Wines Vines Analytics

What Wines Vines Analytics does

Wines Vines Analytics, operating as WineBusiness Analytics, is a privately held wine industry data and analytics company headquartered in Sonoma, California. It is a subsidiary of Wine Communications Group, a diversified wine industry media conglomerate that also publishes WineBusiness Monthly. The company maintains proprietary databases covering more than 12,000 North American wineries and 1,400 U.S. distributors and importers, with time-series data extending from 2010 to 2026, and operates a directory of 2,000+ wine industry vendor profiles across 190 categories and 365 subcategories.

Its core products are organized as a platform-plus-modules architecture: the Wine Analytics Report (a monthly digital subscription publication providing wine industry metrics and market analysis), the Winery Database (available in Basic at $1,800/year and Advanced at $3,500/year tiers), the Wine Analytics Database/DataCube ($1,250/quarter), the Distributor Market Service (Summary at $1,200/year and Linked at $1,800/year), the Buyer's Guide vendor directory, and the Direct-to-Consumer Report. The company also offers Winery and Grower Data Services for sales prospecting.

Revenue is generated through recurring subscription contracts with minimum one-year terms, supplemented by one-time print directory purchases ($95-$175 depending on delivery geography). The company aggregates data from research partners including NIQ (Nielsen retail sales), Sovos ShipCompliant (DtC shipments), Gomberg Fredrikson, CGA by NIQ, bw166, Winejobs.com, and Wine Market Council. Customers include wineries, wine industry vendors and suppliers, distributors and importers, and wine industry professionals, with named enterprise clients such as Far Niente Winery, Radoux USA, and Guala Closures.

Name

Wines Vines Analytics

Legal name

WineBusiness

Website

https://winesvinesanalytics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Rafael

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Wine Analytics Report Subscription: Monthly digital publication providing wine industry metrics, market analysis, and trends. Sold as annual subscription with automatic renewal.
2. Industry Database Subscriptions: Access to Winery Database, Wine Analytics Database, and Distributor Market Service. Offered at multiple tiers (Basic, Advanced, Linked, Summary) with annual or quarterly billing. Minimum one-year service agreements required.
3. WineBusiness Directory/Buyer's Guide: Print directory of wine and grape industry professionals in North America. One-time purchase available in multiple geographic tiers (US, Canada, Mexico, Non-US). Does not auto-renew.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Wines Vines Analytics (dba WineBusiness Analytics) provides proprietary subscription-based wine industry data and analytics products for the North American wine industry. Its core offerings include the monthly Wine Analytics Report, three proprietary databases (Winery Database, Wine Analytics Database, and Distributor Market Service), and the Buyer's Guide/Directory covering wine industry vendors and professionals.

Product overview

Wines Vines Analytics (WineBusiness Analytics) offers a comprehensive suite of wine industry data and analytics products organized as a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offerings include the Wine Analytics Report (a monthly digital publication with industry metrics and market analysis), Industry Databases (comprising the Winery Database with Advanced and Basic tiers, the Wine Analytics Database/DataCube for time-series analysis from 2010-2026, and the Distributor Market Service with Linked and Summary levels), and the Buyer's Guide/Directory for vendor and professional contacts. Additional services include DtC Reports, Winery/Grower Data Services, and Industry Statistics. These products integrate proprietary databases with partner research data (NIQ, SovosShipCompliant, Gomberg Fredrikson) to provide wine industry market intelligence for sales prospecting, market analysis, and business decision-making.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Winery Database: Proprietary database of over 12,000 North American wineries with advanced search capabilities for identifying sales prospects, contact information, and market segmentation. Available at Basic Level ($1,800/year) and Advanced Level ($3,500/year).
• Wine Analytics Database
• Distributor Market Service
• Directory/Buyer's Guide

