The most valuable professional relationship you'll build this year.
A curated cohort of working winemakers. Structured biweekly sessions. Real protocols reviewed by real peers. Expert access when the decisions are hardest. Built for the professional side of the industry — the conversations that start on LinkedIn and need a smaller room.
Who it's for
The community is for everyone. Mastermind is for the serious ones.
Open community
Broad visibility and day-to-day discussion.
The community is where the industry shows up broadly: profiles, forums, directory discovery, and ongoing conversation. It is the right surface for reach, discovery, and practical discussion.
Winemaker Mastermind
A smaller room for serious operators.
This is the professional, LinkedIn-facing layer. The place for working winemakers who want peer validation, structured sessions, and high-trust conversations around real production decisions.
Why Mastermind
Beyond the tools. Beyond the community.
Peer validation at the critical moment
The copilot gives you AI guidance. Your mastermind cohort gives you people who’ve stood in the same cellar under the same pressure and made the same call. That confidence is different.
Small groups, real relationships
6–10 winemakers matched by scale and focus. Not a 500-person Discord. A room where everyone knows your programs, your challenges, and your wins.
OCI expert access built in
Every mastermind cohort includes quarterly sessions with OCI oak specialists — real lab data, new product access, and direct Q&A on your oak program decisions.
Process
How it works
Apply
Tell us your scale, focus, and biggest challenge. We review within 48 hours.
Get matched
We place you in a cohort of 6–10 winemakers at your scale and production focus.
Meet biweekly
60-minute structured video sessions with your cohort. Shared agenda, protocol reviews, and open Q&A.
Keep growing
Your cohort evolves with you. Share real protocols from your WinemakerOS workspace for group review.
Included
Everything in your membership
Oak expertise, direct from the source.
Every mastermind cohort includes quarterly sessions with OCI's oak specialists. Real ETS lab data, new product previews, and direct Q&A on your oak program decisions. Not a webinar — a working session.
Cohort tiers
Matched to your scale
Boutique
Under 5,000 cases
High-touch winemaking, premium focus, resource-constrained.
Mid-size
5,000–50,000 cases
Scaling quality programs, team coordination, efficiency.
Commercial
50,000+ cases
Volume + quality balance, program standardization, supplier leverage.
$297 per month · cohort placement required
Annual option: $2,970/year — saves two months. WinemakerOS Pro included ($47/mo value). Cancel anytime.
- All cohort sessions and protocol reviews
- Quarterly OCI expert sessions
- Full WinemakerOS Pro access included
- 30-day trial period
FAQ
Common questions
How are cohorts matched?
By production scale (boutique/mid-size/commercial) and primary focus (reds, whites, natural, high-volume, sparkling). We aim for geographic diversity so you’re not competing with your cohort members.
When do cohorts start?
New cohorts form quarterly (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4). Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and held for the next cohort start.
What if the fit isn’t right?
We offer a 30-day trial period. If the cohort isn’t the right fit, we’ll refund your first month or move you to the waitlist for the next cohort.
Is the OCI connection required?
No. OCI expert sessions are included as a cohort benefit. They’re optional attendance, not a purchase requirement.
Can I use WinemakerOS tools with my cohort?
Yes — that’s the point. Members share protocols, calculator outputs, and AI copilot sessions directly with their cohort for real-time peer review.
Apply
Apply for a cohort.
Applications take about 3 minutes. We respond within 48 hours.
Start somewhere. Free tools, no account needed.
Run the barrel cost calculator, generate a protocol draft, or explore the community. All free, nothing to install.