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Three ways to move surplus — matched to what's legally right for your inventory.

Wine and spirits face different rules for direct shipping, so we built distinct tracks for each situation rather than a one-size-fits-all pitch. Here's how each one works in detail.

All 50 States

B2B Trade Connections

We connect your surplus bulk wine, cased goods, or barreled spirits directly with wholesalers, retail chains, restaurant and hospitality groups, and private-label buyers — a transaction between two already-licensed parties, which keeps this track available nationwide.

  • Buyer targeting using lead-scoring and buyer-intent signals, not cold calls
  • Sales materials (tasting notes, provenance, pricing rationale) built to sell surplus, not signal distress
  • Warm introductions managed end to end — we step back once buyer and seller are connected
  • You keep full ownership of your product until a deal closes
Fee Structure
Success-based placement fee
You pay only when we deliver a completed sale — no upfront cost to explore whether this is a fit for your surplus.
Where You Hold a DTC Permit

Compliant DTC Demand Generation

For wineries that already hold a valid direct-shipping permit, we drive qualified consumer demand to your own storefront — built on infrastructure already integrated with a compliance partner that handles the permit and tax complexity automatically.

  • AI-driven product content and a dedicated “reserve / library” storefront section, styled the way top wineries already market limited or back-vintage releases
  • Email and CRM nurture sequences to existing customers and qualified new prospects
  • Advertising geo-fenced automatically to states where you're currently licensed to ship — never manually maintained, always tied to live compliance data
  • Ongoing conversion-rate optimization on your own storefront
Fee Structure
Monthly retainer + performance
A base retainer covers campaign management, plus a performance component tied to incremental sell-through so we earn more only as you sell more.
Select States

Spirits DTC

A narrower, carefully geo-fenced version of our DTC service for distilleries, scoped to the smaller set of states where direct spirits shipping is currently legal. We treat this as a complement to Trade Connections, not a replacement for it, given how restricted direct spirits shipping remains nationally.

  • Same compliance-driven geo-fencing model as our wine DTC work
  • Layered alongside Trade Connections for producers ready to test direct consumer demand
  • Scoped honestly to your actual licensed states — no overselling the addressable market
Fee Structure
Same structure as DTC, narrower scope
Priced identically to our wine DTC service, sized to the smaller audience your current licensing allows.

Not sure which track fits your situation?

A short conversation is the fastest way to find out — we'll help you figure out what applies before we ever talk pricing.

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