For resource guides specific to other industries, see
Industry Information Resources which covers over 400 individual industries.

Industry Overview, Issues, Trends, and Outlook


Wineries
http://www.firstresearch.com
Profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations, recent news and
developments, industry trends, risks, and opportunities, and include a five-year industry
forecast. Profiles are updated quarterly and include:


Wine Institute
Industry Background & Statistics
http://www.wineinstitute.org/industry/statistics/
Includes sections dealing with sales, production, and consumption of wine, exports, harvest
and winegrowing, and industry issues. Available free online.
Wine Business Monthly
Wine Business Information Resources
http://winebusiness.com/IndustryLinks/
Comprehensive listing of information resources for the wine industry includes sections
dealing with sales, production, and consumption of wine, exports, harvest and winegrowing,
and industry issues. Available free online.
Adams Beverage Group
Wine Handbook
http://beveragehandbooks.com/comersus/store/comersus_dynamicIndex.asp
Comprehensive source for detailed information on wine sales and consumption trends. Includes
data on sales of leading domestic and imported brands, advertising expenditures by company
and brand and supplier performance as well as information on pricing, distribution, major
metro markets and CDIs. Category analysis for table wine, sparkling wine, coolers, vermouth
and others.
Adams Beverage Group
Wine Spirits Industry Marketing Handbook
http://beveragehandbooks.com/comersus/store/comersus_dynamicIndex.asp
Includes listings and brand information on leading distillers, vintners, importers and
marketers. Virtually all of the leading brands and major executives are included as is
an extensive brand index showing product type, country or origin and supplier.

Industry Market Research Statistics
http://www.bizminer
Industry statistics include market volume, number of firms, annual sales and sales trends, sales per employee,
staffing and employment trends, business startup activity and failure rates, and other business information and
statistics on a national, state, and metro area level.
Industry Research Studies and Reports
For more research and analysis available from Moody's,
Standard & Poor's, Dun & Bradstreet, and other sources which cover a wide variety of industries, see
Industry Overview, Issues, Trends, and Outlook.
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Industry Financial Information and Financial Ratios


Industry Financial Analysis
http://www.bizminer.com
Five-year comparative financial analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios.
Income statement includes expense detail in dollars and as a percentage of sales. Available in all firms,
small business, sole proprietor, and business start up versions.
Industry Financial Analysis Reports
For more analysis and ratios available from Fintel Metrics,
RMA Annual Statement Studies, and other sources covering a wide range of industries, see
Industry Financial Information and Financial Ratios.
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Compensation and Salary Surveys

Wine
Business Monthly
Salary Survey
http://winebusiness.com Search for "salary
survey"
Average, median, and salary range for management, administrative, sales, marketing,
vineyard, and winery production personnel categorized by case production level. Available
free online.
Wine Business Monthly
Employee Benefit Survey
http://winebusiness.com Search for "employee
benefits survey"
Survey provides data on types of benefits offered to winery employees and benefit costs
in comparison to salaries and other operating costs. Available free online.
Compensation and Salary Survey Data
For compensation and salary survey data available from
Economic Research Institute, Salary.com, and other sources covering a wide variety of industries, see
Compensation and Salary Surveys.
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Business Valuation Resources

M&A Transaction Data and Valuation Multiples
For M&A transaction data and valuation multiples available
from BIZCOMPS®, Pratt's Stats®, Done Deals, and other sources for a wide range of industries, see
Business Valuation Multiples and Merger
& Acquisition Transaction Data.
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