Congressional Events Archives - WineAmerica The National Association of American Wineries Fri, 05 Aug 2022 22:59:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://wineamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/cropped-Circular-New-Logo-1-1-32x32.jpg Congressional Events Archives - WineAmerica 32 32 Wine and Shellfish Congressional Event https://wineamerica.org/congressional-events/wine-and-shellfish-congressional-event/ Thu, 05 Feb 2015 17:21:38 +0000 http://wineamerica.org/?p=9481 Read more]]> Thank you to the WineAmerica members who donated wine to the event! Including: L’Ecole No. 41, Maryhill Winery, Adelsheim Vineyard, and Wooldridge Creek Winery.

WineAmerica partnered with the Wine Institute, the East Coast Shellfish Growers Association, and the Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association to host this unique event for members of Congress, their senior staff and other invited guests. Wine from California, Oregon and Washington was paired with oysters, mussels and crab cakes. Representing craft products to policy makers is central to the WineAmerica’s mission.

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]]> Ohio Delegation Visits Capitol Hill with WineAmerica https://wineamerica.org/news/ohio-delegation-visit-capitol-hill-with-wineamerica/ Wed, 14 Jan 2015 16:28:49 +0000 http://wineamerica.org/?p=9350 Read more]]> Last week, WineAmerica and Donniella Winchell, Executive Director of the Ohio Wine Producers Association and Vice Chair of the WineAmerica SRAAC, led a small delegation of winemakers and grape growers to Washington, DC, including long time WineAmerica Members Debonne Vineyards and Ferrante Winery. The Grand River Valley in Northeast Ohio suffered catastrophic losses to their grape crops last year due to the extreme cold weather of the 2014 Polar Vortex, with many vineyards facing 100% crop loss. The delegation met with the USDA and the members of the Ohio Congressional delegation to bring USDA and the delegation up to date on all of the 2014 losses. WineAmerica’s government affairs firm Meyers & Associates participated and facilitated these important meetings.

The WineAmerica and the Ohio delegation met with the Risk Management Division of USDA to express appreciation for existing programs, such as the Tree Assistance Program which is part of the Farm Bill, and to explore any potential avenues to address the 2014 losses. Congressional meetings included Rep. David Joyce (whose district includes the Grand River Valley) and Rep. Marcy Kaptur, and the offices of Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman.

Forming and maintaining important relationship with members of Congress, and keeping them up-to-date on the wine industry’s many needs, is just one example of how WineAmerica works for its members. Get involved. Join today.

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