The Wine Industry’s Voice In Washington DC
Who We Are
WineAmerica is the only national wine industry association in the USA. We are a 500-member strong organization that encourages the growth and development of American wineries and winegrowing through the advancement and advocacy of sound public policy.
Meet our Staff, Board and Committees
What We Do
WineAmerica works tirelessly to improve legislation regulating winemaking, sales and distribution. We serve as your eyes and ears in the nation’s capital, monitoring the issues that impact your business.
Our Top Issues:
Craft Beverage Modernization & Tax Reform Act
Tariffs & NAFTA (USMCA)
Excise Tax Reduction
Agricultural Labor
Appropriations & Government Funding
Music Licensing
Our Conferences
Wine America holds two conferences a year.
The Spring Policy Conference is held in Washington DC where members work on issues and meet with Congress.
The Fall Retreat is held in a different wine region every year, and is a chance to focus on the future of the organization.
Our Research
In 2022, WineAmerica commissioned a leading economics firm, John Dunham & Associates of New York City, to conduct a national economic impact study of the American wine industry, including a state-by-state breakdown.
The study reveals that the US wine industry has an economic impact of over $276 billion per year.
You can use the data in this special report on the wine industry’s economic impact in 2022 for your business needs.
Membership
Your membership ensures that America’s 50 states of wine continue to be represented fairly in Washington, D.C.
WineAmerica offers three types of membership. Which one is right for you?
WineAmerica's Latest News
Seizing the Opportunity of Crisis
“The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word ‘crisis.’ One brush stroke stands for ‘danger,’ the other for ‘opportunity.’” – John F. Kennedy In the early 1980s, the New York grape and wine industry was in an economic crisis due to a perfect storm of subsidized imports, corporate changes, changing consumer tastes and … Read more
State Profiles: Oklahoma Wine Country
Despite Prohibition, the Dust Bowl, and lingering suspicion of alcohol, somehow Oklahoma has managed to host a grape and wine industry. Actually, the first vineyard was planted in 1898, and Oklahoma was the second-largest grape producing state until the 1930s Dust Bowl. But statewide alcohol prohibition began a decade before the national version in 1919, … Read more
Policy Perspectives
DC Updates New Government, New Challenges It’s still 10 days before the inauguration, but there’s now officially a new Congress, with a Speaker in the House and Majority Leader in the Senate facing an ambitious agenda ahead. Senate confirmation of the president-elect’s Cabinet nominees will be at the top of the list, along with actions … Read more
