The Grapevine Magazine

What The Grapevine Magazine does

The Grapevine Magazine is a privately held, for-profit trade publication founded in 2007 and headquartered in Humboldt, United States. The company publishes news, information, and research updates targeted at the viniculture (grape-growing and winemaking) industry, operating as a specialized vertical media outlet rather than a generalist publication. Its sole disclosed leader is Curtis Cook, who serves as founder and owner, and the organization employs between 11 and 50 people based on available headcount data.

The company's core product is its editorial content — news, information, and research updates — distributed to industry participants, though the specific delivery channels (print, web, newsletter, etc.) are not disclosed in the available data and the company's website (thegrapevinemagazine.net) was observed to display only a loading/verification page with no substantive content. No products, services, proprietary technology, integrations, mobile applications, certifications, or partnerships were disclosed in the source material.

No revenue model, pricing structure, advertising rate card, subscription terms, or customer segmentation was disclosed. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, investors, subsidiaries, acquisitions, or geographic expansion, and no social media, API, or technology stack information is available. Based on the data provided, the business appears to be a small, independently owned niche trade publication whose revenue mechanics, market reach, and operational scale cannot be characterized beyond the general inference of a small specialized media business.

Name

The Grapevine Magazine

Website

https://thegrapevinemagazine.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Grapevine Magazine is a privately held U.S. trade publication founded in 2007 that delivers news, information, and research updates to the viniculture industry, operated under founder-owner Curtis Cook with 11-50 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Publications / Wine Industry Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wine Production & Winemaking (AFAFAAAB), Vineyard Establishment & Development (Site Prep, Trellising, Planting) (AFAGAJAA), Wine Tastings & Vineyard/Winery Tours (THAJAGAD)

Keywords

• Wine industry news
• Viniculture publications
• Trade magazine media
• Wine research updates
• Viticulture industry coverage

Headquarters

HQ city

Humboldt

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Core offering

The Grapevine Magazine publishes news, information, and research updates for the viniculture (wine-growing) industry. It operates as a niche trade publication serving wine industry professionals and stakeholders with industry-specific content. The publication is delivered through its website at thegrapevinemagazine.net.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Grapevine Magazine Trade publication delivering news, information, and research updates for the viniculture (wine-growing) industry, available via the company website at thegrapevinemagazine.net.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Decanter Magazine: Decanter is a globally recognized wine publication with both consumer and trade audiences. While serving a broader consumer readership, it competes in the wine media space and has a strong U.S. industry presence.
• Wine Spectator: Wine Spectator is a major wine media brand with a large editorial operation, ratings, and industry coverage. As a broad incumbent, it competes with The Grapevine Magazine for industry advertising dollars and reader attention, though it serves a more consumer-leaning audience.
• Wine Enthusiast Media: Wine Enthusiast is a larger, established consumer and trade wine media company with magazines, ratings, e-commerce, and events. While broader in scope than The Grapevine Magazine, it competes for share of voice in the wine trade media landscape.

Emerging players

• The Drinks Business: The Drinks Business is a digital-first trade publication covering wine, beer, and spirits. While broader in beverage scope, it competes for wine industry advertising and reader attention in the digital trade media space.

Direct peers

• Wine Industry Network: Wine Industry Network operates a digital media and trade publication serving the U.S. wine industry, including news, supplier directories, and event coverage. It is a direct competitor for advertising dollars and reader attention in the same niche trade media segment.
• Wine Business Monthly: Wine Business Monthly is a leading trade publication serving the wine industry with news, data, and research. It directly competes with The Grapevine Magazine for the same B2B audience of winery owners, vineyard operators, and wine industry professionals.
• Practical Winery & Vineyard Magazine: Practical Winery & Vineyard is a B2B trade publication focused on technical and operational content for vineyard and winery professionals. It directly competes with The Grapevine Magazine for the same viticulture-focused readership.
• Vineyard & Winery Management Magazine: Vineyard & Winery Management is a long-running B2B trade publication covering viticulture and winemaking operations. It targets the same professional audience as The Grapevine Magazine and competes for similar advertising and subscription revenue.
• Wines & Vines (now part of Wine Business Analytics): Wines & Vines was a long-standing wine industry trade publication and data provider that merged into Wine Business Analytics. It represents a comparable trade media offering that combines editorial content with industry data products.

Regional players

• Meininger's Wine Business International: Meininger's Wine Business International is a global wine trade publication headquartered in Germany. It covers the wine industry from a European perspective but serves a similar professional audience with comparable editorial content and B2B positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/brickergroupllc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grapevine-magazine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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