Tackitt Family Vineyards

What Tackitt Family Vineyards does

Tackitt Family Vineyards is a veteran-owned, family-operated estate winery located at 6640 Von Dollen Road in San Miguel, California, within the Paso Robles American Viticultural Area on the Pleasant Valley Wine Trail. Founded in 1998, the company produces small-lot, estate-grown wines reflecting family heritage and military roots, operating under the TFV Wines primary label and the EOD Cellars sub-brand, with the latter directing proceeds to the EOD Warrior Foundation. Production capacity documented at the 2022 harvest was 27 tons of grapes yielding over 4,000 gallons of new wine in barrel, with on-site sparkling wine production supported by a riddling board and a newly acquired press (Val) introduced for the 2022 vintage.

The business operates a direct-to-consumer go-to-market with no wholesale or three-tier distribution evident in the source data. Revenue is generated through an estate tasting room (Thursday-Sunday plus appointment-only weekday visits), an online storefront built on orderport.net shipping to 44 states, a recurring wine club subscription providing exclusive releases and member events, and ticket-driven revenue from winemaker dinners, blending parties, and charity fundraisers including Warriors Helping Warriors, Wine4Paws (donating proceeds to the Santa Cruz Humane Society), and the Rampart Ride. Customer segments center on wine enthusiasts, Paso Robles tourists, and wine club members, with a secondary audience of veteran and military supporters reached through charitable event programming.

Technology and operational footprint are intentionally traditional: small-batch winemaking methods, manual riddling for sparkling production, and no proprietary software, data assets, or AI/ML components identified. The company is privately held with no institutional investment, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed funding rounds; ownership rests with the Tackitt family, with Leon Tackitt identified as a public-facing contact. Marketing relies on organic social (Facebook, Instagram including dedicated accounts for resident winery dogs), an email newsletter, YouTube video content (including the Hawks of San Miguel documentary series), wine trail tourism partnerships, and a recurring annual event calendar that has run continuously since at least 2012.

Name

Tackitt Family Vineyards

Legal name

Tackitt Family Vineyards

Website

https://tackittfamilyvineyards.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tackitt Family Vineyards is a veteran-owned, family-operated estate winery in San Miguel, California, producing small-lot wines under TFV Wines and EOD Cellars, sold direct-to-consumer via tasting room, online store (44 states), and a wine club.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Winery / Wine Production

NAICS

Wineries (312130), Grape Vineyards (111332)

akta.pro primary industry

Wine Production & Winemaking (AFAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wine & Sparkling Wine Wineries & Brands (CRADAIAB), Wineries & Vineyards (Tasting Rooms) (THAFALAE), Alcohol Subscription & Wine Clubs (Retail) (CRANABAF), Vineyard Establishment & Development (Site Prep, Trellising, Planting) (AFAGAJAA), Wine Tastings & Vineyard/Winery Tours (THAJAGAD)

Keywords

• Estate wine production
• Small-lot winemaking
• Wine club subscriptions
• Direct-to-consumer wine
• Wine tourism

Headquarters

HQ city

San Miguel

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Direct Wine Sales: Retail sales of estate wines directly to consumers through online shop and tasting room, including various varietals and blends
2. Wine Club Membership: Recurring subscription shipments of wine to club members with exclusive access to limited releases and member events
3. Event Revenue: Ticket sales for winemaker dinners, charity events, and special tasting experiences
4. Wine4Paws Donations: Proceeds from special dog-themed wine label donated to local humane society

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Tackitt Family Vineyards is a veteran-owned, family-operated estate winery that crafts small-lot wines from estate-grown grapes in San Miguel, California. The company sells its wines directly to consumers through an online store (shipping to 44 states), a walk-in tasting room, and a recurring wine club membership, while also hosting ticketed events such as winemaker dinners and charity rides that benefit the EOD Warrior Foundation and other local causes.

