Fruit Market Help – Quick Contents

BUY

1 – Enter Fruit Market

   1.1 Fruit Market

   1.1.1 Generating Fruit Requests
2 – Manage Fruit Tenders

   2.1 Create Tender

   2.2 Current Fruit Tenders

   2.3 Fruit Tenders Archive

   2.4 Fruit Requests generated from Tenders

   2.4.1 Early Send Fruit Requests

   2.4.2 Automated Fruit Requests
3 – Manage Fruit Buying

   3.1 Fruit Requests Cart

   3.1.1 Executing Fruit Requests

   3.1.2 Deleting Fruit Requests

   3.2 Fruit Requests Sent

   3.3 Fruit Requests Accepted

   3.3.1 Making a Buyer Fruit Request Decision (from Fruit Requests Accepted)

   3.4 Fruit Under Offer

   3.4.1 Making an Offer Decision

   3.4.2 Offer Decisions on Counter Offers

   3.4.3 Dealing with Draft Offers

   3.4.4 Offer Status Types requiring a response

   3.4.5 Offer Status types not requiring a response

   3.5 Fruit to be Delivered

   3.5.1 Marking a Fruit Contract as Delivered

   3.6 Fruit Request Archive

   3.7 Fruit Offers Archive

   3.8 Fruit Delivered

SELL 

4 – Supply Fruit Market

   4.1 My Fruit Listing

   4.1.1 Current Fruit Listing

   4.1.2 Batch Manage Fruit Listing

   4.1.3 In Line Edit

   4.2 List Assist

   4.2.1 List Assist Variety

   4.2.2 List Assist GIs
5 – Submit to Fruit Tenders

   5.1 View Fruit Tenders

   5.2 Submitting to a Fruit Tender

   5.3 Deleting Fruit from a Tender

   5.4 Fruit Tender Submissions

   5.5 Fruit Submissions Archive

   5.6 Fruit Requests generated from Tenders
6 – Manage Fruit Selling

   6.1 Fruit Requests Received

   6.2 Making a Fruit Request Decision

   6.2.1 Accepting a Fruit Request

   6.3 Fruit Under Offer

   6.3.1 Making an Offer Decision

   6.3.2 Dealing with Draft Counter Offers

   6.3.3 Offer Status Types requiring a response

   6.3.4 Offer Status types not requiring a response

   6.4 Fruit to be Despatched

   6.4.1 Marking a Fruit Request and Contract as Despatched

TENDER

7 – Tenders

INDICE

8 – Varietal Spread
9 – Trend

Buy

1. Enter Fruit Market

Winescape Markets are the cumulative lists of products uploaded by Suppliers to Winescape. To see live markets for Fruit;

  1. Click Buy
  2. Click Fruit Market from under Enter Fruit Market heading.
FAQ’s: 

1.1 Fruit Market

Upon entry to the Fruit Market a Buyer will see the full list of all Fruit currently listed on Winescape. Lists can be filtered by State, Zone, Region or Sub Region, Variety and Vintage. Buyers can further filter fruit records based on Price.

1.1.1  Generating Fruit Requests

A Fruit Request is an expression of interest from a Buyer to a Supplier (or Grower) for a specific fruit parcel. To generate a Fruit Request;

  1. Go to Buy and click on Fruit Market from under the Enter Fruit Markets heading. Filter list to requirement.
  2. Click Request button adjacent to fruit parcel(s) of interest. Fruit Requests populate the Fruit Requests Cart.
  3. When fruit required has been selected, click Proceed with Fruit Requests. This will move the transaction to the next screen. If ok with selections click Submit Fruit Requests. The Fruit Request Disclaimer will raise.
  4. The disclaimer asks the Buyer to agree to Winescape conditions of lodging Fruit Requests. If the Buyer agrees, the Fruit Requests are lodged with Suppliers. It is now up to the Supplier to decide to Accept or Reject the Fruit Request.
  5. Where a Supplier accepts a Fruit Request, the Buyer will receive the Suppliers contact details and access to a Vineyard Synopsis that describes the Suppliers vineyard. (Top of the page)

2. Manage Fruit Tenders

A Buyer who can not find suitable fruit from Winescape Markets may can enter their requirements to a Tender. A successful Tender will find appropriate product for the Buyer to proceed with a purchase.

