Washington Wine Institute

Taste Washington
2019-03-28 - 2019-03-31 | Various Locations Throughout Seattle
Taste Washington is returning, and you’re invited to the celebration! A food and wine lovers’ wonderland, Taste Washington offers the most wine and food from one single place, in one single place. With more than 235 wineries, 65 restaurants and some of the nation’s most-talented chefs, this is the ultimate taste test. Get ready to drink and eat your heart out.
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Washington Wine Institute Board Meeting
2019-01-28 09:00 UTC | WA
9:00am – 12:00pm

Washington State Wine Commission Board Meeting
2019-01-25 09:00 UTC | Columbia Winery, 14030 NE 145th St, Woodinville, WA, 98072, United States
Per the Open Public Meetings Act, this meeting is open to the public.

Agenda to be published one week prior to the board meeting.

9:00am-12:00pm

WSLCB Winery Liquor Laws 101 Seminar
2018-12-10 12:30 UTC | Townshend Cellars, 1222 N Regal St, Spoakne, WA, 99202, United States
The Washington Winegrowers Association and the Washington Wine Institute have partnered
to offer seminars that will help clarify Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB)
compliance requirements for Washington wineries.

Registration open - Scroll down to purchase your tickets

Presented by a WSLCB representative, topics covered will include:
• Common permits used by wineries
• Off-site sales
• The do's and dont's for tasting rooms
• Advertising
• Donations
• Winemaker dinners
• Social media

Participants will learn directly from the WSLCB how to navigate the often-times confusing and challenging WSLCB permit and license rules and regulations,
providing the needed confidence to know winery and/or tasting room(s) operations are within the bounds of the law. Each attendee will leave with a list of WSLCB
contacts for any questions that arise in the future pertaining to our state liquor laws.

12:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Registration Fees:
$40 members (Washington Winegrowers or Washington Wine Institute), rates increase onsite to $45
$60 non-members (rates increase onsite to $65)

Pre- Registration will close at 12:30 PM PST on Sunday December 9th. Tickets can still be purchased at the door.
Scroll down to purchase your tickets until Sunday December 9th at 12:30PM

WSLCB Winery Liquor Laws 101 Seminar
2018-12-03 12:30 UTC | Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum, 5000 Discovery Dr, The Dalles, OR, 97058
The Washington Winegrowers Association and the Washington Wine Institute have partnered
to offer seminars that will help clarify Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB)
compliance requirements for Washington wineries.

Registration open! - Scroll down to purchase your tickets

Presented by a WSLCB representative, topics covered will include:
• Common permits used by wineries
• Off-site sales
• The do's and dont's for tasting rooms
• Advertising
• Donations
• Winemaker dinners
• Social media

Participants will learn directly from the WSLCB how to navigate the often-times confusing and challenging WSLCB permit and license rules and regulations,
providing the needed confidence to know winery and/or tasting room(s) operations are within the bounds of the law. Each attendee will leave with a list of WSLCB
contacts for any questions that arise in the future pertaining to our state liquor laws.

12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Registration Fees:
$45 members (Washington Winegrowers or Washington Wine Institute)
$65 non-members

Tickets available at the door on date of event.

Sponsored by:

Washington State Wine Commission Board Meeting
2018-11-16 09:00 UTC | The Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center, 2140 Wine Country Road, Prosser, WA, United States
The agenda for the November 16, 2018 board meeting will be posted on the Washington State Wine Commission’s by the afternoon of Friday, November 9.
The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
Per the Open Public Meetings Act, this meeting is open to the public.

Grape & Wine Issues Caucus
2018-11-15 08:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Yakima Sundome, 1301 S Fair Ave, Yakima, WA, 98901, United States
2018 Grape & Wine Issues Caucus: Impacts of Polarized Politics
Learn how polarization in public policy, whether in Olympia or DC, impacts the Washington wine industry. From immigration to the Wastewater General Permit and the Farm Bill to tariffs, you won’t want to miss this event!

