Maker's Stories

Learn about House of Smith’s journey from legacy systems to a modern, integrated tech stack, enhancing data centralization, financial visibility, and operational efficiency. “We were stuck 2 decades in the past with disconnected operations and duplicated manual efforts in reporting and reconciliation,” shares Lisa Kaplan, VP of Sales Operations, “I knew we needed a complete overhaul to modernize our systems.”

Elk Cove Vineyards transformed their winery operations with InnoVint’s winemaking software. Hear directly from Associate Winemaker Heather Perkin about the tangible benefits, including simplified work order management, improved team collaboration and newfound time to focus on winemaking.

Laposa Estate, a growing winery, struggled with managing their wine production through Excel files and historical documents, leading to a time-consuming and error-prone process. As the business expanded, they turned to InnoVint, an innovative winemaking software, to improve operations and maintain the high quality of their wines.

Margerum Wine Company was relying on spreadsheets to manage their operations until they hit a certain velocity where it became almost impossible. Seeking to improve their business, they turned to InnoVint for a solution. The winery management software proved to be a valuable tool, allowing owner Doug Margerum to remotely monitor and access real-time data about the winery’s operations, all from the convenience of his mobile phone. InnoVint quickly became a game changer for the team, providing easy access to necessary data, and saving time for everyone involved.

The team at Colaneri had been searching for winery management software for a while before finding InnoVint. They were unimpressed with other platforms’ usability and intuitiveness to seamlessly support their operations. InnoVint was the key to Canadian compliance, inventory visibility, and streamlining their sparkling wine production workflows.

“We needed a platform that could harbor all of the complexity of our operation,” says Ben Stamp, Assistant Winemaker.

Lakewood Vineyards needed a system that could save them time and drive efficiency. The team eagerly tossed their notebooks and spreadsheets for a robust software finally capable of handling their complex needs as a growing custom crush operation. “InnoVint has continued to increase interoperability between cellar, vineyards, accounting, and inventory staff. We have accordingly furloughed our cryptographer (sarcasm).”

Ultra-premium wine needs equally top-notch winery production software. Mending Wall relies on InnoVint to elevate the team’s processes and provide visibility to 3rd party consultants.

Davis Estates optimizes their workflows with InnoVint on their side. Now armed with actionable insights, the small team seamlessly tracks their process from vineyard block to bottle. “We’re extremely satisfied with InnoVint and appreciate the continued growth in both sophistication and the services it offers us. Certainly makes our lives easier!” – Walter Leiva, Assistant Winemaker