Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc. produces and sells wine in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Direct Sales and Distributor Sales. The company primarily offers Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Gruner Veltliner, Rose, Brut, Brut Rose, and Riesling branded wines under the Willamette Valley Vineyards label; Semi-Sparkling Muscat branded wine under the Tualatin …
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Competitive advantage assessment
Key strengths
Margins Stable Across CyclesOperating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.70), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.
Where WVVI ranks in Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries
Willamette Valley Vineyards, In ranks #5 of 14
scored companies in Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries by moat score — the top 36%.
The widest moat in the group is Brown Forman Inc (BF-A)
at 92/100.
Moat scores for companies ranked near WVVI in Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries
Pricing power is the ability to raise prices without losing volume.
Cost Advantage
Score 55
· 15% of the moat score
A cost advantage means delivering the same product for structurally less — better purchasing, denser distribution, a more automated process.
Customer Stickiness
Score 70
· 15% of the moat score
Stickiness is what makes revenue repeat without being re-won every year.
Capital Efficiency
Score 68
· 18% of the moat score
Capital efficiency asks what the company earns on the money tied up in the business.
Resilience
Score 54
· 17% of the moat score
Resilience is the capacity to get through a bad year on its own terms — enough liquidity, enough interest cover, and enough cash generation to avoid a rescue financing or a forced sale.
Scale & Market Position
Score 70
· 15% of the moat score
Scale matters only when it converts into economics.
What is Willamette Valley Vineyards, In's moat score?
Willamette Valley Vineyards, In (WVVI) scores 64 out of 100 on the StatsAlpha Moat Map, which rates its competitive advantage as moderate. It ranks #5 of 14 scored companies in Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries, the top 36%. The score is a weighted composite of 6 competitive defenses, each measured against industry peers of 13 companies in Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries. Its strongest defense is Customer Stickiness (70/100) and its weakest is Resilience (54/100).
How does Willamette Valley Vineyards, In compare with other Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries companies?
Willamette Valley Vineyards, In ranks #5 of 14 scored companies in Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries by moat score. The widest moat in Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries is Brown Forman Inc (BF-A) at 92/100. The companies ranked closest are Diageo plc (DEO) at 67 just above it and SNDL Inc. (SNDL) at 49 just below it.
How is the moat score calculated?
Each company is scored with an industry-specific template — Corporate Default in this case, chosen because the defenses that matter to a bank are not the ones that matter to a software company. Every defense combines several financial signals, and each signal is measured as a percentile against a peer group of 13 companies in Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries. The defenses are then weighted to produce the overall score out of 100.
Why is Willamette Valley Vineyards, In scored with the Corporate Default template?
Most public companies sell a product or a service at a margin, so the moat question is whether that margin survives contact with competitors. The Corporate template scores the six defenses that show up in a general operating company's financial signature: whether it can hold price, produce more cheaply than rivals, keep its customers, earn a return above its cost of capital, withstand a downturn, and turn size into economics.
Which competitive defenses are measured for Willamette Valley Vineyards, In?
The Corporate Default template measures 6 defenses, and WVVI scores: Pricing Power (58), Cost Advantage (55), Customer Stickiness (70), Capital Efficiency (68), Resilience (54), Scale & Market Position (70). Each is scored independently as a percentile against peers, so a company can be strong on one and weak on another — the overall score reflects how those defenses are weighted for this industry.
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