The Solera Library

The Winery Operations & Compliance Library

Practical, evidence-backed guides covering vineyard operations, winemaking, compliance, inventory, bottling, DTC, software, and the business of running a winery.

Winery Startup & Custom Crush

3 guides

Starting a winery, launching a wine brand, custom crush, alternating proprietorship, permits, facility decisions, startup costs, and recordkeeping.

Winery Software & Migration

2 guides

Winery management software, production systems, inventory software, software selection, requirements, migrations, spreadsheets, and data continuity.

Inventory, COGS & Cost Accounting

2 guides

Wine inventory, lot costing, production costs, COGS, dry goods, finished goods, overhead, reconciliation, and winery cost accounting.

Harvest, Cellar & Lab

5 guides

Harvest planning, grape receiving, fermentation, lab work, additions, sanitation, cellar operations, work orders, tanks, barrels, and production records.

DTC, Wine Club & Shipping

1 guide

Winery ecommerce, DTC sales, wine clubs, customer records, fulfillment, shipping, permits, age verification, and state by state requirements.

Compliance & Reporting

55 guides

International winery compliance, TTB requirements, federal reporting, licensing, labeling, excise tax, production records, and government filings.

United States and TTB

Guide TTB Form 5120.17 Instructions: A Line by Line Guide How to fill out TTB Form 5120.17, line by line: Section A bulk wine, Section B bottled wine, filing frequency, and the entries that trigger audits. Guide The CBMA Wine Tax Credit, Explained How CBMA cuts federal wine excise tax from $1.07 to $0.07 a gallon, the volume tiers, and the controlled group rules that limit it. Guide Winery Federal Excise Tax: TTB Form 5000.24, Wine Tax Rates, CBMA Credits & Filing Deadlines Last verified Learn What Records a Bonded Winery Has to Keep Which records a bonded winery must keep under 27 CFR part 24, how long to retain them, what auditors ask for first, and what counts as an acceptable record. Guide California Winery Compliance Reporting in 2026: TTB, CDTFA, ABC, CRV and API Integration Verified 2026 California winery compliance guide for TTB 5120.17, federal excise tax, ABC, CDTFA wine tax, CRV, pesticide reports, and filing APIs. Guide Arizona Winery Compliance and Reporting Guide (2026) Guide Michigan Winery Compliance & Reporting Guide (2026) Michigan winery compliance for 2026: MLCC licensing, LCC-3890/LCC-3860 quarterly reports, wine tax, SIPS+, DTC shipping, TTB, FDA and sales tax. Guide New York Winery Compliance & Reporting Guide New York winery compliance guide covering SLA licensing, MT-456 alcohol tax reporting, TTB filings, labels, price posting, DTC shipping, and records. Guide Oregon Winery Compliance and Reporting Guide 2026 Oregon winery compliance for 2026: OLCC licensing, OPTO privilege tax, Oregon Wine Board reporting, TTB reports, labels and DTC shipping. Last verified Guide Pennsylvania Winery Compliance & Reporting Guide: 2026 Guide Texas Winery Compliance & Reporting Guide: TABC, Taxes, Records & Shipping (2026) Guide Virginia Winery Compliance and Reporting Guide (2026) Virginia winery compliance for 2026: ABC licenses, monthly wine tax reports, DTC shipping, sales tax, TTB filings and records. Guide Washington Winery Compliance & Reporting Guide (2026) Washington winery compliance guide for 2026: LCB licensing, LIQ-774/777 reporting, wine taxes, DOR filings, TTB reports, records, labels and DTC rules.

