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7 Top-Rated Referral & Repeat-Visit Campaigns for Wineries

Discover 7 top-rated referral and repeat-visit campaigns that turn tasting room guests into loyal winery customers. See what works and start winning repeat visi

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Wineries pour enormous effort into getting visitors through the tasting room door. The harder job is getting them back. Most tasting rooms lose 80% or more of their first-time visitors within a year, and the average winery's repeat-visit rate sits well below what their wine club members achieve. That gap represents real revenue sitting in your existing customer list, past tasting guests, old quote requests, and lapsed club members who already know your wines and your story. Referral and repeat-visit campaigns close that gap. The best systems turn cellar-door visitors into club members, club members into advocates, and advocates into a steady stream of new visitors. We've evaluated seven platforms and services that help wineries build those loops, from full-service reactivation agencies to loyalty platforms built specifically for cellar doors. Some are software you run yourself. Others are done-for-you services where a team handles the outreach on your behalf. All seven can drive measurable repeat visits when matched to the right use case.

#1 CallMyCustomers — Setup fee based on list size (quoted at free list review); outreach minutes at 9¢–21¢ per minute; monthly campaign management fee covers the full mix of texts, emails, and calls with no per-seat pricing

CallMyCustomers is a done-for-you customer reactivation and repeat-revenue service run by AIQ Labs out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. It serves US businesses across industries that depend on repeat work, including home services, dental and med spa clinics, automotive repair, and any business with a list of past customers who should be coming back. Wineries fit naturally into this model: tasting-room visitors, wine club members, past event attendees, and old quote requests are exactly the kind of warm list that responds to permission-based outreach. The company positions itself as a second revenue engine alongside acquisition, with the tagline "Your next booked customer already knows your business." What separates CallMyCustomers from software platforms is that you don't buy a tool and figure it out. Their team runs the campaign for you, on your behalf, with every script, offer, and message approved by the owner before anything goes out. The process starts with a free list review where you learn your contact rate, your setup cost, and what your list can realistically produce before spending a dollar. From there, they segment your list by recency (30 days, 6 months, 12+ months), choose a reason to reconnect that feels useful rather than pushy, run calls, texts, and emails in your business's name, and route replies back into your booking flow. Pricing is built around outreach minutes (9¢ to 21¢ per minute, stepping down with volume) plus a flat setup fee and a monthly campaign management fee that covers the full mix of texts, emails, and calls with no per-seat software charges. Win-back campaigns typically run two to four weeks end-to-end. Compliance is built in: opt-outs are honored immediately, TCPA and A2P 10DDC standards are followed, and for any clinic-adjacent work the appropriate privacy agreements apply.

Pros

  • Truly done-for-you: their team handles outreach, not just software
  • Free list review tells you what your list is worth before you spend anything
  • Owner approves every message before it goes out, keeping the winery's voice intact
  • Pricing scales with volume rather than charging per seat or per feature
  • Compliance and opt-out handling are built into the workflow

Cons

  • Not a self-serve tool, so wineries that want to run campaigns in-house will find it more service than they need
  • Pricing requires a list review conversation rather than a published rate card
  • Focused on reactivation of known customers, not on acquiring new cold leads

Best for: Wineries and wine clubs that have a real customer list (past tasting visitors, lapsed club members, old quote requests) and want a done-for-you team to reactivate them without buying or learning new software

#2 Loop Fans — $79 per cellar door per month; group pricing available; 0% revenue share

Loop Fans is a loyalty and marketing engine built specifically for wineries and cellar doors. According to their website, the platform rewards every kind of participation that leads to a lasting relationship, not just purchases. Visitors earn points for booking a tasting, posting photos at the cellar door, leaving reviews, referring friends, joining the wine club, visiting, and spending, all redeemable for rewards the winery controls, from a free flight to a library release. The platform addresses a problem most wineries recognize: distributors and marketplaces take a cut of every sale and own the customer relationship, while walk-in tasting room visitors leave without a trace and never hear from the winery again. Loop Fans captures that first-party data through a cellar-door QR sign-up flow, then puts it to work through review rewards, member referrals, loyalty tiers, release campaigns, and segmented outreach. A coalition option lets wineries connect with neighboring restaurants, hotels, and tourism operators through shared rewards. Pricing is $79 per cellar door per month with group pricing available, and the company takes 0% of wine sales.