2.1 Create Tender

To create a Tender;

  1. Go to Buy
  2. Click Create Fruit Tender from under the Manage Fruit Tenders heading.
  3. Enter detail of fruit required and enter expiry deadline for Tender. Click Submit Tender.
  4. Tender will be posted to the front page of Winescape and will be broadcast periodically to our database.

2.2 Current Fruit Tenders

To access, view and edit posted Tenders;

  1. Go to Buy
  2. Click Current Fruit Tenders under the Manage Tenders heading.
  3. Select the Tender to be edited by clicking View. Enter revised Tender detail. Click Save Changes. Revised Tender will be posted to the front page of Winescape and will be broadcast periodically to our database.
  4. To delete Tender click Cancel Tender.

2.3 Fruit Tenders Archive

Winescape transfers a Fruit Tender to Archive upon expiry of the Tender Date. To resurrect the Tender;

  1. Click Buy and click Fruit Tenders Archive from under the Manage Fruit Tenders heading.
  2. Select Tender and click Edit button contained in the Tender record.
  3. Alter date to a future date and click Save Changes. The Tender will be live to Winescape.

2.4 Fruit Requests generated from Tenders

A Tender is a precursor to Winescape generating Fruit Request from the Tenderor to the Supplier. Once fruit is submitted there are two ways a Fruit Request is generated;

2.4.1 Early Send Fruit Requests

Early Send Fruit Requests are generated by Winescape admin while the Tender is still running. This gets Fruit Requests lodged with the potential Supplier prior to the Tender closing. 

2.4.2 Automated Fruit Requests

Fruit Requests from a Fruit Tender are automatically generated when a Tender expires unless they have been sent early. Fruit Requests are not duplicated so a Supplier will see only one request from each parcel that they attach to each Tender. (Top of the page)

3. Manage Fruit Buying

FAQ’s:

3.1  Fruit Requests Cart

A Buyer may Enter Winescape Fruit Markets and request detail regarding a Suppliers parcel of fruit. We call this a Fruit Request.  The Fruit Requests Cart holds the selected Fruit  Requests.

3.1.1 Executing Fruit Requests

  1. Once a Fruit Parcel is selected and the Fruit Requests Cart is populated. Click Proceed with Fruit Requests. The transaction will move to the next screen..
  2. Click Submit to Suppliers. This action sends all Fruit Requests to Suppliers.

3.1.2 Deleting Fruit Requests

  1. Select Fruit Request to delete. Click Mark to Delete and Save Changes.

3.2  Fruit Requests Sent

Fruit Requests Sent holds Fruit Requests that have been lodged with the potential Supplier. It is now up to the Supplier to either accept or reject the Fruit Request. When the Supplier accepts the request the Fruit Request transfers to Fruit Requests Accepted where Buyers are able to access a Suppliers contact details. When a Supplier has set up a Vineyard Synopsis the Buyer may also view the synopsis. It is incumbent upon the Buyer to contact Winescape if a vineyard inspection has been organised between Buyer and Supplier. There are no Buyer actions applicable to records listed here.

3.3  Fruit Requests Accepted

Where a Supplier accepts a Fruit Request Winescape transfers the request to Fruit Requests Accepted. Upon transfer the Fruit Request expands to show the full name, address and contact details of the vineyard. In addition if a supplying vineyard has invested in a Vineyard Synopsis the Buyer will be able to access the Synopsis and get a full run down on the vineyard.

It is possible to make an Offer on fruit parcels once the Fruit Request sits in Fruit Requests Accepted.

3.3.1 Making a Buyer Fruit Request Decision (from Fruit Requests Accepted)

Once Fruit Requests have been accepted by a Supplier the Buyer has one of two choices. A Buyer must decide to a) Offer or b) Reject Fruit Request. To action a decision;

a.  Offer
  1. Click Offer button contained within the relevant Fruit Request record. An Offer form will raise. Fill in form.
  2. Scroll to base of Offer and select Send to Supplier, Cancel Offer or Save as Draft.
b. Reject
  1. Tick check box in the Action column adjacent to applicable Fruit Request.
  2. Go to Action drop down menu and select Reject.
  3. Insert reason for rejection. The Supplier will receive the reason by email notice.
  4. Click Submit Changes.