Join Washington Wine Institute (WWI) and Washington Winegrowers for a day of policy insights to help increase your knowledge and understanding of state and federal issues, ensure legal compliance with specific state and federal regulations, understand your role in advocacy, and learn who to contact with questions or input. This event is appropriate for management and owners of grower and vintner operations as well as affiliated industries.
8:30 AM – 4:00 PM (includes a light breakfast, lunch, and a wine reception)
Early Morning Workshop scheduled for 8:45AM
DTC SHIPPING “HOW TO” WORKSHOP
Larry Cormier, General Manager, Sovos Compliance
Thursday, November 15 | Yakima Fair Grounds, WA
Then, we want to hear from you, too! Share your perspectives on these issues and help shape our 2019 policy positions.
Pre – Registration closes at 5pm on Wednesday November 14th.
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AGENDA

8:30 am Registration opens

8:45 am DtC shipping “how to” workshop

9:30 am Registration continues | Light breakfast

10:00 am Welcome

10:15 am-2:30 pm (Lunch at 12:00 pm)

Election results – what do the outcomes mean to the industry?

Current policy landscape – what are we preparing for in 2019?
Pesticide work group outcomes
Alcohol tax reform next steps
Immigration legislation and guest worker program status
Outcomes of Farm Bill legislation
Trade policy implications
Recent rulemaking outcomes and resources for compliance

2:40 pm Keynote Address

3:20 pm Reception

4:00 pm Safe Journey Home

Special Thanks to our 2018 Sponsors:
Presenting Sponsor: Inland Desert Nursery

Lunch Sponsor: ShipCompliant by SOVOS

Reception Sponsor: Moss Adams Registration Sponsor: FedEx

Presented in partnership by the Washington Winegrowers and the Washington Wine Institute

Washington State Wine Commission Board Meeting
2018-08-17 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | Bridgewater Center Community Room, 22505 State Route 9 SE, Woodinville, WA, 98072, United States
The agenda for the August 17, 2018 board meeting will be posted on the Washington State Wine Commission’s website by the afternoon of Friday, August 10.
The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
Per the Open Public Meetings Act, this meeting is open to the public.

Winemaker Picnic & Barrel Auction
2018-08-16 16:00 - 20:00 UTC | Chateau Ste Michelle Winery, Woodinville
The kickoff to the weekend of events where you’ll have the opportunity to meet and mingle with Washington winemakers and choose from over 100 wines to taste. Extraordinary bites are provided by Tulalip Resort Casino’s acclaimed restaurants and showcase dishes seasoned with inventive culinary twists. For the competitive wine collector, you’ll have the chance to bid on one-of-a-kind wines in the Barrel Auction. It all happens on the lovely concert grounds at Chateau Ste. Michelle winery.

WAVEx
2018-07-11 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | Chateau Ste Michelle Winery, Woodinville
Registration is open for WAVEx, a condensed version of the popular research seminar called Washington Advancements in Viticulture and Enology (WAVE). The half-day session on July 11, 2018, from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in Woodinville is sponsored by the Washington State Wine Commission, Washington State University and Woodinville Wine Country.

The WAVEx-Woodinville presentations will explore how to take wine quality to the next level through the theme “Making Better Wine through Chemistry.” WSU scientists Drs. Jim Harbertson, Thomas Henick-Kling and Tom Collins will share practical tips and application of research to help winemakers avoid wine faults, use sulfur dioxide appropriately, know what’s living in their wine, winery sanitation methods and more.

Washington State Wine Commission Board Meeting
2018-06-22 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | The Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center, 2140 Wine Country Road, Prosser, WA, United States
The agenda for the June 22, 2018 board meeting will be posted on the Washington State Wine Commission’s website by the afternoon of Friday, June 15.
The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
Per the Open Public Meetings Act, this meeting is open to the public.

East-side Annual WWI Membership Meeting
2018-06-18 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | The Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center, 2140 Wine Country Road, Prosser, WA, United States
Please join us for our East-side Annual Membership Meeting in June.

West-side Annual WWI Membership Meeting
2018-06-11 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | Columbia Winery, 14030 NE 145th St, Woodinville, WA, 98072, United States
Please join us for our West-side Annual Membership Meeting in Woodinville June 11th, 2018.

FedEx Temperature Control Shipping Webinar
2018-05-03 10:00 - 23:00 UTC | WA
Please join the Washington Wine Institute on May 3rd from 10 am to 11 am for our upcoming webinar featuring Tony Lane, FedEx’s Washington State wine industry Account Executive, for a presentation on temperature control shipping as well as direct to consumer and common carrier compliance for domestic shipping. The webinar will include a discussion of the processes for utilizing the upcoming temperature control shipping option in Washington State and how you can get signed up for the program when it is unveiled later this year. Also, experts will be onhand to answer questions regrading direct-to-consumer shipping regulations and what common carriers are doing to abide by state shipping regulations. The webinar will provide wineries with tools to help ensure positive business growth through enhanced knowledge of direct to consumer shipping including tools and resources. Register today and we will send all needed links and related documents for your review and preparation a few days prior to the webinar.

