Women Of The Vine & Spirits

What Women Of The Vine & Spirits does

Women Of The Vine & Spirits (WOTVS) is a nonprofit, membership-based organization founded in 2014 and headquartered in Piermont, New York. Its stated mission is to empower and advance women across the alcohol and alternative beverage industry through a year-round membership program combining mentorship, educational programming, networking events, advocacy, and a community network spanning all three tiers of the beverage alcohol system (producers, distributors, retailers) and adjacent sectors. The organization serves both individual professionals and corporate member companies, with corporate members such as Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, Breakthru Beverage Group, Republic National Distributing Company, Pernod Ricard North America, Constellation Brands, Suntory Global Spirits, William Grant & Sons, Bacardi, and Total Wine & More cited as enterprise participants.

WOTVS operates two core product lines. Individual Membership is priced at $200/year and provides access to mentorship, live chats, webinars, the public job board, and personal-development content. Corporate Membership is tiered (Charter, Diamond at $35,000/year, Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Associate), with corporate dues funding enterprise programming (C-Suite Insights Series, business development content, employer-branding) and granting employees of member companies complimentary individual memberships. Supporting modules include a ForceBrands-powered Corporate Member Job Board (2,500+ listings from 73+ companies at time of input), WSET Level 1 and Level 2 certification courses in Beer, Spirits, and Wines, a Resource Hub, and specialized initiatives such as 86 Harassment (workplace-harassment prevention), the Women Raising the Bar DE&I Study, and the BCB Brooklyn Brand Accelerator pitch competition. The WOTVS Foundation operates as an affiliated nonprofit for philanthropy aligned with the mission.

The organization is privately held and member-funded, with no disclosed investors, parent company, funding rounds, or revenue figures. The team is small (1-10 employees) and the operating footprint is described as global, though primary evidence is U.S.-centric (Piermont mailing address, U.S.-based Charter Corporate Members).

Name

Women Of The Vine & Spirits

Legal name

Women of the Vine & Spirits

Website

https://womenofthevine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Women Of The Vine & Spirits is a nonprofit global membership organization advancing women in the alcohol and alternative beverage industry via individual ($200/year) and tiered corporate memberships (up to $35,000 Diamond), offering mentorship, education, WSET courses, networking, and a ForceBrands-powered job board serving 73+ corporate member companies.

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Industry Membership Association

NAICS

Beverage Manufacturing (3121)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Alcohol Subscription Clubs & Membership Retail (CRANAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Distilled Spirits Production & Distilling (AFAFAAAC)

Keywords

• Beverage industry membership
• Alcohol industry networking
• Professional development services
• Wine spirit education
• Women leadership programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Piermont

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Membership Dues: Annual individual membership fees provide access to resources, community networking, mentorship opportunities, live chats, webinars, personal development content, and a public job board. Priced at $200/year.
2. Corporate Membership Dues: Companies pay annual membership fees at various tier levels (Diamond $35,000/year, with Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Associate tiers) to gain access to business and professional development content, C-Suite Insights Series, mentorship, networking events, and the ability to signal commitment to gender diversity. Employees of corporate member companies receive complimentary individual memberships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Women Of The Vine & Spirits is a global nonprofit membership organization dedicated to advancing women across all sectors and all three tiers of the beverage alcohol industry. It sells Individual Membership ($200/year) and tiered Corporate Membership (from Cuvée at $2,500 up to Diamond at $35,000/year), and delivers WSET-certified wine and spirit education courses, mentorship programs, networking events, advocacy (the 86 Harassment Initiative), and a corporate-member job board.