3.4  Fruit Under Offer

Fruit Under Offer holds Fruit Request records where there has been offer activity. Winescape enables Buyers and Suppliers to interact through Offer and Counter Offer processes. All iterations of Offer and Counter Offer related to the Fruit Request are listed as links below the Fruit Request record. Each Offer will have a status of Sent to Buyer, Sent to Supplier, Draft Buyer Counter Offer, or Countered. Some of these status links relate to Offer records that require a Supplier response and others require a Buyer Response. The process of deciding what to do with Offers requiring a Buyer response is called Making an Offer Decision.

 

FAQ’s:

3.4.1 Making an Offer Decision

A Buyer must make an offer decision where there are Offers with a Sent to Buyer, Draft Offer or Draft Counter Offer status (See Offer Status Types requiring a Response).

3.4.2 Offer Decisions on Counter Offers

A Counter Offer from a Supplier has a Sent to Buyer status. (see Offer Status Types table). Open the Offer by clicking the Review Offer or Review Counter Offer button adjacent to the record of the latest Offer. Scroll to the base of the Offer and select one of the below. There are three options for response.

a.  Reject

Ends dealings on the Fruit Request related to the Offer. The Fruit Request is transferred to Bulk Offer Archive and Supplier receives email notice that the Counter Offer has been rejected. It is possible for the Buyer to enter a reason for the rejection.

b. Counter Offer

Winescape allows a Buyer to Counter Offer a Suppliers Counter Offer. Clicking the Counter Offer button allows for an additional response back to the Supplier. The Buyer can fill in the Offer form and Send to Supplier, Save as Draft or Cancel Offer. Upon receipt of Offer a Supplier may Accept, Reject or Counter Offer. This process can continue back for forth ten times. On the tenth Counter Offer Winescape archives the transaction.

c. Accept Offer

Drives up a Contract Note that collects agreed price, terms, quantity and special conditions into a document that is emailed to both parties.

 3.4.3  Dealing with Draft Offers

When a Buyer receives a Counter Offer from a Supplier it is possible to Draft a return Offer by scrolling to the base of the Suppliers Counter Offer clicking Save as Draft button. It is also possible to Save as Draft when the Buyer makes his first offer. The Buyer can return to the Draft at a later time and send when they are ready to go. A Supplier does not see Draft Offers. 

There are three options in relation to Offers with a Draft status. Scroll to the base of the draft and choose one of the below options (options are executed by clicking button that relates to the action).

a.  Send to Supplier

Clicking Send to Supplier button will send the offer as it appears through to the Supplier of the fruit. The Supplier receives an email notifying them that the offer has been executed. The email notice points the Supplier back to Winescape where they can view the offer and make a (Supplier) Offer Decision. The Supplier Offer Decision is how the Supplier elects to respond to a Buyer offer.

b. Save as Draft

A Draft Offer may be altered and saved as many times as required. A Supplier does not see a draft until the Buyer elects to execute the offer by clicking Send to Supplier.

c.  Cancel Offer

Cancelled Draft Offers are deleted. If the draft is raised directly from the offer function within Fruit Requests Accepted and the draft is cancelled then the Fruit Request (that relates to the cancelled draft offer) will remain in Fruit Requests Accepted.

If a draft offer is raised from the offer function within a Suppliers counter offer (and then cancelled) then the Fruit Request that relates to the cancelled draft offer will remain in Fruit Under Offer.

3.4.4 Offer Status Types requiring a response

There are three status types that require an Offer Decision.

STATUS TYPE STATUS DESCRIPTION APPEARS IN WINESCAPE OPENING THE OFFER
1. Sent to Buyer A Counter Offer lodged by the Supplier in response to a Buyers Offer. <Fruit Request No> – Buy Offer No: <1.X> <Quantity of Tonnes> Status: Sent to Buyer Click Review Offer button adjacent to the Offer status line.
2. Draft Offer A response to a Supplier Counter Offer that has been filled in and saved but not sent to the Supplier. A Draft Offer can be viewed and sent to a Supplier at a later date. <Fruit Request No> – Buy Offer No: <1.X> <Quantity of Tonnes> Status: Draft Click Review Offer button adjacent to the Offer status line.
3. Draft Counter Offer A response to a Supplier Counter Offer that has been filled in and saved but not sent to the Supplier. A Draft Counter Offer can be viewed and sent to a Supplier at a later date. <Fruit Request No> – Buy Offer No: <1.X> <Quantity of Tonnes> Status: Draft Counter Offer Click Review Offer button adjacent to the Offer status line.

