As technology advances, the wine industry is beginning to embrace smart automation to improve efficiency, reduce downtime, and maintain the highest product quality. Wineries are no longer just looking for equipment that works—they want systems that think ahead. From temperature sensors in...

We are certainly living in different times—times that are difficult to predict and even harder to plan for. Challenges originating far outside our professional world are quickly impacting our day-to-day operations and, ultimately, your business. Throughout 2026, suppliers across the industry have...

The recent rain we’ve been getting is certainly a welcome change. Wet weather does, however, present other challenges especially going into the pruning season. That’s right. I’m talking about trunk disease. It’s everywhere, and like viruses, growers like to pretend they don’t have it. After all, it...

Event Type: Webinar

Date: 4/2/2026

Wine club season can overwhelm even the most organized winery teams. Customers expect fast answers, personalized service, and easy ways to manage their memberships — often all at once. In this webinar, WineSpot AI and RedChirp will each demonstrate how AI-powered tools can support modern winery...

Since its launch in 2022, ChatGPT has swept into our lives like a whirlwind romance. It’s the new Google for our age. Don’t know what to cook for dinner? ChatGPT it. Need to finally draft that pesky email? ChatGPT it. In fact, some people are literally dating the chatbot. CBS Saturday Morning...

There’s no way to avoid conflict completely. Even in the best workplaces, people can disagree, miscommunicate, or get frustrated. The real question isn’t whether conflict will show up (because it will), it’s whether your executives know how to handle it. Leaders with strong conflict resolution...

A pause in the fever dream of instability October arrived not with fanfare but with something rarer: Quiet. After a year of collective anticipation for more and more problems, what occurred was a respite. The tariffs are stalled, and the early indications from the Supreme Court suggest they are...

Wildlife Challenges Don’t End at the Vineyard Edge When vineyard managers think about wildlife threats, the focus is almost always on protecting grapes from browsing deer, hungry birds, or burrowing rabbits. But the reality is, animals can—and often do—cause problems well beyond the vines...

At LibDib, we’ve always believed in empowering craft Makers with tools and support to thrive in the complex world of three-tier distribution. That’s why we created LibDib Gold, a premium membership tier designed for serious brands ready to scale. With Gold, you get more than distribution—you get...

Wine club flexibility drives retention — but for many wineries, giving members the freedom to change wines before a shipment often comes at the cost of time, stress, and manual work. In our recent interviews with DTC managers at small and mid-sized wineries, one recurring challenge stood out: “I...