Winery Software (2026): 8 Tools for Cellar and Tasting Room

Ask two people at the same winery what their biggest software problem is and you might get two different answers. The winemaker's worried about lots, additions and what the bulk records say. The person running the tasting room's worried about club runs, reservations and getting an order shipped.

Those are different products with different buyers, and most of the confusion in this category comes from treating them as one. Details below are each vendor's own description as of Nov 2026, so see them working before you rely on them.

Cellar or tasting room: which side hurts most?

If the pain's in direct sales. OrderPort, Commerce7 and Vinoshipper all start from the customer: point of sale, club, online store. Compliance services are part of the story on at least one of these, which is worth comparing if shipping is the part that frightens you.

If the pain's in the cellar. InnoVint, vintrace and Orion Wine Software come at it from production. The last of those positions itself for larger wineries with several brands or channels, so a small estate should ask whether that's more than it needs.

If you make more than wine. Vinsight and Ekos cover several craft drinks in one system. That's useful if you've also got a cider or a distillery on site, and if brewing's your main line, my brewery software list will suit you better. Pure wineries should ask how much of the screen is built around how they work.

If it's wine you want to enjoy, not make, my wine app list is what you're after. If you're wondering whether a general business system would do the lot, have a look at my ERP list for small businesses, then ask it to handle one blend.

The report with a fixed due date

Here's a test that cuts through a lot of cellar demos. In the US, TTB says its wine reports draw on data submitted on the Report of Wine Premises Operations (TTB Form 5120.17), and that the report's due on or before the 15th day of the month after the end of the filing period.

So the deadline keeps coming round, whatever's happening in the cellar. The useful question for a production system is whether it builds that report from your lot and bulk records, or whether someone's still copying numbers across by hand. At least one cellar system on this list says on its own page that it generates the form. Ask every vendor on the production side to show you the same thing, using a messy month with a blend and a transfer in it.

A tasting room system won't necessarily touch this report, so don't assume your sales platform has it covered. Filing periods and requirements vary, and other countries have their own regulators, so check with TTB or your own regulator on what applies to you. This isn't legal or tax advice.

My advice for a small estate

Fix the side that's costing you sleep and leave the other for now. If you're filling in reports by hand and dreading them, start in the cellar. If the wine's fine but the club run takes three days, start with direct sales. Trying to change both at once, in the same season, is how you end up with two half-finished systems at harvest.

Don't assume one vendor has to do both. It's fine for a small winery to run a cellar system and a separate sales platform, as long as you know how stock numbers get from one to the other. Ask both vendors to show you that link, or tell you plainly that there isn't one. Then book your demo for a quiet month and bring your own messy records, not theirs.

Eight winery systems compared

Tool	Side of the business	Good for
Commerce7	Direct-to-consumer platform	Point of sale, clubs, e-commerce and reservations together
Ekos	Craft beverage system	Makers running wine alongside other drinks
InnoVint	Cellar and vineyard software	Vineyard tracking, work orders and case goods
OrderPort	Tasting room and direct sales	Tasting room, club and online store on one platform
Orion Wine Software	Wholesale and production	Larger wineries with several brands or channels
Vinoshipper	Direct sales platform	Direct sales with compliance services
Vinsight	Multi-beverage cloud software	Production through to excise and traceability, with Xero
vintrace	Cloud production software	Winemaking teams wanting collaboration and compliance

Winery software, name by name

Commerce7

Best for: Direct-to-consumer wineries wanting point of sale, clubs, e-commerce, reservations, CRM and analytics on one platform; the former WineDirect brand now points here.

Ekos

Best for: Makers of several craft drinks wanting inventory, production, sales and accounting in one system; it isn't winery-only.

InnoVint

Best for: Cellar teams wanting vineyard tracking, production work orders and case goods inventory; its page says it generates the TTB 5120.17 report and works offline on mobile.

OrderPort

Best for: Tasting rooms joining point of sale, wine club, e-commerce, reservations, reporting and payments; its page ties online stores to real-time inventory.

Orion Wine Software

Best for: Larger wineries with multiple brands or distribution channels, as its page positions it; covers grape intake, trial blends, work orders and compliance.

Vinoshipper

Best for: Direct sellers wanting e-commerce, club management and POS plus compliance services; its page says the online store keeps shipments compliant wherever they go.

Vinsight

Best for: Breweries, distilleries and wineries covering production, inventory, sales, excise and traceability; its page says it integrates with Xero.

vintrace

Best for: Winemakers running production, collaboration and compliance in the cloud; its page quotes winery customers on collaboration and simpler compliance.

Between vintages: moving your records

Wine records have a long memory. A lot in barrel today links back to grapes from an earlier harvest, and you may need that history for years. That makes switching a bigger job than it looks, and it's why timing matters as much as the product.

Pick a quiet point between harvest and bottling, and ask each vendor what they'll bring across: open lots, bulk history, club members and order history are all separate questions. Ask how long you'll keep access to the old system. Keep your old reports somewhere you can find them, however good the import looks.

And before you sign anything, ask what you'd get back if you left. If the answer's a stack of PDFs, you know what you're buying into.

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Frequently asked questions

What's the difference between cellar software and winery DTC software?

Cellar software tracks production: grapes, lots, work orders and compliance reports. DTC software handles selling to customers through the tasting room, club and online store. Few small wineries get both from one vendor.

Can one system run my whole winery?

Some aim to, and it's worth asking. Check each side separately in the demo, because a product can be much stronger on one side than the other.

What is TTB Form 5120.17?

It's the Report of Wine Premises Operations, which TTB uses for its wine reports. Ask how a production system builds it from your records, and check your own filing period with TTB.

Does direct sales software handle shipping compliance?

Some say they help, and it's a key thing to ask about. Rules vary by destination, so ask exactly what the vendor does and what stays your responsibility.

Will brewery or distillery software work for wine?

It can, particularly if you make several drinks. Check that it handles lots, blends and wine reports as you'd want them, not as a renamed brewing screen.

When's the best time to change winery software?

Avoid harvest. A quiet stretch after it gives you time to bring records across and test a report before the next busy period.