- Starts:January 19, 2021 6:00 pm
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Presented by and a fundraiser for Free the Grapes!, the popular DTC Wine Symposium is the wine industry’s annual, national summit on direct marketing and sales.
The Steering Committee has re-imagined the 2021 Symposium for a virtual presentation, featuring four days of practical advice, thought-provoking keynote speakers, lively online networking, and sponsor demos of new products and services. Registrants will have access to recordings of all sessions following the conference.
2021 Workshop, Keynote and Sponsor Session topics will include:
Email Automation
Wine Club Retention case studies
2020 DTC Shipment Report by Sovos ShipCompliant/Wines Vines Analytics
Virtual Event best practices
Staying Legal with Social Media
Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace
Data Analytics: How to segment your consumers
State legislative updates and what to expect in 2021
Live Q&A with a panel of wine consumers
About the DTC Wine Symposium and Free the Grapes!
The DTC Wine Symposium is presented by and a fundraiser for Free the Grapes!, whose mission is to enable legal, regulated DTC wine shipments. The Free the Grapes! campaign executes state-specific advocacy campaigns encouraging consumers to write their legislators, and works with media and advocacy groups to keep the shipping issue alive. The conference provides 70% of the funding for Free the Grapes!
Free the Grapes! works closely with industry lobbyists and regional associations to streamline onerous shipping regulations and increase the number of legal states. Since its founding 1998, the Free the Grapes! campaign has worked closely with industry lobbyists and regional associations resulting in an increase in the number of legal states for winery shipments from 17 to 45, with Kentucky poised to become the 46th state in fall 2020. Legal states now represent 95% of the US population.
Cancellation Policy: Registration fees are fully refundable if cancelled online on or before December 18, 2020. Registration fees are not refundable if cancelled on or after December 19, 2020. Cancellations are only accepted online through Eventbrite."