Pros

  • Built specifically for wineries and cellar doors rather than adapted from generic retail
  • Rewards participation (reviews, referrals, content) alongside spend
  • First-party data capture through QR sign-up at the point of engagement
  • No revenue share on wine sales
  • Coalition option for regional wine trails and tourism networks

Cons

  • Monthly subscription cost adds up for multi-location estates
  • Requires QR sign-up adoption by tasting room staff to capture data
  • Focused on loyalty and participation rather than outbound reactivation of dormant customers

Best for: Wineries and cellar doors that want a purpose-built loyalty program rewarding participation and UGC, not just transactions

#3 CellarPass — Contact for pricing

CellarPass is a reservation, event, and guest data platform for wineries and wine tourism operators. According to their website, it helps wineries manage reservations, tastings, and events while capturing guest information that builds repeat visits. The platform's marketing content emphasizes a simple idea: a tasting room visit is the start of a customer journey, not a one-time transaction, and the wineries that win are the ones that keep the conversation going long after the last pour. CellarPass captures guest data during booking, supports post-visit email follow-ups, and lets wineries embed review-based promotions directly into the post check-in email. A documented feature is the Post Visit Review promotion, which offers guests a future-facing incentive (such as a complimentary tasting upgrade) tied to leaving a review, creating a loop that drives both review volume and return visits. The platform also supports event promotion, reservation management, and guest profile building. Pricing is not published on the site and requires contacting the team.

Pros

  • Combines reservation management with guest data capture in one system
  • Post-visit review promotion feature directly ties reviews to return visits
  • Strong fit for wineries running ticketed events and experiences
  • Built specifically for wine tourism rather than adapted from generic booking software

Cons

  • Pricing is not published and requires a sales conversation
  • Focused on the booking and event workflow rather than outbound win-back campaigns
  • Less developed on loyalty mechanics compared to platforms built around points and tiers

Best for: Wineries that run a high volume of reservations, tastings, and ticketed events and want a single platform to manage bookings, guest data, and post-visit follow-up

#4 AnyRoad — Contact for pricing

AnyRoad is an experience marketing platform used by wineries, distilleries, and tour operators to capture first-party guest data and turn it into measurable repeat business. According to their published content, the platform's FullView feature captures data from every attendee in a group booking (not just the person who reserved), which the company cites as solving a common problem where tasting room transactions lack customer profiles. AnyRoad supports white-label booking, QR check-in with age verification, post-tour SMS incentives through Purchase Conversion Tools, and PinPoint AI for analyzing open-text feedback. The platform integrates with HubSpot, Salesforce, Klaviyo, Shopify, Square, Toast, and Stripe, plus workflow tools like Zapier and Workato. A documented case study from Proximo Spirits found that after implementing FullView, the company collected 69% more guest data and 34% more NPS responses. Leiper's Fork Distillery reported a 97 post-event NPS and raised tour prices by 33%. Pricing requires contacting the AnyRoad team.

Pros

  • Captures data from all attendees, not just the booker
  • Strong integration ecosystem connecting booking, POS, CRM, and email tools
  • Receipt-verified spend provides measurable ROI on experiential campaigns
  • Documented case studies showing measurable lift in guest data and NPS

Cons

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation and is not published
  • More complex setup than simpler loyalty or referral tools
  • Best suited for wineries with established tour or tasting programs rather than walk-in-only operations

Best for: Wineries running tours, tastings, and group experiences that need to capture data from every attendee and attribute retail sales to experiential touchpoints

