April 1, 2011 The Honorable Harold Rogers The Honorable Norm DicksChairman and Ranking MemberCommittee on Appropriations Committee on AppropriationsU.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, D.C. 20515 Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Dicks: The undersigned organizations represent a broad coalition that is extremely concerned about the elimination of vital research … Read more

By Michael Kaiser Last week the 35th Annual Wineries Unlimited Trade Show and Conference, presented by Vineyard and Winery Management Magazine was held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Virginia. The 2011 Conference was the first to be held in Virginia and it did not disappoint. The Virginia wine industry really embraced the … Read more

By Cary M. Greene The effort to defeat the newly numbered H.R. 1161, known to many of you as the CARE Act or H.R. 5034 (the bill number given to it last Congressional session) continues as though it never stopped. Last Congress, the wholesaler effort to pass the harmful H.R. 5034 culminated in a hearing … Read more

By Jennifer Montgomery As WineAmerica continues its efforts in opposition of the recently re-introduced the CARE Act (HR 1161), we still need help from our grassroots. If you have not yet gotten an opportunity to contact your Member of Congress, we urge you to reach out to him or her at your earliest convenience. With … Read more

The WineAmerica staff is about to embark on another round of traveling to get our message out to the masses. Cary Greene will be at Taste Washington in Seattle, WA from March 25 to 27. Michael Kaiser and Jennifer Montgomery will be at the Wineries Unlimited Trade Show and Conference in Richmond, VA from March … Read more