Product overview

Tackitt Family Vineyards is a veteran-owned, small-lot estate winery in San Miguel, California, producing wines under the TFV Wines and EOD Cellars brands. The core offering includes estate-grown varietals such as Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Gewurztraminer, and sparkling wines. The winery operates a Wine Club membership program and conducts annual fundraising through the Wine4Paws program benefiting local animal shelters. The property includes a tasting room open Thursday-Sunday and hosts events including the Evening Under the Estrella Sky Winemakers' Dinner and Rampart Ride supporting the EOD Warrior Foundation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EOD Cellars: A wine brand/cellar operated under the Tackitt Family Vineyards umbrella, with proceeds supporting the EOD Warrior Foundation.

Products and services

• TFV Wines Estate-driven, small-lot wines crafted from grapes grown on the Tackitt family property in San Miguel, California, sold directly to consumers through the online shop and tasting room.
• EOD Cellars
• Wine Club Membership
• Domaine de Blanc
• Trio Sparkling Wines
• Kodi's Krush
• Dream Tyme Dessert Wine
• Petite Sirah
• Zinfandel

Quantifiable outcome

• 13 consecutive annual Warriors Helping Warriors events (2012-2024)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pleasant Valley Wine TrailcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMember of the Pleasant Valley Wine Trail association, a collective of 15 family-owned wineries in the Paso Robles region. The partnership drives cross-visitation tourism and collaborative event marketing including the annual Evening Under the Estrella Sky Winemakers' Dinner.
• EOD Warrior FoundationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPrimary charitable beneficiary of the veteran-owned winery. Proceeds from annual Rampart Ride and Warriors Helping Warriors events support EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) personnel and their families.
• Hawks of San MiguelminorOthersDocumentary series documenting red-tailed hawks nesting in the vineyard area, featuring video content on the winery's media gallery.
• Hartley FarmsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partner for the Evening Under the Estrella Sky Winemakers' Dinner event, held in the picturesque gardens of Hartley Farms.
• Cuesta College FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCharitable partner assisting with the Pleasant Valley Wine Trail Scholarship Fund, with scholarship program for students.
• Santa Cruz Humane SocietyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual Wine4Paws events donate proceeds from special dog-themed wine labels to support animal shelter operations and adoption programs.
• Paso Robles Brewing Co.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-hosted benefit concert for EOD at Paso Robles Brewing Co. venue.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Combat Vets Wine Company: Veteran-owned winery operationally similar to Tackitt in identity and mission alignment with the military community, competing for the same veteran-affiliated consumer segment.
• L'Aventure Winery: Boutique Paso Robles estate winery producing limited Rhône-style wines with a tasting-room and DTC allocation model — closely comparable in scale, region, and direct-to-consumer motion.
• Adelaida Vineyards & Winery: Multi-generation family-owned Paso Robles estate winery running a tasting room and wine club with a similar DTC-tourism playbook in the same AVA.
• Booker Wines: Cult small-lot Paso Robles producer selling primarily through a mailing list and limited DTC allocation — comparable to Tackitt in scale, estate-driven positioning, and reliance on direct consumer relationships.
• Robert Hall Winery: Paso Robles estate winery with tasting room, wine club, and event programming targeting the same wine-country tourist segment as Tackitt on the same highway corridor.
• DAOU Vineyards & Winery: Premium Paso Robles estate winery with a tasting room, wine club, and curated DTC portfolio — competes for the same tasting-room tourist and wine club member as Tackitt.
• Tablas Creek Vineyard: Paso Robles estate winery focused on small-lot, single-vineyard Rhône-style wines sold primarily DTC through a tasting room and wine club — directly comparable to Tackitt's estate-driven, DTC-first model in the same AVA.

Broad incumbents

• JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery: Larger, established Paso Robles producer with a tasting room, restaurant, wine club, and broader portfolio — overlaps with Tackitt on DTC and tourism but at meaningfully greater scale and distribution.
• Caymus Vineyards: Multi-generation family-owned California winery with strong DTC and wine-club channels; comparable ownership structure and DTC orientation but at substantially larger scale and broader distribution.
• Frog's Leap Winery: Family-owned estate winery running an estate tour/tasting program with strong direct-to-consumer and wine-club economics; comparable estate-driven, hospitality-led model but at larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Tackittfamilyvineyards
• Instagraminstagram.com/tackittfamilyvineyards
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tackitt-family-vineyards

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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