WineAmerica’s Fall membership meeting is an important opportunity for members to voice their vision of wine policy for the coming year. Meet with leaders in the wine industry from across the country and contribute to shaping the future of WineAmerica in scenic Sonoma County. Welcome reception hosted by Jackson Family Wines at Hartford Family Winery … Read more
WineAmerica joins industry colleagues in opposing a federal agency merger that would place wine consumption under the same umbrella as illicit drug use. The following letter was signed by: The Beer Institute, The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, The Wine Institute, Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America, The American Beverage Institute, The American … Read more
The following is a press release from the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance, of which WineAmerica is a member. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 27, 2012 Ray Gilmer, United Fresh Produce Assoc. 202-303-3425 Lisa Lochridge, Florida Fruit & Vegetable Assoc. 321-214-5206 Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance Urges Action on 2012 Farm Bill WASHINGTON, D.C – … Read more
Last night (early this morning) the House Agriculture Committee passed its version of the Farm Bill (HR 6083) by a bi-partisan vote of 35 Y – 11 N. The 11 Republican and Democrat committee members voting against the bill were: GOP Reps. Bob Goodlatte (VA), Marlin Stutzman (IN), Bob Gibbs (OH) and Tim Huelskamp (KS.); … Read more
The following letter was sent to the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors on Thursday, July 12, 2012 WineAmerica, the National Association of American Wineries, on behalf of our member wineries in Virginia and across the nation, echo the concerns of the Fauquier Wine Council, the Virginia Wineries Association, and the Virginia Wine Council in opposing … Read more
