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Best Prac*ces in Wine & Food Tourism Trends in wine trade, tourism and social media around the globe Survey by Winerist Ta*ana Livesey @London Wine Fair 4 th May 2016

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Page 1: Best Practices in Wine Tourism - Presentation from London Wine Fair, 4th May 2016

Best  Prac*ces  in  Wine  &  Food  Tourism  Trends  in  wine  trade,  tourism  and  social  media  around  the  globe  

Survey  by  Winerist  Ta*ana  Livesey  @London  Wine  Fair  

4th  May  2016  

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Introduc*on  This  survey  was  conducted  on  a  sample  of  500  wineries  located  in  31  countries  around  the  world.    WINERIST’s  scope  was  to  understand  wineries  bePer  and  to  assess  their  needs  in  the  following  areas:  •  Wine  tourism  needs  and  expecta*ons  •  Wine  sales  from  trade,  via  tourism  ac*vi*es  and  DTC  (direct  to  consumer)  •  Business  needs  •  Marke*ng  needs  including  Social  Media  presence  and  priori*es  

WINERIST  is  an  award  winning  travel  website  connec*ng  a  fast  growing  community  of  200,000  wine  lovers  to  over  2,500  wine  tourism  experiences  in  100  wine  regions.  We  work  directly  with  wineries,  hotels  and  tour  guides  to  deliver  the  best  possible  authen*c  travel  service.  We  are  changing  the  wine  &  tourism  space  for  wineries  in  3  ways:  1.   A  simple  online  wine  tourism  service  to  grow  the  number  of  visits  to  the  winery  2.   Marke*ng  services  to  enhance  their  Social  Media  presence  and  customer  engagement  pre  and  post  trip  3.   Direct  to  consumer  Wine  Sales  so  they  don’t  have  to  rely  on  trade  and  access  the  end  customer    

Our  MoPo  is:  “People  drink  stories,  not  wine”  

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500  wineries  from  around  the  world  have  their  say  

UK  1%  

Austria  2%  

Canada  2%  

Portugal  2%  

Chile  2%  

Germany  3%  

South  Africa  4%  

Australia  6%  

New  Zealand  7%  Spain  

9%  

France  10%  

USA  13%  

Italy  29%  

Other  10%  

Geographical  Split  of  Wineries  

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Wineries  from  Old  World  &  New  World  had  nearly  equal  representaMon  in  the  survey:    •  57%  of  wineries  represent  the  Old  World,  

with  Italy  (29%),  France  (10%)  and  Spain  (9%)  

 •  43%  of  the  wineries  represent  the  New  

World,  with  USA  (13%),  New  Zealand  (7%)  and  Australia  (6%)  

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Business  Size  &    Wine  Sales  Channels  

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@thewinerist  

What  is  the  size  of  your  business?  Most  winery  business  are  small  opera*ons  with  just  1-­‐5  people    

•  53%  of  wineries  are  small  enterprises  of  1-­‐5  people  

 •  <20%  of  wineries  have  

more  than  15+  people  

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@thewinerist  

Where  do  you  export  your  wines?  One  FIFTH  of  wineries  don’t  export  at  all!  This  proves  that  DTC  &  local  sales  are  important  

•  ConMnental  Europe  &  USA  are  in  top  2:  with  64%  and  54%  respecMvely  of  producers  exporMng  there  

•  Over  50%  wineries  are  exporMng  to  Asia  and  consider  it  an  important  new  market  

•  UK  market  occupies  4th  place  with  45%  producers  exporMng  here  (the  UK  is  more  compeMMve  for  the  wine  trade)  

•  22%  of  wineries  don’t  export  at  all!    

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@thewinerist  

What  percentage  of  wine  do  you  sell  at  your  cellar  door?  Developing  a  good  ‘cellar  door’  experience  is  key  to  selling  more  wine!  

•  Cellar  door  sales  are  on  the  rise    •  20%  of  wineries  sell  more  than  50%  of  the  

wine  at  the  cellar  door  thus  reducing  markeMng  costs  for  trade  shows  etc.    

