Wine, lakes, tourism and very reliable summer light, with a short season that can pay all year.
What the wine sector orders
Six frequent formats.
An estate presentation.
A harvest or production video.
A filmed product sheet per cuvée.
Content for the tasting room.
A video for a trade fair.
And a grower testimonial.
Why they are good clients
Six concrete reasons.
An annual budget already planned.
A need that returns with each vintage.
Clear approval, often by one person.
A product that films well.
An identified shooting season.
And strong loyalty once trust is established.
Tourism and the lakes
Six seasonal clients.
Accommodation and rentals.
Restaurants and terraces.
Water activities.
Outdoor operators.
Events and festivals.
And tourist shops.
Reliable weather is a sales argument
Few regions can promise clear skies across a range of dates. That is an argument to put in writing in your proposals: a brand moving a crew is first buying a guarantee that the shoot will happen, not a landscape.
How to word it in an offer
Six elements to state.
The period when outdoor work is safest.
A fallback plan for bad weather.
The hours of best light.
The number of locations reachable in a day.
The travel time between two places.
And a clear policy on postponed sessions.
The low season is the opportunity nobody takes
Six jobs that fill the winter.
Recruitment content for the following season.
Company presentations.
Re-edits of existing footage.
Indoor product videos.
Training and internal content.
And preparation of spring campaigns.
How to sell those quiet months
Six approaches.
Offer an owned low-season rate.
Follow up with summer clients in November.
Sell the re-edit rather than the shoot.
Sign next season's contracts in January.
Target non-tourism clients.
And plan an annual package in two stages.
What a wine and tourism region allows
| Accessible subject | What it brings | The constraint |
|---|---|---|
| A wine estate | The gesture and the origin | Alcohol advertising rules |
| A tourist accommodation | Sought-after exteriors | The property's consent |
| A local producer | The raw material | The harvest season |
What seasonality imposes
Exteriors are shot within a short window. A shoot planned out of season gives a landscape different from the one the brand expects, and that is discovered at delivery.
What applies as soon as alcohol is involved
The partnership disclosure, a responsible-consumption message and targeting restricted to adults. The rules vary by province and are confirmed with the competent authority and a lawyer.
What the platform brings
On UGC MATCH, joining is free and there is no subscription: you are visible by category, language and country, and the order keeps a record of the brief and the delivery. The brand pays at ordering, the funds are not released straight away, and payment goes out on approval. The platform retains 10% of the price on the creator side, who therefore keeps 90%, and charges the brand a 6% service fee, with a minimum of 1.50 EUR.
One last marker: here, summer makes the turnover, but what you sell in February decides whether you last another year.
Sources
Checked on 27 August 2026. Thresholds and rates change: where this guide and the official source disagree, the official source is right.