International compliance and reporting

Guide Albania Winery Compliance and Reporting Requirements: 2026 Guide Verified 2026 guide to Albania winery compliance: vineyard register, production and stock declarations, fiscalization, VAT, excise, exports, and deadlines. Last verified Guide Algeria Winery Compliance & Reporting Guide 2026 2026 Algeria winery compliance guide: permits, wine duty, G50 reporting, Arabic labels, HACCP, retail licensing, and alcohol sales restrictions. Guide Andorra Winery Compliance & Reporting Guide (2026) Andorra winery compliance guide for 2026: REA and sanitary registration, RSPA renewal, IGI and company tax filings, wine excise, labels, and records. Guide Argentina Winery Reporting & Compliance Guide (2026) Verified 2026 guide to Argentina winery reporting: INV registration, domestic dispatches, harvest declarations, exports, alcohol reporting, and ARCA filings. Last verified Guide Australian Winery Compliance & Reporting Guide 2026 Australia winery compliance guide for 2026: wine levies, WET, LIP records, WALAS exports, deadlines, portals and the A$400,000 rebate cap. Last verified Guide Austria Winery Reporting Guide 2026 Verified 2026 guide to Austrian winery reporting: Wein-Online harvest and inventory reports, cellar records, Prufnummer, FinanzOnline VAT, ZM and API status. Last verified Guide Belgium Winery Compliance Reporting Guide: 2026 Belgian winery compliance guide for AC4, EMCS, VAT, Intrastat, harvest declarations, FASFC, packaging EPR, Peppol and annual company filings. Last verified Guide Bosnia and Herzegovina Winery Compliance & Reporting Guide (2026) Current 2026 guide to Bosnia and Herzegovina winery registration, wine declarations, excise, VAT, labeling, cellar records, HACCP and market-release rules. Last verified Guide Brazil Winery Compliance and Reporting Guide: 2026 Brazil winery compliance guide for MAPA registration, SIVIBE and SISDEVIN declarations, annual reporting, GLTs, traceability, labels, deadlines and 2026 rules. Last verified Guide Canadian Winery Compliance Reporting: CRA B265, Ontario and BC Verified 2026 guide to CRA B265 wine excise reporting, Ontario LCBO and VQA reporting, and British Columbia LDB DSWR winery sales reporting. Last verified Guide Chile winery compliance reporting: the 2026 guide to SAG, SII, LRE, REP and water filings Verified 2026 Chile winery compliance guide covering SAG wine declarations, SII F29 and alcohol tax, LRE payroll, Ley REP packaging, DGA water reporting and filing portals. Last verified Guide China Winery Compliance and Reporting Guide (2026) Verified 2026 guide to China winery tax filings, food-safety records, annual reports, CIFER registration, wine imports, labels, and official portals. Last verified Guide Croatia Winery Compliance & Reporting Guide 2026 Current 2026 Croatia winery compliance guide covering AGRONET wine declarations, excise reporting, HAPIH market release, VAT, fiscalization and packaging. Last verified Guide Czech Republic Winery Compliance Reporting Guide (2026) How Czech wineries file harvest, production and stock declarations, use the Vineyard Register, report cellar events to SZPI, and prepare compliant records in 2026. Last verified Guide Finland Winery Compliance Reporting Guide: Allu, Excise Duty, VAT and Packaging How Finnish wineries file Allu delivery and packaging reports, alcohol excise duty, VAT, Palpa container data and packaging responsibility in 2026. Last verified Guide France Winery Compliance Reporting Guide: VENDANGES, STOCK, CIEL and OENO (2026) France winery compliance guide for 2026: VENDANGES, STOCK, PARCEL, OENO, CIEL DRM and DAI deadlines, DTI+ filing options and official sources. Last verified Guide French wine declarations: the complete guide to customs obligations for wineries VENDANGES, STOCK, DRM, OENO and GAMMA2 explained in English: deadlines, which portal to use, and the mistakes that get filings rejected. Guide en francais Déclarations viticoles en France : le guide complet des obligations douanières VENDANGES, STOCK, DRM, OENO, GAMMA2 : dates limites, circuits de dépôt et pièges à éviter pour les déclarations d Guide Georgia Winery Compliance and Reporting Guide: 2026 