•  55%  of  the  wineries  sell  up  to  20%  of  their  wine  at  the  cellar  door  

 •  Wineries  overall  report  they  want  to  increase  

the  porMon  of  cellar  door  and  DTC  wine  sales  showing  need  for  invesMng  in  post-­‐trip  online  ecommerce  soluMons  to  sell  wine  

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@thewinerist  

Do  you  ship  wine  DTC  (directly  to  consumers)  from  the  winery?  DTC  is  important!  This  is  in  line  with  89%  of  Wine  Tourists  repor*ng  to  buy  wine  when  and  aher  travelling  

•  85%  of  wineries  are  involved  in  shipping  wine  directly  to  consumers  

•  It’s  important  to  have  a  good  ‘cellar  door’  wine  tasMng  experience  –  authenMc,  with  the  winemaker  /owner  if  possible  

•  This  is  because  “people  drink  stories  NOT  wine”  so  if  they  like  you  they  will  buy  your  wine  too!  

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@thewinerist  

Do  you  have  a  wine  club?  Only  37%  of  wineries  offer  a  WINE  CLUB  op*on  

•  Wine  Clubs  offer  a  good  incen*ve  for  people  to  become  brand  ambassadors,  tell  others  about  your  wine,  come  and  visit  you  

•  It’s  a  popular  tool  in  the  New  World  wine  countries  

•  Revenues  from  wine  club  members  are  higher  in  $/€  terms  than  from  the  average  visitor  

•  Set  up  costs  are  low  but  may  need  to  invest  in  a  POS  /  ecommerce  soluMon  

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Wine  Tourism  

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@thewinerist  

How  important  is  food  and  wine  tourism  to  your  business?  •  90%  of  wineries  globally  say  Wine  &  Food  Tourism  is  important  for  their  business      •  30%  offer  accommoda*on/  a  restaurant  service  to  create  the  full  hospitality  experience  

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@thewinerist  

How  many  wine  tourists  and  visitors  do  you  receive  each  year?  95%  of  wineries  receive  wine  tourists!  

•  43%  say  that  they  receive  less  than  500  visitors  >  HUGE  opportunity  to  grow  the  business  subject  to  resources  and  facili*es  

 •  A  small  winery  should  target  to  receive  between  

500-­‐5000  tourists  a  year    •  Some  wineries  receive  over  200,000  visitors  a  

year!    •  Only  5%  of  wineries  receive  no  visitors  at  all  >  

shows  interest  from  consumers  

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@thewinerist  

What  type  of  tas*ng  experiences  do  you  offer?    Most  wineries  offer  a  combina*on  of  experience  but  should  focus  on  those  that  bring  MOST  SALES  

•  Most  popular  wine  tourist  experience  is  the  “informal  standing  &  tas*ng”  with  75%  of  wineries  offering  it  with  the  rest:  

•  Sit-­‐down  tasMngs  (67%)  •  Guided  tours  of  vineyards  

(71%)  •  Meet  the  winemakers  (66%)  •  Food  &  wine  pairings  (49%)  

 •  Another  study  found  that  seated  

tas*ngs  generate  at  least  a  21.8%  greater  average  purchase  per  visitor  

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@thewinerist  

Who  conducts  the  tas*ngs  at  your  winery?  Where  possible  the  winemaker  /  winery  owner  should  do  the  wine  tas*ng  visits  

•  Wine  tourists  like  to  hear  about  stories  and  feel  the  passion  about  the  wine  directly  from  the  winemaker  (22%)  /  wine  owner  (44%)  

•  This  leads  to  increased  wine  sales  post  results  and  turns  many  of  these  visitors  into  “brand  ambassadors”    

•  Many  wineries  report  lack  of  trained  /  permanent  staff  as  an  issue    

•  To  create  an  amazing  service,  wineries  need  to  invest  in  their  human  resources  

•  Find  people  with  the  ‘hospitality  gene’  –  with  a  smile  on  the  face,  ability  to  listen,  to  be  curious,  empha*c  and  be  ready  to  go  the  extra  mile  

•  Think  about  when  you  hire  the  face  of  the  business,  will  they  be  able  to  tell  your  winery’s  story  as  passionately?  

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@thewinerist  

How  much  do  you  charge  for  tas*ng  visits?    23%  of  wineries  charge  NOTHING  for  tas*ngs  BUT  this  is  to  be  avoided!  

