March 17th – Washington, DC—WineAmerica, the national association of American wineries, has released a document detailing its overall government affairs strategy and legislative agenda for 2021. The document includes an overview of the government affairs process, major achievements of 2020, the...
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March 29th – WASHINGTON – The Champagne Bureau, USA, in partnership with the Comité Champagne (CIVC), the trade association that represents all the grape growers and houses of Champagne, France, will release the latest data on shipments to the United States at a press conference to take...
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The ninth annual Rich Smith Award of Excellence for outstanding contributions to the American grape and wine industry was presented today to Emily Hodson, the winemaker at Veritas Vineyards and Winery, a co-owner of Flying Fox Vineyards and Winery, and an active leader in the Virginia wine...
Read More2024 may well be one of the most challenging years in recent history for the American wine industry. Let’s change that. Multiple Alarm Bells At the recent Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacramento, several prominent experts in various fields sounded the alarms during the enormously popular...
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Event Type: Conference
Location: WineAmerica Offices, 200 Massachusetts Ave., Washington, DC
Date: 5/9/2023
WineAmerica returns to to Washington DC for our annual National Wine Policy Conference this May 9-10th. The conference combines learning, advocacy, and networking. Taking place at WineAmerica’s office, minutes away from Capitol Hill, this meeting is the industry’s major opportunity to make its...
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The Washington Winegrowers Association and nine other regional and national organizations asked Congress to extend the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+) to help grape growers and winemakers affected by recent wildfires. The September letter, addressed to Speaker of the House...
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