Services
Winery Consulting Services
Hands-on winery leadership for every stage of your winery
Whether you're preparing for harvest, improving operations, developing a vineyard, planning future growth, or building a new brand, Waller Wine Consulting provides hands-on leadership backed by more than 24 years of experience.
Services can be tailored to a specific project or provide broader operational support across production, planning, cost management, and winery development. The focus is always practical: identify the challenge, develop a workable solution, and help put it into practice.
Choose the area where you need support.
Winery Operations
Improve winery performance through practical, hands-on operational leadership. From cellar workflows and production planning to staffing, SOPs, inventory management, safety, quality control, and vendor coordination, I help wineries build more efficient and reliable operations.
Solutions are tailored to the winery's production needs, team, resources, and business objectives, with a focus on improving efficiency without compromising wine quality.
Vineyard-to-Bottle
Guide wine production from vineyard development through harvest, fermentation, aging, blending, and bottling. Every decision is aligned with long-term wine quality, production goals, and business objectives.
Cost Reduction
Reduce operational costs without compromising wine quality or production standards. I evaluate where resources are being spent across winery operations and identify practical opportunities to improve efficiency, eliminate unnecessary expenses, and make better use of existing equipment, labor, inventory, and vendor relationships.
This can include production planning and scheduling, inventory management, workflow optimization, purchasing and vendor strategies, equipment utilization, bottling and packaging decisions, cellar processes, utilities, maintenance, and supply management. The focus is not simply on cutting costs, but on identifying where better planning, systems, and operational decisions can create measurable savings while protecting wine quality and supporting long-term production goals.
Winery Transition Advisory
Protect winery value and maintain operational continuity during ownership changes, acquisitions, financial restructuring, leadership transitions, and periods of uncertainty. I provide independent, hands-on operational advisory for winery owners, buyers, investors, and lenders when experienced oversight is needed to keep the business and production moving forward.
Support can include evaluating winery operations, maintaining production schedules, protecting wine and inventory, coordinating vineyard and cellar activities, managing vendors and critical timelines, identifying operational risks, and helping establish priorities during a transition. The objective is to preserve continuity, reduce disruption, protect physical and wine assets, and position the winery for a stable transition and long-term value.
Strategic Planning
Turn production goals into practical, financially grounded plans for growth. I help wineries develop production forecasts, operating budgets, capital plans, inventory requirements, and business strategies based on the realities of wine production.
Whether planning a new winery, expanding production, developing a vineyard, evaluating equipment or facility investments, or preparing for future growth, the focus is on connecting production requirements with financial resources and long-term business objectives. Strategic planning provides a clearer understanding of what growth will require, when investments need to be made, and how operational decisions today affect the winery in the years ahead.
Brand Development
Build stronger, more distinctive winery brands by connecting the wine, story, customer experience, and market strategy. From product positioning and portfolio development to packaging guidance, brand storytelling, events, and consumer engagement, I help wineries create a clear and consistent identity that reflects what makes them unique.
Brand strategy is grounded in the realities of the wine itself—production, sourcing, quality, pricing, and target market—so that what is communicated to consumers is authentic, differentiated, and commercially sustainable. The goal is to strengthen brand recognition, support sales, and build long-term value rather than simply create another label in the market.
Additional Areas of Expertise
Winemaking & Production
Wine style development
Blending
Sparkling Wine
Barrel Programs
Bulk Wine
Laboratory Coordination
Bottling Preparation
Cellar & Operations
SOP Development
Cellar Workflow
Staff Training
Safety Programs
Production Scheduling
Inventory Management
Quality Control
Vineyard & Harvest
Vineyard Development
Harvest Planning
Maturity Assessment
Grape Sales & Sourcing
Fruit Quality Evaluation
Production Estimates
Picking Decisions
Planning & Procurement
Production Forecasting
Bottling Coordination
Packaging Materials
Vendor Management
Custom Crush Coordination
Equipment Planning
Supply & Inventory Planning
Not sure where to start?
Every winery is different.
Let's talk about your goals and determine where I can provide the greatest value.