3.4.5 Offer Status types not requiring a response

There are two status types that relate to offers that have already been executed. Sent to Supplier or Countered offers are a record of an executed offer and require no action from a Buyer.

STATUS TYPE STATUS DESCRIPTION APPEARS IN WINESCAPE OPENING THE OFFER
1. Sent to Supplier An Offer sent by the Buyer to a Supplier. <Fruit Request No> – Buy Offer No: <1.X> <Quantity of Litres> Status: Sent to Supplier Click Status line to view Offer as it was executed.
2. Countered  A Buyer Offer that has been Countered by a Supplier and where a Buyer has sent a (Buyer) Counter Offer <Fruit Request No> – Buy Offer No: <1.X> – Countered Click Status line to view Offer as it was executed.

3.5  Fruit to be Delivered

Fruit to be Delivered holds records of transactions where a sale has occurred. A Fruit to be Delivered record will hold detail of the original Fruit Request, Offers and Counter Offers that have been executed on that Fruit Request and a link to a pdf of the Contract Note between the two parties. A Contract note is the accepted offer details plus the details that identify each entity (address, contact name, contact numbers and abn).

When Fruit is delivered the Fruit Request and it’s associated offer records may be archived by marking the Fruit Request as Delivered. This will push the record to Fruit Delivered.

3.5.1 Marking a Fruit Contract as Delivered

  1. Tick the check box in the Action column adjacent to the applicable Fruit Request record.
  2. Go to Action and select Delivered from drop down menu options. Click Submit Changes and the Action will execute.

3.6  Fruit Request Archive

Where a Fruit Request is rejected the record of the request is transferred to the Fruit Requests Archive. This is the end of the road for this Fruit Request.

3.7  Fruit Offers Archive

Where a Fruit Request has had Offer or Counter Offer activity and the request is rejected, the Fruit Request and all attached activity is archived to Fruit Offers Archive. This is the end of the Offer and Acceptance process for the transactions related to the Fruit Request.

3.8  Fruit Delivered

Where a Fruit Request has resulted in a Contract and the fruit  has been delivered the Fruit Request and all activity attached to the request is transferred to Fruit Delivered. To transfer to Fruit Delivered the Fruit Request must be moved by the Buyer from Fruit to be Delivered.  (Top of the page)

Sell

4. Supply Fruit Market

Within Winescape, Suppliers manage their own supply to market. This promotes our aim to provide real time data to Buyers. All Winescape product listings expire after 30 days unless listings are altered or refreshed. Suppliers receive email notice at 24 days (from the last refresh or alteration) to advise that listings will expire in 7 days. A further notice is sent at 31 days advising that the listing has expired.

 

FAQ’s:

4.1 My Fruit Listing

There are three ways a Supplier may manage their fruit listings in Winescape. A Supplier can refresh their current listing by clicking the Refresh button under the Current Fruit Listing heading, they may adjust listings using the Batch Manage Fruit Listing function or by using the In Line Edit function.

4.1.1 Current Fruit Listing

If a Supplier has received warnings that their fruit listings are to expire then clicking the Refresh button under the Current Fruit Listing heading will reset the clock and give another 30 days until the listing is next scheduled to expire. To keep your current fruit listing and reset the expiry clock;

  1. Click Sell and click My Fruit Listing from beneath the Supply Markets heading.
  2. Click Refresh.
  3. Expiry clock for a Suppliers Current Listing will reset. Current Listings will expire 30 days from date the listing is refreshed.