•  The  sweetspot  for  a  wine  a  wine  tasMng  of  usually  min  3  wines  lasMng  min  30  minutes  is  €5-­‐€20  (37%  of  wineries)  

 •  23%  of  wineries  report  offering  FREE  wine  tasMngs    •  While  this  seems  like  a  good  idea  to  encourage  

people  to  come  it  doesn’t  actually  work  that  well    •  Tourists  (especially  Interna*onal  tourists)  expect  

to  pay  for  service!    •  TIP:  charge  for  the  tas*ngs  and  deduct  the  fee  if  

they  purchase  wine!  

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@thewinerist  

How  important  are  the  following  methods  of  booking  winery  visits?  1  =  most  important  >  Email  &  phone  unfortunately  s*ll  common  place  when  taking  reserva*ons  for  visits  

•  Unfortunately  when  it  comes  to  technology  and  online  bookings  –  wineries  are  not  so  advanced!  

•  62%  of  suppliers  don’t  have  a  booking  calendar  

•  17%  use  online  tools;  34%  use  email  and  39%  use  phone  for  bookings  

•  This  demonstrates  that  there  is  room  for  improvement!  With  simple  online  booking  calendars,  Point-­‐of-­‐Sale  tools  –  wineries  can  minimise  their  workload  by  taking  reservaMons  online  with  tool  such  as  Winerist  for  example  

<Most  important  

<Least  important  

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@thewinerist  

How  important  are  the  following  for  sales  conversion  during  a  winery  visit?  It’s  all  about  WINE  SALES!  

•  Selling  wine  is  the  number  one  priority  of  most  wineries  (68%  agree)  

•  The  tasMng  fee  is  2nd  in  place  with  14%  agreeing  it’s  most  important  for  sales  

•  Winery  merchandise  is  in  3rd  place  with  12%  agreeing  it’s  most  important  for  sales  

•  Restaurant  onsite  and  food  sales  is  least  important  mainly  because  47%  of  wineries  do  not  offer  this  service.  For  those  that  do  a  restaurant  is  2nd  most  important  source  of  sales  with  17%  thinking  so.  <Least  important  

<Most  important  

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@thewinerist  

Do  you  offer  any  addi*onal  incen*ves  at  tas*ngs?    The  MOST  effec*ve  incen*ve  at  the  cellar  door  is  to  offer  the  tas*ng  free  with  wine  boPle  purchases  

•  45%  of  wineries  offer  free  tas*ng  or  refund  the  fee  with  boPle  purchase  

 •  This  is  a  good  strategy  to  get  client’s  

details  /  email  to  retarget  later  as  many  repurchase  /  order  online    

•  Free  tasMng  with  club  membership:  17%  

•  Discount  on  winery  tours:  16%  (not  worth  discounMng  a  €5-­‐20  tasMng)  

•  Coupon  for  future  winery  visits:  11%  

•  42%  offer  NO  incen*ves  

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Ques*ons  about  Social  Media  &    Marke*ng  Ac*vi*es  

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@thewinerist  

How  important  is  Social  Media  to  your  business  as  a  marke*ng  tool?  22%  of  wineries  think  that  Social  Media  is  not  an  important  marke*ng  tool!  

•  FACT:  1  in  5  wineries  are  agnos*c  to  Social  Media.  This  is  not  suprising  but  a  concern!  

•  35%  of  customers  use  Social  media  for  reccomenda*ons  on  travel  &  wine  

 •  Social  Media  is  an  effec*ve  and  rela*vely  cheap  way  to  

promote  your  business  online  with  the  power  of  story  telling  and  images!  

•  It’s  a  powerful  tool  to  engage  in  a  conversa*on  with  your  exis*ng  fans  but  also  aPract  new  ones  and  get  their  feedback  

•  But  it  has  to  be  done  WELL!  

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@thewinerist  

What Social Media platforms do you use for business? Most  wineries  have  a  good  mix  of  Social  Media  representa*on   1.  Facebook  is  the  most  popular  channel  with  

91%  present  2.  Twimer:  52%  3.  Instagram:  40%  4.  Linkedin:  27%    5.  Youtube:  25%    6.  Google+:  24%  7.  Pinterest:  15%  8.  None  of  the  above:  7%  

Images  (good  ones!)  are  MORE  important  than  text  &  video  to  aPract  the  customer’s  aPen*on  and  easy  to  upload  on  facebook,  instagram,  twiPer.  