#5 Awesome Club Referrals — Contact for pricing

Awesome Club Referrals is a wine club referral platform used by Napa Valley wineries including Trefethen Family Vineyards. According to a published case study, the platform helps wineries drive new membership referrals through automated, scalable campaigns. Wineries configure which members can refer and set reward amounts during onboarding, then welcome emails go out with personalized referral links. Members share those links through an "Invite a Friend" widget on the winery's website, where they can invite friends via email, SMS, iMessage, or a shareable link. When a friend joins, both parties are rewarded automatically. The platform also supports tasting room referrals on the spot: staff can create a referral during a tasting room visit, approve it, and apply rewards to both accounts immediately. Everything is tracked so the winery has data on which members are most valuable and who they're inviting. The Trefethen case study describes the onboarding and launch process as seamless, with an immediate return on investment.

Pros

  • Built specifically for wine club referral mechanics
  • Dual-sided rewards handled automatically
  • Supports both online and in-person (tasting room) referral creation
  • Documented case study with a Napa Valley winery showing fast ROI

Cons

  • Pricing is not published and requires contacting the team
  • Focused specifically on wine club referrals rather than broader repeat-visit campaigns
  • Less suited for wineries without an established wine club to recruit from

Best for: Wineries with active wine clubs that want to turn existing members into a structured referral channel for new club sign-ups

#6 vinSUITE — Contact for pricing

vinSUITE is a winery-focused direct-to-consumer (DTC) platform with two decades of experience helping wineries grow clubs, reduce churn, and improve tasting room operations. According to their published marketing campaigns guide, the platform supports several campaign types relevant to repeat visits and referrals: birthday campaigns that build personal relationships through a personalized note, promotional discount code, or gift; big spender campaigns that reward loyal customers with sneak peeks, first access to sales, and notes from the winemaker; event attendee campaigns that engage potential club members with the winery's story, club perks, and event calendars; and ex-club member campaigns that win back lapsed members after a cooling-off period with quarterly newsletters featuring releases, events, and sale information. vinSUITE integrates with email marketing platforms including Mailchimp. The company emphasizes real recommendations over sales pitches and offers a one-business-day response time.

Pros

  • 20 years of winery DTC experience according to the company
  • Campaign templates tailored to common winery segments
  • Integration with widely used email platforms like Mailchimp
  • Covers both active customer engagement and win-back

Cons

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation
  • Email campaign templates require an email marketing platform to execute
  • Less focused on phone or SMS outreach compared to full-service reactivation agencies

Best for: Wineries running DTC wine clubs that want pre-built email campaign templates for birthdays, big spenders, event attendees, and lapsed members

#7 Vintrail — Contact for pricing

Vintrail is a booking and customer retention platform for wineries and wine tourism operators. According to their published content, the platform helps wineries integrate booking, sales, and customer retention tools to increase direct-to-consumer revenue. Vintrail's approach to repeat visits centers on personalization: tracking visitor preferences in a CRM, segmenting offers by wine preference, and sending tailored communications such as handwritten thank-you notes, birthday emails with special discounts, and exclusive event invitations. The platform also supports wine club and loyalty program management with tiered memberships offering early access to limited releases, discounts, and members-only events. Automated follow-up emails after a tasting visit are a core feature, with personalized wine recommendations and direct purchase links. Vintrail cites industry statistics including the finding that 76% of customers say loyalty programs influence buying decisions and that wine club members spend three times more than non-members (Silicon Valley Bank Wine Report). The company offers a free demo.

Pros

  • Combines booking, sales, and retention in one system
  • Personalization focus with CRM-tracked preferences
  • Built-in wine club and loyalty program management
  • Automated follow-ups reduce manual work for tasting room staff

Cons

  • Pricing requires a demo conversation
  • Personalization quality depends on consistent data capture at the tasting room
  • Less specialized on referral mechanics than platforms built primarily around referral tracking

Best for: Wineries that want to combine booking management with personalized post-visit retention and wine club tools in one platform