4.1.2 Batch Manage Fruit Listing

A listing may be edited by exporting the current listing to Excel, manipulating the data, and then importing data back into Winescape. This enables the user to take advantage of drag and drop and fill functions available on an Excel sheet. Exporting and importing listings are particularly effective for companies that have large volumes of data that is constantly changing.

a.   Export Listing to Excel
  1. Go to Sell/Supply Bulk Market/My Fruit Listing/Batch Manage Bulk Listing. Click Export Listing to Excel.
  2. Pick the exported sheet from your computer’s download directory. Modify, delete or add records regarding fruit to be sold.
  3. Once all data entry is complete, save file to desktop with a recognizable name and proceed to Upload Excel Listing to get records up and onto Winescape.
b.  Upload Excel Listing
  1. If not already, logon to Winescape.
  2. Go to Sell/Supply Bulk Market/My Bulk Listing/Match Manage Bulk Listing. Click Choose File.
  3. Find from the desktop the exported excel sheet (to Upload Bulk Listing it first must be Exported see Export Listing to Excel). Select the file. This will populate the upload window with a directory address.
  4. Click Upload and all bulk wine records entered to the sheet will go live to Winescape and will be accessible to Buyers coming through the site.

4.1.3  In Line Edit

In Line Edit enables a Supplier to add, delete or modify fruit records that are currently listed under the Current Fruit Listing on Winescape.

a.  Modify
  1. Click Edit button adjacent to the applicable record. Change detail as required
  2. Click Save button within the same record once change has been made.
b. Delete
  1. Click Delete button adjacent to the applicable record.
  2. Click Save button within the same record once change has been made.
c.  Add Fruit Product
  1. Click Add Fruit Product at the top right hand corner of the Fruit Listing. A new record will append to the listing.
  2. Enter detail of new record.
  3. Click Save button within the same record once change has been made.

4.2  List Assist

The List Assist tab sits at the base of the Bulk Listing screen. List Assist allows a Supplier to access the abbreviations that Winescape uses for variety, style and GI and insert these into the Bulk Listing so that the abbreviations fit with the Winescape Listing Convention. This allows the fruit to be categorized correctly within Winescape and means a Buyer will be able to find it within for sale lists.

4.2.1 List Assist Variety

  1. Click on Edit button adjacent to the record to be modified. Enter cursor to the Variety field.
  2. Click on the List Assist tab and Click on Variety. All varieties and their abbreviations are listed.
  3. To insert a variety click on that variety.

 💡 *HINT: If you have a red entry in the variety this means that the variety has been entered incorrectly (note it will still be in our lists however it will be in the wrong spot). To alter the incorrect variety delete the entry and then use List Assist to select the variety as it should be entered.

4.2.2 List Assist GIs

  1. Click on Edit button adjacent to the record to be modified.
  2. Click on the List Assist tab and Click on GIs. All varieties and their abbreviations are listed.
  3. To insert a GI click on appropriate GI. GI will insert into the GI field.

  💡 *NOTE: Only one GI can be entered to per fruit record. (Top of the page)

5. Submit to Fruit Tenders

A Buyer can set up a Fruit Tender to provide specific detail to the market about Fruit they wish to acquire. Typically a Tender is used to draw fruit out of the market that is currently not listed for sale but that Suppliers will sell if they can get a decent offer.

Winescape broadcasts new Tenders to the market in addition to advertising on the home page. A Tender represents an opportunity to sell.

5.1  View Fruit Tenders

A Supplier can access Tenders as follows;

  1. Click Fruit Tenders button under Submit to Tenders heading.
  2. Click View to see details of a Tender or
  3. Click appropriate Tender on home page of Winescape. Click View to see details of a Tender.

Once the Tender is open Winescape displays any products attached to the Tender and a Suppliers Current Fruit Listing.

 5.2  Submitting to a Fruit Tender

  1. View Tender and select fruit from Current Fruit Listing to be submitted to the Tender.
  2. Click Add Selected Fruit to Tender. Once completed the fruit is successfully attached to the Tender.
  💡 *NOTE: To submit to Tenders whether in Fruit, Bottled or Bulk Markets your company’s product must be listed on Winescape.

 5.3 Deleting Fruit from a Tender

  1. View Tender.
  2. Select fruit to delete from Tender.
  3. Click Delete Selected Submissions.

5.4 Fruit Tender Submissions

This section holds records where a Supplier has added fruit to a Tender.

5.5 Fruit Submissions Archive

This section holds records where a Supplier has submitted to a Tender and the Tender has expired.

