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Winery marketing for the cellar door and the club

Winery marketing for cellar doors, wine clubs and online shops: more visits, more members and more bottles sold direct, to adults only.

Partnership plans from $4,500 + GST a month

Winery marketing

Winery marketing that sells more wine direct

Rock Solid Marketing provides winery marketing for cellar doors and wine brands across regional Australia, focused on selling more wine direct. Visitors love the tasting and leave with a bottle or two, but nobody asks them to join the club, and the online shop hasn’t had a new release added since last vintage.

We plan cellar door visits around tastings and events, grow the wine club through email, and keep the website shop current, with every post and ad aimed at adults under the ABAC code. Our website and SEO work for Capogreco Winery Estate, including its cellar door site and shop, shows the approach.

Partnership plans start from $4,500 + GST a month. If a wine club email program will do the job, we’ll tell you before we quote.

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Cellar door to wine clubMore visits, more members, more direct sales

9+

Years serving Sunraysia and the Mallee

10+

Years’ minimum experience for every specialist

10

Marketing specialists on your team

6

Core digital channels, one joined-up strategy

Common problems

What gets in the way, and how we fix it

  1. Cellar door visitors buy a bottle and we never hear from them again.

    What we do

    A simple sign-up at the tasting bench and a welcome email series turn visitors into wine club members and online customers.

  2. Our online shop is behind the current vintage.

    What we do

    We keep the website shop and release pages current, with tasting notes, prices and shipping details for each wine.

  3. Events at the cellar door are only filled by regulars.

    What we do

    Event campaigns on social media, email and Google, aimed at adult visitors planning a weekend in the region.

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How we help

Marketing strategies for wineries, from tasting to club

A winery sells in three places, the cellar door, the club and online, so each one gets its own plan.

Cellar door found on the map

Opening hours, tastings, food and events kept current on Google, so visitors touring the region find you and drop in.

Email marketing for wineries

Welcome emails, release alerts, club offers and event invitations to your list, sent with consent under the Spam Act 2003.

An online shop that sells

Release pages, tasting notes, mixed packs and shipping information kept current in your website shop.

Events and seasons

Vintage, release weekends, long lunches and holiday trading promoted ahead to adult visitors planning a trip.

Stories from the vineyard

Vintage updates, the family and the winemaker, shown in posts and short videos that give people a reason to visit.

Responsible by default

All alcohol marketing aimed at adults, with no appeal to minors and no link between drinking and success, as the ABAC code requires.

Who it’s for

Is it the right fit?

Who it’s for

  • Cellar doors and boutique wineries
  • Wine brands selling online and through clubs
  • Wineries hosting events and functions
  • Producers in tourism regions relying on visitors

Not a fit

  • Anyone wanting ads aimed at under-18s or promoting heavy drinking
  • Large wine groups with in-house brand teams

Winery digital marketing

Digital marketing for wineries, step by step

We start with where your sales come from: the cellar door, the club, the online shop and trade. Then we plan winery marketing strategies for each, with releases and events on one calendar.

Each month your account manager reviews visits, club sign-ups and online sales with you and plans the next release. Our PR team can also pitch new releases, awards and events to wine writers and regional media.

  • Sales by channel reviewed first
  • Release and events calendar
  • Wine club growth through email
  • Online shop kept current
  • Monthly review and planning

More of your wine sold at your price.

Facebook page Insights overview showing reach, page views, likes and post engagement for one week

Work in this industry

Wine and food work

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Rock Solid Marketing have been an absolute pleasure to work with from the moment of our first meeting. We were fully supported through our whole experience, with Janine wanting to be immersed in our market to fully understand the campaign required. The attention to detail and care has made our whole experience a breeze. We are very much looking forward to working again soon with Ami and Janine

Kylie DewCEO – Sunraysia Farmers MarketsRead the Sunraysia Farmers Market case study

Your specialists

The people behind your winery marketing

Meet the whole team
Ami HeathAmi HeathMarketing LeadWollongong NSW
Rachel EhratRachel EhratCreator Of All Things Amazing!Tasmania
Lindsay BuckleyLindsay BuckleyDigital MastermindSydney NSW

How it works

How a partnership runs

Every partnership starts with a strategy, then runs month by month with one plan and one point of contact.

