Nicole Hoffschneider
Way Compliance founder and compliance guru, Nicole is a Sonoma County native. She has been in the wine industry for over 22 years, where she has played an in integral compliance role at several leading California wineries.
Nicole has secured licensing for Wineries, Alternating Proprietors, Contiguous Wineries, Direct to Consumer, Distilled Spirits Plants and the 1 st Distilled Spirits Plant Alternating Proprietor in the state of California. Her adeptness extends to all aspects of compliance including federal label approvals, out-of-state licensing, direct-to-consumer licensing, brand registration, operational reporting, and consulting. She has also secured licensing for bonded wineries outside of California and handled various ABC retail license projects.
Over the course of her career, she has been on the front lines of many TTB audits which have garnered her experience with Label Audit Claims, Excise Audits, Wine Tracking Audits and DtC Audits with multiple states.
There is a huge difference between handling compliance paperwork and actually understanding the operational aspects of a winery. Her level of compliance expertise surpasses most in the industry. She is the best of the best and will do everything in her power to make sure your compliance is up to standards…
Nicole has been married for 20 years and has two beautiful daughters. Outside of work, Nicole enjoys spending time with family and watching her girls play ball.
Let Nicole guide the way through the alcohol compliance maze. After all, there is a better way to handle compliance.