5.6 Fruit Requests generated from Tenders

A Tender is a precursor to generating Fruit Requests from the Tenderor (the Buyer who has created the request) to the Supplier (who has submitted fruit to the Tender). Once fruit is submitted there are two ways a Fruit Request is generated;

a.  Early Send Requests

Early Send Requests are generated by Winescape admin while the Tender is still running. This gets Fruit Requests moving. A Buyer will often wish to get as much fruit out of the market as possible by advertising a Tender for an extended period but they may also wish to see fruit parcels as they are submitted.

b.   Automated Fruit Requests

Fruit Requests from a Bulk Tender are automatically generated when a Tender expires unless they have been sent early. Fruit Requests are not duplicated so a Supplier will see only one request from each parcel that they attach to each Tender. (Top of the page)

6. Manage Fruit Selling

FAQ’s:

6.1 Fruit Requests Received

Fruit Requests Received lists Fruit Requests from prospective Buyers for listed Fruit. A Fruit Request is a record of a Suppliers fruit with a Winescape Fruit Request number (the FR number).

The decision to accept a Fruit Request is with the Supplier. Accepting the request means your company is willing to deal with the Buyer. Rejecting the request means it is not. Once a Buyer generates a Fruit Request (either via a Tender or via entry to the Bulk Market), the Supplier receives an email with a link to a record of the Fruit Request in Manage Fruit Selling.

6.2 Making a Fruit Request Decision

Fruit Requests in Fruit Requests Received have a With Supplier status. Within Winescape the Buyer is disclosed before the Supplier goes to the expense of opening negotiations with a Buyer. This means that a Supplier must make a Fruit Request Decision as to how they wish to process each Fruit Request received. The Supplier may mark each Fruit Request in one of two ways either they Accept or Reject the request.

6.2.1 Accepting a Fruit Request

a.  Marking a Request as Accepted
  1. Tick the check box in the Select column adjacent to the applicable Fruit Request (within Fruit Requests Received).
  2. Go to Action and select Fruit Request Accepted from drop down menu options. Click Submit Changes and the Action will execute.
  3. Fruit Request will transfer to Fruit Request Accepted.
b. Rejecting a Fruit Request
  1. Tick the check box in the Select column adjacent to the applicable Fruit Request.
  2. Go to Action and select Rejected from drop down menu options. Click Submit Changes and the Action will execute.

6.3 Fruit Under Offer

Fruit Under Offer holds Fruit Request records where there has been offer activity. Winescape enables Buyers and Suppliers to interact through Offer and Counter Offer processes. All iterations of Offer and Counter Offer related to the Fruit Request are listed as links below the Fruit Request record. Each Offer will have a status of Sent to Buyer, Sent to Supplier, Draft Buyer Counter Offer, or Countered. Some of these status relate to Offer records that require a Supplier response and others require a Buyer Response. The process of deciding what to do with Offers requiring a Buyer response is called Making an Offer Decision.

 

FAQ’s:

6.3.1 Making an Offer Decision

A Supplier must make an offer decision where there are Offers with a Sent to Supplier or Draft Counter Offer status (See Offer Status Types requiring a Response).

An Offer or a Counter Offer from a Buyer has a Sent to Supplier status. (see Offer Status Types table). Open the Offer by clicking the Review Offer or Review Counter Offer button adjacent to the record of the latest Offer. Scroll to the base of the Offer and select one of the below. There are three options for response.

a.   Reject

Ends dealings on the Fruit Request related to the Offer. The Fruit Request is transferred to Fruit Offer Archive and Buyer receives email notice that the Offer or Counter Offer has been rejected. It is possible for the Supplier to enter a reason for the rejection.

b. Counter Offer

Winescape allows a Supplier to Counter Offer a Buyers Offer (or Counter Offer). Clicking the Counter Offer button allows for an additional response back to the Supplier. The Supplier can fill in the Counter Offer form and Send to Buyer, Save as Draft or Cancel Offer. Upon receipt of the Counter Offer a Buyer may Accept, Reject or Counter Offer (a second time). This process can continue back for forth ten times. On the tenth Counter Offer Winescape archives the transaction.

c.  Accept Offer

Accepting the Offer as it is delivered drives up a Contract Note that collects agreed price, terms, quantity and special conditions into a document that is emailed to both parties.

6.3.2 Dealing with Draft Counter Offers

When a Supplier receives a Offer from a Buyer it is possible to Draft a return Counter Offer by scrolling to the base of the Buyers Offer and clicking Save as Draft button. The Supplier can return to the Draft at a later time and send when they are ready to go. A Buyer does not see Draft Counter Offers that are raised by a Supplier. 

