Washington Wine Institute Selects ShipCompliant to Provide Direct Shipping Compliance

SEATTLE--The Washington Wine Institute (WWI), the advocacy arm of the Washington wine industry, today announced the launch of their Direct Shipping Compliance Affinity Program with Six88 Solutions, creators of ShipCompliant.

ShipCompliant is the web-based solution that automates direct shipping compliance and reporting. It helps wineries of all sizes reduce the risks and burdens that impede the significant marketing and financial potential of selling and shipping wine directly to consumers.

"The direct-to-consumer market is a profitable yet daunting one for wineries,” said Jean Leonard, Executive Director of the Washington Wine Institute. “We spoke with many of our colleagues in the wine industry and found ShipCompliant to be the time tested and trusted industry standard for direct shipping compliance. ShipCompliant will enable greater access to this channel for Washington wineries by making it easier to manage. The Washington Wine Institute is excited to offer this innovative program to its members."

"With a comprehensive rules engine of more than 7,000 direct shipping rules that are updated daily by our full-time research staff, ShipCompliant is the authority on direct wine shipping compliance," said Six88 President Jason Eckenroth. "ShipCompliant currently services more than 1,200 industry professionals across 24 states. Additionally, we work with more than 30 different technology partners to enable order data to come in from various systems across all order channels, including ecommerce, point-of-sale and wine club."

Washington wineries seeking more information on this partnership may visit www.shipcompliant.com/wwi.

Six88 Solutions, based in Boulder, Colorado, is the leading provider of automated compliance services in the wine industry. Six88’s ShipCompliant has processed over 2.5 million compliance transactions for more than 300 wineries shipping from over 24 states, enabling direct shipment to customers throughout the U.S. For more information, including a demo, please visit www.shipcompliant.com.

The Washington Wine Institute, a 501(C) (6) membership organization, is comprised predominantly of wine producers, with associate memberships extended to wine grape growers and wine associations. WWI advocates on regulatory and legislative issues affecting the wine industry in Washington State. It was formed in 1984 as a grassroots effort to ensure that state legislators and policymakers consider industry needs. It is governed by a Board of Directors elected by the membership at its annual meeting. For more information, visit www.washingtonwineinstitute.org.