What to Expect from the DTC Wine Channel in 2023

Dear Client:   The pandemic led to a huge boost in the direct-to-consumer wine shipping channel. In 2022, the channel experienced market normalization, with volumes down 10.3% and value down 1.6%, according to Sovos ShipCompliant's annual DTC report [see WSD 01-24-2023]. And that normalization will likely continue in 2023.  "I'm not underplaying the significance of the [volume] decline, but I think it is more reflective of a return to a growth pattern that we may have seen without a global