There are three options in relation to Supplier Counter Offers with a Draft status. Scroll to the base of the draft and choose one of the below options (options are executed by clicking button that relates to the action).

a.  Send to Buyer

Clicking Send to Supplier button will send the offer as it appears through to the Supplier of the fruit. The Supplier receives an email notifying them that the offer has been executed. The email notice points the Supplier back to Winescape where they can view the offer and make a (Supplier) Offer Decision. The Supplier Offer Decision is how the Supplier elects to respond to a Buyer offer.

b. Save as Draft

A Draft Offer may be altered and saved as many times as required. A Supplier does not see a draft until the Buyer elects to execute the offer by clicking Send to Supplier.

c.  Cancel Offer

Cancelled Draft Offers are deleted and the Fruit Request remains in Fruit Under Offer. If a draft is deleted then a Supplier will still need to make a Offer decision at some point.

6.3.3 Offer Status Types requiring a response

There are three status types that require an Offer Decision.

STATUS TYPE STATUS DESCRIPTION APPEARS IN WINESCAPE OPENING THE OFFER
1. Sent to Supplier An Offer or Counter Offer lodged by the Buyer. <Fruit Request No> – Buy Offer No: <1.X> <Quantity of Tonnes> Status: Sent to Supplier Click Review Offer button adjacent to the Offer status line.
2. Draft Counter Offer A response to a Supplier Counter Offer that has been filled in and saved but not sent to the Supplier. A Draft Counter Offer can be viewed and sent to a Buyer at a later date. <Fruit Request No> – Buy Offer No: <1.X> <Quantity of Tonnes> Status: Draft Counter Offer Click Review Offer button adjacent to the Offer status line.

6.3.4 Offer Status types not requiring a response

There are two status types that relate to offers that have already been executed. Sent to Supplier or Countered offers are a record of an executed offer and require no action from a Buyer.

STATUS TYPE STATUS DESCRIPTION APPEARS IN WINESCAPE OPENING THE OFFER
1. Sent to Buyer A Counter Offer sent by the Supplier to a Buyer. <Fruit Request No> – Buy Offer No: <1.X> <Quantity of Tonnes> Status: Sent to Buyer Click Status line to view Offer as it was executed.
2. Countered  A Supplier Offer that has been Countered by a Buyer and where a Supplier has sent a (Buyer) Counter Offer <Fruit Request No> – Buy Offer No: <1.X> <Quantity of Tonnes> Status: – Countered Click Status line to view Offer as it was executed.

6.4  Fruit to be Despatched

As a deal is concluded and fulfillment has occurred there is no reason for the Fruit Request and it’s attached records to remain in Manage Fruit Selling. At this point it is cleaner if the records are archived by marking the Fruit Request as despatched.

6.4.1 Marking a Contract as Despatched

  1. Tick the check box in the Select column adjacent to the applicable Fruit Request.
  2. Go to Action and select Despatched from drop down menu options. Click Submit Changes and the Action will execute. (Top of the page)

Tender

7. Tender

The Tender section shows a list of all Bulk Tenders that have been listed on Winescape. Where a Supplier has listed a fruit against a Tender the fruit parcel will show underneath the Tender.

 

FAQ’s:

Indice

The Indice is a unique tool available to clients of Winescape that shows an historical record of all fruit listed on the site since we first rolled out in June 2010. This allows users the ability to see where the market has been and where it is going. Indice snapshots are taken on the first day of each month.

 

FAQ’s:

8.  Varietal Spread

The Varietal Spread Indice shows all varieties listed on Winescape by volume and price. It is possible to drill down into the data further by using the drop down menus under the Indice Selector on the right hand side of the page.  It is possible to manipulate the Dataset, Product Type, Vintage, Country, State/Area, Zone, Region or Sub Region.

9.  Trends

The Trends Indice shows variety listed on Winescape by volume, date and price. It is possible to drill down into the data further by using the drop down menus under the Indice Selector on the right hand side of the page.  It is possible to manipulate the Dataset, Product Type, Vintage, Country, State/Area, Zone, Region or Sub Region. This is historical data as uploaded to Winescape since rollout in June 2010.

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