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
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.
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.
In 2017, 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 impact worth $219.9 billion per year.
You can use the data in this special report on the wine industry’s economic impact for your business needs.
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 annual Fall Retreat in 2019 will be held on November 11-13 in New York’s Finger Lakes region and will feature three days of meetings, networking, dinners, winery visits, and just plain fun.
Dear Senator: As a winery and small, family-owned business in your state, we strongly urge you to cosponsor and support the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (S. 362), introduced by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO). A two-year version of the bill was passed and signed into law as part … Read more
Here’s a list of Senators who are not currently co-sponsors of S. 362, Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act. Please voice your concerns to them. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) Mike Braun (R-IN) Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Richard Burr (R-NC) Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) Susan Collins (R-ME) John Cornyn (R-TX) Tom Cotton (R-AR) Kevin Cramer … Read more
In mid-April, WineAmerica’s Board and membership convened for our 2019 National Wine Policy Conference, an intensive three-day event featuring the WineAmerica Board meeting, federal affairs, and state-issues meetings, plus meetings with Congress members and their staff.
