Wine Direct Shipping Compliance News.

October 2008:

• Direct Shipping Online Seminar Draws Huge, Diverse Crowd
  

September 2008:

• ShipCompliant Offers Retail Solution
  

July 2008:

• American Winery Integration
• New Free Temperature Tool
• ShipCompliant's Free Temperature Forecasting Tool
• Conference Clarifies Direct Shipping Issues and Processes
• 10 Blogs Every Winery Owner Should Read
• An Independence Day look at progress in direct shipping since Granholm v Heald
• 2008 User Conference Nearly Sold Out

April 2008:

• Coalition for free trade promotion
  

January 2008:

• Washington Wine Institute Selects ShipCompliant to Provide Direct Shipping Compliance

Annual Wine Direct Shipping Compliance Event Triples in Size, Nearing Venue Capacity

July 1, 2008, Napa, CA – Shipping regulations are changing quickly and wineries are looking for up to date information and help in managing compliance. This demand is apparent in the continued growth of the 3rd Annual Direct Shipping Seminar and Users Conference put on by ShipCompliant at the Napa Marriott on July 11th. Industry standard legislative updates from Steve Gross, Director State Relations at Wine Institute as well as an ever-changing panel of experts on diverse compliance topics keep the numbers climbing from 100 attendees two years ago to more than 300 attendees this year.

New Speaker Added: Matthew Botting, Special Counsel for CA Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

Panelists on the agenda include keynote speaker Tracy Genesen of Kirkland & Ellis, LLP and Legal Director for the Coalition for Free Trade and Counsel to Family Winemakers of California, Steve Gross, Director State Relations at Wine Institute, and Jeremy Benson of Benson Marketing. A recent addition to the panelists, Matthew Botting of the CA Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, will provide insight on direct shipping laws from the ABC perspective.

Event Nearly Sold Out - 300 Attendees Expected

Attendance has grown steadily each year and is expected to continue the trend by reaching 300 attendees within the week. From ShipCompliant customers ready to see brand new features, to winery and retailer staff looking for up to date rule information and technology solutions, all attendees are looking to take advantage of the valuable direct channel while saving time and money on compliance. Online registration is available at www.shipcompliant.com/events. Wait list registrations will be accepted.

Industry Support and Participation

In addition to the continued participation of FedEx and Wine Business Monthly, new industry partners Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Holme Roberts & Owen LLP are providing additional support in pulling off this robust event. Industry participation will be hands-on, with 13 technology providers, who enable direct to consumer sales via ecommerce, POS, and wine club solutions, showcasing their ShipCompliant integrations in the afternoon. ShipCompliant partners in the arenas of 3rd party shipping, compliance consultants and legal advisors will also be in attendance to help wineries design a customized and comprehensive compliance program. Participating technology companies include: Cultivate Systems, Elypsis, EVT Solutions, eWinery Solutions, New West Technologies, MicroWorks, Missing Link Networks, Nexternal Solutions, Orion Wine Software, Submerce, Technology Consulting Alliance, VinNow, and WineWare.

Media Contact:
Elizabeth Hause, ShipCompliant (303) 996-2344