Dear Colleague, Welcome to WineAmerica’s Fall Retreat in the stunning, iconic Napa Valley. Our annual gathering will have three distinct half-day sessions: WineAmerica Business Meeting; Strategic Planning; and State and Regional Associations Advisory Council roundtable. The first two sessions on Thursday, November 9 will occur at the historic Beringer winery, where we will also savor an … Read more
Located in Arizona, Fire Mountain Wines embraces its Southwestern heritage to create its wine. Pulling not just from Arizona vineyards, the winery sources grapes from California and New Mexico, as well. Since its founding in 2011, Fire Mountain Wines has highlighted Cottonwood’s Native American roots. Besides using ancient wine techniques first employed by Native American … Read more
Located in the heart of Shenandoah Valley, Jump Mountain Vineyards stretches across thirty-two beautiful acres in Virginia. In 2006, Mary Hughes and David Vermillion bought the land for its low humidity and cool temperatures. The first harvest was planted two years later. With the construction of its own winery building, Jump Mountain Vineyard began to … Read more
This upcoming February WineAmerica will be conducting its annual National Wine Policy Conference in conjunction with the U. S. Wine & Beverage Conference and Expo (USBevX) in Washington, D.C. As a presenting sponsor, WineAmerica has played an important part in developing conference topics, selecting speakers and leading networking opportunities. The WineAmerica 2018 National Wine Policy … Read more
Representative (and House Judiciary Chairman) Bob Goodlatte (R-VA-6) has introduced the The Ag Act (H.R. 4092). The bill would create a new category of guest worker under what would be known as the H-2C program. The H-2C program would gradually phase out the existing H-2A guest worker program that name wineries and vineyard operations use. … Read more