Wineshipping investing millions in Napa fulfillment facility

SONOMA — Increasing sales of wine plus greater demand for direct shipments has fulfillment services provider Wineshipping packing for a major expansion to Napa Valley.
The 14-year-old company is spending millions of dollars on conveyors, warehouse racking and automation to go into a 150,000-square-foot warehouse space in south Napa, according to Rick Moradian, chief executive officer.
“It’s a long-term investment,” he said. “The permutations being demanded from us far exceed the ability for human touch to customize solutions.”
The new location, subleased from Constellation Brands at 80 Technology Court, will have high-tech mechanical devices with sorting logic to maintain a high level of accuracy in putting the right wines are packaged the right way, such as a greeting card inserted, gift wrapping or shipping holds because of weather temperatures or alcoholic-beverage shipping restrictions.
“The contents are expensive and our customers’ clients very discerning, so we want to make sure they are taken care of at a high level of service standards,” Mr. Moradian said.
Automation will allow the company’s current staff of 60 to 100, fluctuating depending on the time of year, to handle many more shipments of orders, samples and club releases. The investment is intended to meet Wineshipping’s projected needs for the next half-dozen years better than the current 78,000-square-foot warehouse at 21481 Eight St. E. in south Sonoma.
And moving such an operation to a new location while not disrupting orders for several hundred customer wineries, marketing agencies and wine clubs has Wineshipping planning a gradual transition over the summer.
Order fulfillment services today need to provide more than just moving boxes from the warehouse to the consumer’s or trade account’s front door, according to Mr. Moradian. Now, there are more demands on how the order is handled and the ability of the fulfillment house to scale up for customers with millions of clients.
There has been a significant shift in wine order fulfillment from the North Coast in the past few years. Large-scale Napa Valley fulfillment house New Vine closed and was acquired by IBG in mid-2009, and Napa-based IBG in September acquired WTN Services and created WineDirect. Sonoma County Vintners Cooperative and Vynapse created Pack N’ Ship Direct in Windsor and have expanded it to Napa, Oregon and the Central Coast. Windsor-based Alexander Valley Cellars created AVC Direct in 2010, and Copper Peak Logistics expanded to American Canyon the same year.
Marty and Alicia Herrick started Wineshipping (707-933-9063, www.wineshipping.com) in 1998. Charlie Baxter bought into the company in 2004 and is now managing member. The company has been a partner with WorldShipNet for a decade and is part of The Network, created by ShipCompliant and MHW.
Three reasons for Wineshipping’s growth has been existing customers are enjoying increasing sales as the economy improves, acquisition of new customers and greater interest in the company’s 4-year-old temperature-controlled delivery service option, according to Mr. Moradian.
The option for keeping wines chilled — or warmed, during winter months — while aboard trucks from Wineshipping’s fulfillment center to the destination has scaled up significantly in recent years, allowing wineries to ship throughout the year. The company contracts to have wine moved in temperature-controlled trailers to courier nodes as close to the destination as possible.
And Wineshipping has been setting up warehouse hubs in key winegrowing regions. In 2008, Wineshipping acquired Vintage Logistics and opened a hub in Santa Maria to serve the Central and South coastal regions of California. Two years later, the company opened an East Coast warehouse in Colonie, N.Y., just outside Albany, to serve customers with imported brands and allow some clients to stage inventory several days closer to key markets.
http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/54431/wineshipping-com-to-relocate-to-napa-valley/

Camping is one of the popular outdoor activities that take place in Clearwater Resort which is generally regarded as one of the best hotels in Clark Philippines. Here in this popular resort in Pampanga there is a safe and clean campsite that comes also with a private campfire ground for a complete camping experience outside of Manila. Guests and families camping at this private resort in Pampanga often enjoy outdoor facilities by the lake, the beach and picnic grounds also. Clearwater Resort is considered by schools, event organizers and social groups as one of the best campsites in the Philippines.

Companies in Manila travel out of town for a short getaway to hold their events and function outside of the city in the north. Many companies choose Clark in Pampanga because of its safety record. Clark is home to some of the best golf courses in Pampanga. Although golf continues to be one of the reasons why visitors from Manila travel to Pampanga, residents of Angeles City, Subic and Bulacan travel to Clark not just to play golf in one of the best golf courses in Pampanga but also to relax and unwind in the best resort in Philippines.

Clark offers some of the best outdoor venues for company outings in Pampanga, Angeles City and Subic. Being so accessible from Manila via the North Luzon Expressway, Clark Philippines is exceptionally convenient for all sorts of events and picnics. Each year, many company events like team building, corporate planning, outings and awarding ceremonies are held in resorts like Clearwater Beach hotel located in the central business district of Clark Pampanga.

Although Clark is not revered for fancy ballrooms and stuffy function rooms, there are many options for meeting and conference facilities. Companies travel out of town from Manila heading north to Pampanga typically look for meeting facilities within leisure and recreational areas. More and more companies mix in a good amount of activities in the program to help participants unwind and relax in between sessions.

Clearwater is a highly recommended and most frequently visited private resort in Pampanga. This Clark hotel is a famous private resort outside Manila for corporate planning because of its exclusivity. Although the function rooms for planning and meetings are simple and basic, the surrounding gardens and ambience more than make up for what it lacks in lavish interior decoration.

New camping sites and picnic grounds in Philippines are now added to Clark for family outings in outside Manila. The best campsites are located at Yats Clearwater Resort & Country Club in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Philippines. Just bring camping equipment and enjoy the fun and ambience of outdoor living camping in Clark under safe, secured and clean conditions. Outdoor activities include swimming and water sports, boating and paddling a kayak, lawn tennis, golf, shooting range and all sorts of leisure activities including colonial games like croquet and horseshoe.

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Tourists from Europe and America laud Clearwater as the best resort in Pampanga citing in particular the hotel’s faithful rendition of the laidback lifestyle that has made Clark famous among travel agencies and event organizers of Manila. Philippines Tourist Guides list Clearwater Resort and Country Club as one of the top five Pampanga resorts and the top three resorts near Manila for family travelers with children.

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Clearwater Resort and Country Club, Clark Pampanga
Creekside Road near Centennial Expo,
Clark Freeport, Pampanga Philippines 2023
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Getting to this lake and beach resort in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Philippines

After entering Clark Freeport from Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along the main highway MA Roxas, passing the stand-along wine shop called Clark Wine Center on the right, continue to bear right making no turns at all, go past Mimosa Leisure Estate on the opposite side of the road, one will hit a major intersection. Go straight and the road becomes Creekside Road. YATS Clearwater Resort and Country Club is on the right just 200m down.

Family Bonding by the famous lake of Clark Pampanga

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3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
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While in Clark, it might be a good idea to enjoy an evening of wine-and-dine in the fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar that features an award winning 2700-line wine list. It is located in Mimosa Leisure Estate of Clark Freeport Zone. For more information, visit http://www.YatsRestaurant.com

YATS Leisure Philippines is a developer and operator of clubs, resorts and high-class restaurants and wine shops in Clark Angeles Philippines http://www.YatsLeisure.com

While in Clark, one might as well add to the itinerary a visit to the famous Clark Wine Center, the largest wine shop in Philippines which offers over 2000 selections of fine vintage wine from all wine regions, vintages spanning over 50 years covering all price ranges.
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Looking for famous tourists spots, places to visit and see, relax and unwind in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines? You may want to check out these sites also:

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http://www.HotelClarkPhilippines.com

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http://www.YatsWineCellars.com

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Hot Line for what’s happening in Clark: 045 889-5151 or 0927-940-2669 ask for Loydha

0915-542-6250 (Jeramie)