive Director, National Association of Wine Retailers Politics breed myths. This has always been the case as politics is, at its most fundamental,
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Relief from Colorado Retail Delivery Fee for DtC Wine Shippers
Colorado enacted changes to the state’s Retail Delivery Fee (RDF) effective in May, which should provide some relief to wineries engaged in direct-to-consumer (DtC) wine
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The Dangers of Third-Party Shipping
Direct-to-consumer (DtC) wine shipping represents 8% of total off-premise domestically-made wine sales, totaling $3.94 billion in 2024. It’s no wonder that wineries from across the
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Where On-Site is Still Relevant for DtC Shippers
Direct-to-consumer (DtC) shipping of wine comes in two general categories: on-site and off-site. Both ultimately involve the use of a third-party common carrier to fulfill
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DtC, Cannabis & More: 2023 Wine Summit Takeaways
A wide variety of speakers and presentations addressed some of the major issues affecting the wine industry at the 2023 Sovos ShipCompliant Wine Summit, which
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Nebraska Liquor Laws Updated in Recent Bill
Earlier this week, Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill that would update the state’s liquor laws. State Senator John Lowe introduced LB376, which passed with a
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What Could Fuel the Drive for Expanded DtC Beer Shipping?
For craft beer lovers, expanded direct-to-consumer (DtC) beer shipping is at the top of their wish list, according to the third annual Direct to Consumer
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Compliance Concerns for Non-Alcoholic Beer
It’s no secret that non-alcoholic beer is having a moment, and the segment is pointing to continued growth. First Key reports that dollar sales of
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Unique Tax Considerations for DtC Wine Shippers
Taxes are one of the primary compliance concerns for direct-to-consumer (DtC) shippers of wine, and one of the more complex ones. The 47 states, plus
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A Larger Kentucky DtC Spirits Shipping Channel – And Beyond
After a few years of DtC spirits shipping in Kentucky, opening doors for wineries, breweries and distilleries to expand their product reach. The change was
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A Continued ‘Normalization’ in DtC Wine Shipping – What Does it Mean?
Sovos ShipCompliant’s recent 2023 Direct-to-Consumer (DtC) Wine Shipping Report, released with our partner Wines Vines Analytics, showed the first-ever decline in both value (-1.6%) and
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How and Where Can I Legally Ship Spirits DtC?
While the first annual Direct-to-Consumer (DtC) Spirits Shipping Report, presented by Sovos ShipCompliant and the American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA), found that 80% of regular