  1. Free discovery call

    A free 30-minute call about your business, your goals and whether a partnership is the right fit.

  2. Strategy and roadmap

    We get to know your goals, customers, challenges and opportunities, then give you a practical marketing roadmap.

  3. Monthly delivery

    Your account manager runs the plan each month across the channels it needs, from social media and SEO to email and press releases.

  4. Meet and report

    A monthly meeting by phone or visit, with a HubSpot dashboard that shows what the work is achieving.

In every plan

What our marketing agency for winery clients includes

Wine clubOnline shopEventsNo lock-in contracts
  • Release and events calendar
  • Email marketing to club members and customers
  • Social media content and scheduling
  • Paid social to adult audiences
  • Google Business Profile updates
  • Website shop and release page updates
  • Label and point-of-sale design
  • Monthly report and meeting
  • Dedicated account manager

Ad spend, printing and photography are paid on top of the plan fee. Online stores start from $6,000 + GST.

Plans

Winery marketing plans

Every plan includes strategy, email, social media, design, PR and a dedicated account manager.

Starter

$4,500+ GST a month

28 hours a month

For small to medium size business with a need to start with marketing planning and to develop key objectives.

Designed to drive website traffic and understand key learnings for inbound marketing.

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Standard

$5,500+ GST a month

35 hours a month

Designed for businesses with aggressive growth goals and product and services campaigns with high level content production.

Ideal for medium size businesses looking to increase their marketing ROI.

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Advanced

$7,500+ GST a month

45 hours a month

Tailored to businesses pursuing significant growth objectives, with a custom plan focused on the most profitable opportunities.

Includes a one-off 15-second online video or ebook of your goods and services.

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Bespoke

POA

Built around you

A choice of customised plans, including a digital subscription for optimisation, automated lead nurturing and other clever marketing “force multipliers”.

Talk to us about your goals.

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Key facts

Marketing for Wineries at a glance

Starting price
Partnership plans from $4,500 + GST a month
Winery work
Capogreco Winery Estate (website and SEO)
Online stores
From $6,000 + GST
Alcohol rules
ABAC code, 18+ audiences only
Contract
No lock-in contracts
First step
Free 30-minute discovery call

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FAQ

Questions about winery marketing

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Our winery marketing runs through partnership plans from $4,500 + GST a month for 28 hours, with Standard at $5,500 + GST and Advanced at $7,500 + GST a month. Online stores start from $6,000 + GST, and ad spend is paid to the platforms on top.

Turn cellar door visitors into club members, keep the online shop current with each release, promote events to adult visitors planning a trip, and tell the vineyard’s story through posts and email. Marketing a winery well means selling more direct, where your margins are best.

Yes, often more than any other channel. Email reaches people who already like your wine, at no cost per click: release alerts, club offers and event invitations. Collect sign-ups at the tasting bench with clear consent, and include an unsubscribe link in every email, as the Spam Act 2003 requires.

Wine marketing should follow the ABAC Responsible Alcohol Marketing Code: aimed at adults only, nothing that appeals to minors and no link between drinking and success or social standing. Platforms such as Meta also limit alcohol ads to adult audiences.

Yes. We built the website for Capogreco Winery Estate, including its cellar door site and online shop, and laid its SEO foundation. We know the Sunraysia wine region and the visitors who tour it.

No, our partnership plans have no lock-in contracts. Your website, shop, email list and social accounts belong to your winery.

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Let’s start by scheduling a free discovery call so we can get to know each other and see if we’re a good fit for your marketing needs.