Requirements Georgia winery compliance for 2026: National Wine Agency records, deadlines, certification, labels, vineyard permits, exports and VAT. Guide Germany Winery Compliance Reporting Guide: 2026 Deadlines & Digital Filing How German wineries handle Herbstbuch records, harvest, production and stock declarations, WIP filing, AP numbers, EMCS and Intrastat in 2026. Guide Greece Winery Compliance Reporting Guide: Wine Declarations, myDATA, VAT & Intrastat (2026) How Greek wineries file wine stock, production and processing declarations, myDATA, VAT and VIES, Intrastat, excise and EMCS in 2026. Last verified Guide Hungary Winery Compliance and Reporting Guide 2026 Guide Israel Winery Compliance & Reporting Guide (2026) Verified 2026 Israel winery compliance guide covering food-production licensing, self-monitoring, wine labels, bottle-deposit reports, VAT and recalls. Guide Italy Winery Compliance and SIAN Reporting: 2026/27 Guide Last verified Guide Japan Winery Compliance Reporting Guide: Liquor Tax, e-Tax and Wine Label Rules Last verified Guide Luxembourg Winery Compliance and Reporting Guide (2026) Last verified Guide Mexico Winery Compliance & Reporting Guide: 2026 Federal Requirements Verified 2026 Mexico winery compliance guide covering SAT IEPS, DIOT, Multi-IEPS, PCBA, marbetes, CFDI, COFEPRIS, SIEM, COA and RNIE rules. Guide Moldova Winery Compliance & Reporting Guide (2026) Verified 2026 Moldova winery compliance: Vine and Wine Register, ONVV declarations, ANSA reporting, records, labeling and deadlines. Guide New Zealand Winery Compliance & Reporting Guide 2026 Last verified Guide North Macedonia Winery Compliance & Reporting Guide (2026) Guide Norway Winery Tax and Compliance Guide 2026 Guide Poland Winery Compliance and Reporting Guide for 2026 Last verified Guide Portugal Winery Compliance & Reporting Guide: IVV, SIVV, AT & Intrastat (2026) 2026 guide to Portuguese winery reporting: IVV declarations DCP, DE and DMA, SIVV, AT invoicing and VAT, excise movement documents, IES and Intrastat. Last verified Guide Romania Winery Compliance & Reporting Guide (2026) Romania winery compliance guide for 2026: harvest, production and stock declarations, quarterly stock reports, DAJ filing, ONVPV, excise and EMCS. Guide Slovenia Winery Compliance and Reporting Guide: 2026 Requirements 2026 Slovenia winery compliance guide: registration, November 20 production reports, September 10 stock declarations, cellar records and excise. Guide South Africa Winery Compliance Guide 2026: SAWIS, SARS Excise and Wine of Origin Guide Spain Winery Compliance Reporting: INFOVI, SILICIE and 2026 Deadlines Spain winery compliance guide for INFOVI, harvest declarations, SILICIE, Modelo 553, SII and regional DOP/IGP reporting, verified for 2026. Last verified Guide Sweden Winery Compliance & Reporting Guide (2026) Verified 2026 Sweden winery compliance guide covering alcohol tax, Folkhälsomyndigheten reporting, wine labels, farm sales, EMCS and key deadlines. Guide Switzerland Winery Compliance Reporting Guide: Harvest, SWK, VAT & Customs (2026) 2026 Swiss winery compliance guide covering harvest control, SWK January 31 reporting, VAT, wine imports, Passar exports, cellar records, and spirits. Last verified Guide Turkey Winery Compliance and Reporting Guide: 2026 How Turkish wineries handle TADAB monthly sales reports, ÖTV 3A, KDV, campaign reports, product approvals, bandrol records, and 2026 collateral. Last verified Guide UK Winery Compliance Reporting Guide: HMRC, Wine Standards & VAT How UK wineries handle HMRC Alcohol Duty, APPA, WSB21 production declarations, W1 warehouse returns, vineyard registration and VAT in 2026. Last verified Guide Uruguay Winery Compliance and INAVI Reporting Guide (2026) Last verified

Vineyard Operations

2 guides

Vineyard blocks, phenology, irrigation, scouting, spray records, labor, crop estimation, grape sampling, harvest scheduling, and vineyard to winery traceability.

Bottling, QC & Traceability

1 guide

Pre-bottling preparation, bottling operations, QC, dissolved oxygen, closures, packaging, lot codes, case goods, recalls, and finished goods traceability.

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