Product overview

Women of the Vine & Spirits (WOTVS) operates as a membership-based organization rather than a traditional software product, offering a unified platform of membership programs. The core offerings consist of Individual Membership ($200/year) and Corporate Membership (multiple tiers ranging from Associate to Diamond at $35,000/year). These membership tiers provide access to integrated modules including WSET Courses for professional education, the Corporate Member Job Board (powered by ForceBrands) for employment opportunities, a Resource Hub for educational content, and Live Chats & Webinars for networking. Specialized initiatives like the 86 Harassment program, Women Raising the Bar DE&I Study, and the BCB Brooklyn Brand Accelerator provide targeted programming. The WOTVS Foundation serves as the nonprofit arm supporting the overall mission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WOTVS Foundation: Charitable foundation affiliated with Women of the Vine & Spirits focused on philanthropy for women in the beverage industry

Products and services

• Individual Membership Annual $200 membership for individual professionals (predominantly women and allies) working in or aspiring to enter the beverage alcohol industry, providing access to mentorship, networking events, scholarships, and educational programming.
• Corporate Membership Tiered corporate membership for beverage alcohol producers, distributors, and importers (Cuvée $2,500, Silver, Gold, Diamond $35,000/year), providing talent pipeline access via the job board, DE&I programming, employee engagement, executive networking, and employer branding visibility.
• WSET Certification Courses Wine & Spirit Education Trust certified courses ranging from Level 1 Award in Wines through Level 4 Diploma, offered to members and the broader beverage alcohol community for professional education and credentialing.
• Corporate Member Job Board Recruitment job board exclusively for corporate member companies, providing access to candidates and thousands of open positions across the beverage alcohol industry, now operated via ForceBrands integration.

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ForceBrandscoreTechnology or IntegrationForceBrands powers the WOTVS Corporate Member Job Board platform, providing the technology infrastructure for job listings, company profiles, and candidate applications. This enables corporate members to recruit talent through the WOTVS platform.
• Southern Glazer's Wine & SpiritscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharter Corporate Member and founding partner of WOTVS, demonstrating long-term commitment to the organization's mission of advancing women in the beverage alcohol industry.
• Breakthru Beverage GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharter Corporate Member demonstrating commitment to empowering women in the workplace and supporting industry-wide transformation.
• Republic National Distributing CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharter Corporate Member supporting WOTVS mission and participating in culture change initiatives across the industry.
• Pernod Ricard North AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharter Corporate Member committed to advancing and empowering women in the beverage alcohol industry.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wine Institute: California wineries' public policy association. Comparable as a membership organization in the beverage alcohol industry with overlapping corporate members such as Constellation Brands and J. Lohr.
• WineAmerica: National association of US wineries. Comparable beverage alcohol membership organization with corporate tiers, advocacy, and industry programming that overlaps WOTVS's wine-sector corporate member base.
• Women's Foodservice Forum: Industry association advancing women leaders in the restaurant and foodservice industry. Most directly comparable peer in mission (women's advancement in a beverage-adjacent industry) and membership structure, with similar corporate-tier model and signature events.
• Distilled Spirits Council of the United States: National trade association for distilled spirits producers and importers. Comparable as a membership body serving the beverage alcohol industry with corporate members that overlap WOTVS's roster (e.g., Pernod Ricard, Bacardi).
• Brewers Association: Trade association representing small and independent US brewers. Comparable membership-organization model for the beverage alcohol industry with tiered corporate and individual members; serves an adjacent tier that WOTVS members also operate in via WSET Beer courses.
• National Association of Beverage Importers: Trade association for US alcoholic beverage importers. Comparable membership-organization model serving the imported beverage alcohol segment, with overlapping producer/importer corporate members.
• Wine & Spirit Wholesalers of America: National trade association representing US wine and spirits wholesalers. Directly comparable to WOTVS as a membership organization serving the beverage alcohol industry, although WSWA focuses on the wholesale tier and policy advocacy rather than gender advancement.
• American Craft Spirits Association: Membership association for the US craft spirits industry. Directly comparable nonprofit, tiered-membership model serving distillers, with industry events and education programs analogous to WOTVS's offerings.

Others

• Catalyst: Global nonprofit membership organization advancing women in the workplace. Comparable membership and corporate-sponsorship model, though operating across all industries rather than specializing in beverage alcohol.
• National Alcoholic Beverage Control Association: Association of state alcoholic beverage control agencies. Comparable as a beverage alcohol industry membership organization, but governmental/regulatory in orientation rather than commercial like WOTVS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WomenoftheVine

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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