Products and services

• Wine Analytics Report Monthly digital publication providing the latest wine industry metrics, market analysis, and trends shaping the U.S. wine industry, including U.S. wine sales, grape and wine pricing, winery sales, and wholesale market data. Sold as an annual subscription with automatic renewal, it is targeted at wineries, distributors, and wine industry vendors who need timely market intelligence for strategic decisions.
• Winery Database Proprietary subscription database of 12,000+ North American wineries with advanced targeting on geography, winery size, varietals produced, contact function, tasting room/club status, average bottle price, and wine company hierarchy. Offered at Basic Level ($1,800/year, single seat) and Advanced Level ($3,500/year, 5 seats) with daily updates and export functionality. Designed for sales prospecting and customer segmentation.
• Wine Analytics Database (DataCube) Time-series analysis and segmentation tool covering 12,000 North American wineries with data from 2010 to 2026, including California Grape Crush data, extensive varietal data, and visualization through charts, graphs, and data tables. Priced at $1,250 per quarter with a one-year minimum subscription. Used for market trend analysis, historical comparison, and varietal-level insights.
• Distributor Market Service Subscription database of 1,400+ U.S. distributors and importers enabling wineries to search by market or name and access distributor contacts, parent company linkages, and winery portfolios. Offered in Linked Level ($1,800/year) for full distributor-to-winery and winery-to-distributor linkages and Summary Level ($1,200/year) for portfolio summary and contact lookup. Used for distributor identification, portfolio analysis, and market entry intelligence.
• Buyer's Guide Online directory of more than 2,000 wine industry vendor profiles spanning 190 winery product/service categories and 365 subcategories. Allows buyers to refine searches by subcategory and view product lineup and contact details. Designed for wineries and wine industry buyers seeking vendor discovery and product sourcing.
• WineBusiness Directory (Print Edition) Current and comprehensive printed guide of wine and grape industry professionals in North America, available for one-time purchase with tiered shipping pricing ($95 US, $145 Canada/Mexico, $175 Non-US delivery; +$80 per additional copy). Used to identify prospective clients and industry contacts in a tangible reference format. Does not auto-renew.
• Direct-To-Consumer Report Report providing direct-to-consumer wine shipment data and analysis, leveraging the Sovos ShipCompliant research partnership for DtC tracking. Used by wineries and industry stakeholders to monitor DtC channel performance and shipment trends.

Quantifiable outcome

• 12,000+ North American wineries in database for prospect identification
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gomberg, Fredrikson & AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner providing wine industry data and analysis. Gomberg Fredrikson is a respected wine industry research firm whose data is incorporated into Wine Analytics Report publications.
• Sovos ShipCompliantcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner providing direct-to-consumer shipment data. Collaboration combines DtC shipment tracking with retail sales data for comprehensive market coverage.
• NIQ (Nielsen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive collaboration providing Nielsen retail sales data combined with WineBusiness Analytics DtC shipment data and Sovos ShipCompliant information. Covers wine off-premise retail sales across the U.S.
• CGA by NIQminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner providing on-premise market data and analysis as part of the broader wine industry intelligence ecosystem.
• bw166minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner contributing wine industry market data and analysis to support Wine Analytics Report coverage.
• Winejobs.comminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner providing wine industry employment and job market data as part of comprehensive industry intelligence coverage.
• Wine Market CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner providing consumer research and market insights for the wine industry to support analytics reporting.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SevenFifty: SevenFifty operates a B2B platform with a marketplace, DtC shipping tools, and the SevenFifty Insights alcohol data subscription. Directly comparable as a subscription data and analytics product serving wineries, importers, and distributors in the U.S. wine and beverage alcohol trade.
• Beverage Media Group: Beverage Media Group publishes trade publications and operates retail data and directory services for the wine, beer, and spirits industry in multiple U.S. states. Comparable as a B2B alcohol trade data and media company with state-level directories and market intelligence.
• Gomberg Fredrikson & Associates: Gomberg Fredrikson & Associates is a long-standing wine industry research firm producing the Gomberg-Fredrikson Report and related data products. Already a research partner of Wines Vines Analytics, but also a partial competitor in subscription wine industry data and analysis.
• Sovos ShipCompliant: Sovos ShipCompliant is the leading compliance and direct-to-consumer shipment platform for alcohol beverage producers. Comparable as a wine-industry data infrastructure provider; WBA actually partners with ShipCompliant for DtC shipment data, but both serve overlapping winery customers with complementary data offerings.
• BW166: BW166 is a wine and beverage alcohol research and consulting firm that supplies market data and analysis to the wine industry. Comparable as a niche research and data provider; like Gomberg Fredrikson, BW166 is both a WBA research partner and adjacent competitor in wine industry data subscriptions.

Broad incumbents

• Circana (formerly IRI + NPD): Circana is a major consumer and retail intelligence firm covering CPG categories including wine and spirits via its liquid data products. Comparable as a large-scale retail measurement and consumer data provider overlapping with WBA's off-premise retail analytics use case.
• Wine Enthusiast Companies: Wine Enthusiast is a large consumer and trade media, ratings, and ecommerce platform serving the wine industry. Comparable as a wine-focused information services and media brand, though its primary audience is consumers and the catalog/retail side rather than B2B analytics.
• CGA by NIQ: CGA (a NielsenIQ company) is the leading provider of on-premise beverage alcohol measurement and insights across global markets. Comparable as a major wine and beverage alcohol data and analytics provider; larger and broader in scope, but overlaps with WBA's on-premise and off-premise market intelligence offering.

Emerging players

• Vinous Media: Vinous Media provides wine ratings, market reports, and analytical content to trade and collector audiences. Comparable as a wine-focused data, content, and insights brand; differs in emphasis on critic ratings rather than B2B prospect and distribution data.

Others

• Wine Market Council: Wine Market Council is a nonprofit industry organization producing consumer research, demographic studies, and category trend reports for the U.S. wine market. Comparable as a supplier of wine industry market research and consumer intelligence data; a partner of WBA but adjacent rather than directly competitive.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/winesandvines
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wines-&-vines

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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