Benefits of using VWS

The BDO Virtual Winery System is a planning tool available exclusively to Australian wineries through BDO. This product is a valuable tool for those trying to understand where their business is going, or those needing to communicate this to their bank or other shareholders. The BDO Virtual Winery system is perfect for wine businesses which produce 10,000 to 100,000 cases per annum.

The BDO Virtual Winery System is suitable for wine producers who own or lease vineyards, buy grapes, have own facility, make wine under contract, sell direct, wholesale, export etc.

1. Allows you to better understand your winery business
   Gaining a better insight into the financial performance of a wine business and the prospects of future profitability.
   
   
2. Lets you plan up to 10 years ahead
   The BDO Virtual Winery System® allows you to forecast up to 10 years. Users can choose reporting on a monthly or annual basis.



3. Offers you flexibility to handle multiple products
   The BDO Virtual Winery System® is designed to facilitate up to 100 different products for different vintages.



4. Is intuitive and easy to use
   Any intermediate Excel user is capable of using the BDO Virtual Winery System®.



5. Enables you to develop or refine your costing model
   If you have an existing costing model, the BDO Virtual Winery System® will force you to re-examine the level of accuracy. The BDO Virtual Winery System® requires standard cost information for each unique product to generate a forecast on a product by product basis.
   
   For wineries with less sophisticated approaches to costing, BDO offers a bureau service – click here to learn more.



6. Supports decision making through ‘What if’ capabilities
   One of the strengths of the BDO Virtual Winery System is allowing you to prepare and compare multiple ‘what if’ scenarios for vintages.