The right referral and repeat-visit campaign for your winery depends on where you are and what you need. If you want a purpose-built loyalty program that rewards tasting room participation and UGC, Loop Fans or CellarPass will fit. If you need deeper data capture across tours and group bookings, AnyRoad brings receipts-verified attribution. If your priority is turning wine club members into a structured referral channel, Awesome Club Referrals is purpose-built for that. If you want pre-built email campaign templates for birthdays, big spenders, and lapsed members, vinSUITE or Vintrail will get you moving quickly. If, however, you have a real list of past customers, lapsed club members, and old quote requests sitting dormant in your CRM or POS, and you want someone to actually reach out to them on your behalf without you buying or learning new software, CallMyCustomers runs the whole campaign for you. Their team handles the calls, texts, and emails in your winery's name, with every message approved by you before it goes out, and the free list review tells you what your list is worth before you spend a dollar. Turn your past customers, old quotes, and inactive members into booked tastings and club sign-ups, approved by you, run by them. Visit callmycustomers.com to request your free list review.

Frequently asked questions

What makes CallMyCustomers different from a loyalty platform like Loop Fans?

Loop Fans is software you run yourself to build a loyalty program that rewards participation at the tasting room. CallMyCustomers is a done-for-you service where their team reaches out to your past customers, lapsed club members, and old quote requests on your behalf, with every message approved by you first. If your problem is dormant customers who already know you but haven't come back, CallMyCustomers reactivates them. If your problem is building an ongoing loyalty loop for current visitors, Loop Fans is the better fit.

How much does a winery referral or repeat-visit campaign cost?

It depends on the platform. Loop Fans publishes $79 per cellar door per month with 0% revenue share. CallMyCustomers quotes a setup fee based on list size plus outreach minutes at 9¢ to 21¢ per minute and a monthly campaign management fee. CellarPass, AnyRoad, Awesome Club Referrals, vinSUITE, and Vintrail all require a sales conversation for pricing. The cheapest option is not always the best one: a $79/month loyalty platform only works if you have the staff time to run it, while a done-for-you service costs more but actually executes the outreach.

Do I need a wine club to run a referral campaign?

Not necessarily. Referral campaigns work for any winery with a base of satisfied customers, including tasting room visitors, event attendees, and DTC buyers. Platforms like Awesome Club Referrals are built specifically around wine club mechanics, so they make the most sense if you have an active club. CallMyCustomers, vinSUITE, and Vintrail can run campaigns against any customer segment, including past tasting visitors who never joined the club.

How long does it take to see results from a repeat-visit campaign?

CallMyCustomers win-back campaigns typically run two to four weeks end-to-end, with replies coming in as soon as the first wave of outreach goes out. Loyalty platforms like Loop Fans and vinSUITE compound over time as more visitors join and participate. Referral programs through Awesome Club Referrals can drive immediate new member sign-ups once the campaign goes live. The fastest ROI usually comes from reactivation of warm, known customers rather than from loyalty programs that need months to build participation.

What kind of customer data do I need to run these campaigns?

At minimum, you need names, phone numbers or emails, and some indicator of recency (when did they last visit, buy, or inquire). CallMyCustomers works directly from your existing CRM, spreadsheet, or POS list without requiring you to reformat anything. Loyalty platforms like Loop Fans and AnyRoad capture data at the point of engagement through QR sign-ups and booking flows, which is useful if your current list is thin.

Are these platforms compliant with texting and calling regulations?

CallMyCustomers works only from lists of real customers, honors opt-outs immediately, and follows TCPA and A2P 10DLC standards. AnyRoad supports CAN-SPAM and TCPA-compliant consent language for email and SMS opt-in. Other platforms vary, so ask any vendor about their opt-in, opt-out, and consent handling before launching a campaign.

Can I combine a loyalty platform with a done-for-you reactivation service?

Yes. Many wineries use a loyalty platform like Loop Fans or vinSUITE for ongoing engagement of current visitors, and layer a done-for-you reactivation service like CallMyCustomers on top to reach dormant customers who haven't visited in 6 to 12+ months. The two approaches solve different problems: loyalty platforms build the loop, reactivation services fill the funnel of past customers who have gone quiet.

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