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@thewinerist  

How  ohen  do  you  post  on  Social  Media?  Most  wineries  do  not  have  sufficient  *me  to  engage  with  users  on  Social  Media  

•  43%  of  wineries  only  post  2-­‐3  *mes  a  week  on  social  channels  

•  14%  post  every  day  

•  23%  post  2  Mmes  a  month  

•  11%  post  once  a  month  

•  8%  do  not  post  /  use  social  media  

•  To  be  successful  on  Social  Media  it  is  recommended    to  post  almost  every  day  and  not  just  once  a  day  on  TwiPer;  every  other  day  on  facebook  &  instagram.  

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@thewinerist  

How  do  you  engage  with  customers  during  or  aher  their  visit?    1  in  5  wineries  does  not  do  any  post  visit  customer  engagement  thus  missing  opportunity  to  upsell  

•  62%  of  wineries  report  sending  newslemers  to  their  visitors  –  the  %  seems  quite  high  so  we  assume  campaign  frequency  is  low  

•  52%  ask  visitors  to  follow  them  on  social  media  sites  –  unless  clients  do  it  on  the  spot  they  may  never  do  it  

•  20%  of  wineries  do  not  engage  with  customers  post  visit  >  huge  opportunity  to  improve  and  invest  in  a  POS  solu*on!  

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@thewinerist  

Do  you  have  a  blog?  80%  of  wineries  don’t  have  a  blog!  

•  A  Blog  is  a  great  way  to  tell  your  customers  and  fans  what  is  happening  in  the  vineyard,  how  is  the  vintage  progressing,  the  harvest  and  tasMng  notes  from  new  vintages  

•  It  takes  Mme  to  write  and  upload  online  but  you  can  do  it  once  a  month/  every  3  months  

•  People  love  stories!  

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@thewinerist  

What  type  of  adver*sing  do  you  do?    100%  of  wineries  engage  in  adver*sing  ac*vi*es!  

•  ALL  wineries  do  some  paid  marke*ng  

•  Online:  69%  

•  Print:  42%    •  Trade:  33%  

•  Events:  71%  

•  Online  &  events  prove  to  be  the  most  popular  and  cost  effec*ve  channels  of  adver*sing  

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@thewinerist  

What  are  the  key  areas  you  need  help  as  a  business?    Trade,  tourism  and  selling  more  wine  online….  

•  Finding  a  distributor  /  entering  a  new  market  is  s*ll  the  biggest  pain    &  goal  for  62%  of  the  wineries  

•  52%  want  to  get  more  internaMonal  wine  tourists  to  the  winery  

•  38%  want  to  sell  more  wine  online  •  37%  want  to  develop  a  social  media  

&  online  markeMng  strategy  •  31%  branding  and  markeMng  •  24%  website  update  •  18%  POS  and  booking  soluMons  •  15%  training  staff  

•  Aher  TRADE,  tourism  and  online  marke*ng  strategies  are  key  priori*es  

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CONCLUSIONS!  

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@thewinerist  

Conclusive  Remarks  

1.   Wine  Tourism  ac*vi*es  are  an  extra  source  of  revenue  &  brand  enhancement  for  90%  of  wineries    2.   To  improve  or  start  Wine  Tourism  ac*vi*es  focus  on  providing  a  good  experience  and  “tapping  into  

one’s  dreams”  –  This  can  be  achieved  by  spending  *me  with  clients,  from  mee*ng  the  winemakers,  to  

differen*a*ng  your  tas*ng  room  with  personalised  touches  and  offering  exclusive  perks  for  people  to  come  back  /  buy  wine  

3.   Charge  for  your  tas*ngs  and  provide  incen*ves  for  clients  to  buy  wine  

4.   Use  Wine  Tourism  to  your  advantage  -­‐  increase  the  Direct  to  Consumer  Wine  Sales  &  Wine  Club  

5.   Make  it  EASY  for  clients  to  find  you  online,  to  book  &  be  ‘social’  on  Social  Media!

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