For any questions or to RSVP, please email name of attendee and email to WWI’s Association and Operations Manager CT Moen at ct@wwi.wine.

Washington State Wine Commission Board Meeting
2018-04-13 09:00 - 17:00 UTC | Chateau Ste Michelle Winery, Woodinville
The agenda for the April 13, 2018 board meeting will be posted on the Washington State Wine Commission’s website by the afternoon of Friday, April 6.
This will be an extended meeting and will be held from 9 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Per the Open Public Meetings Act, this meeting is open to the public.

WAVE
2018-04-04 09:00 - 17:30 UTC | The Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center, 2140 Wine Country Road, Prosser, WA, United States
WAVE, Washington’s signature research event, will feature in-depth research findings and conclude with a wine social. Vineyard topics include an assessment of new sprayer technologies, fine-tuning irrigation strategies, and managing vineyard salinity issues. Winery topics are managing Brettanomyces in the winery, what have we learned about smoke taint, and managing tannins in the winery. WAVE will conclude with a wine social hour. Target audience: Washington wine grape growers and wineries.

WAVEx-Lake Chelan
2018-03-30 09:00 - 14:30 UTC | Tsillan Cellars, 3875 Hwy 97A, Chelan, WA, 98816
The Lake Chelan Wine Alliance is teaming up with WSU and the Wine Commission to bring WAVEx to north central Washington. The morning program, designed for growers, will share recent research on grape powdery mildew resistance and new sprayer technologies, with the goal of helping growers optimize spray programs. The afternoon session “Dealing with Funky Fruit” will share practical winemaking information to help wineries coax the best out of their fruit. Target audience: Washington wine grape growers and wineries

Taste Washington
2018-03-22 - 2018-03-25 | Various Locations Throughout Seattle
Tickets are officially on sale for the most delicious event of the year! Enjoy four days chock-full of some of the best wine and food Washington State has to offer. Sip exclusive pours from world-class vintners, eat gourmet bites from some of the nation’s most-talented chefs and even partake in private food and farm tours – all for the pleasure of your taste buds.

WAVEx-Grape Viruses
2018-03-15 09:30 - 15:00 UTC | WSU – Wine Science Center, 359 University Drive, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
Sensory Classroom, Washington State University, Richland
The focus of this seminar will be on managing grapevine viral diseases for healthy vineyards, their economic impact on long-term vineyard health, wine quality and what’s needed to successfully manage viruses in the future. Lunch will include a comparison tasting of research wines made from virus-infected vines and healthy vines. In addition to presenting outcomes from virus management research, an interactive grower discussion will share practical tips to help growers control virus. Pesticide certification credits have been requested from the Washington State Department of Agriculture. Target audience: Washington wine grape growers.

USBevX Conference
2018-02-20 - 2018-02-22 | Washington Marriott Wardman Park, 2660 Woodley Road NW, Washington DC, DC, 20008

Wine Research Advisory Committee
2018-02-05 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | WA
Location TBD

Washington State Wine Annual Research Review - test
2018-01-18 09:00 - 2018-01-19 17:00 UTC | The Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center, 2140 Wine Country Road, Prosser, WA, United States
Open to all WA wine industry members

Washington State Wine Annual Research Review
2018-01-18 09:00 - 2018-01-19 17:00 UTC | The Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center, 2140 Wine Country Road, Prosser, WA, United States
Open to all WA wine industry members.

WSLCB WA Winery Laws 101 Seminar - Walla Walla
2017-12-12 17:30 - 19:30 UTC | Walla Walla Community College, 500 Tausick Way, Walla Walla, WA, 99362, United States
WWI is partnering with the Washington Winegrowers on a series of WA State Liquor and Cannabis Board education seminars in major wine regions across the state. Covering need-to-know information pertaining to common licenses/permits wineries use, how to properly utilize social media as a winery, common carrier shipping compliance, and much more. The seminar will be a fantastic opportunity to strengthen your knowledge and confidence in WA Winery Liquor Laws. Register for an LCB education seminar near you and we will see you there!

Note: WWI welcomes any attending winery to submit questions you’d like asked anonymously directly to us by the Friday before the seminar you are attending so that we may organize them into categories and be prepared to make the Q&A portion of the event efficient and effective for all participants. Please submit any questions you’d like WWI’s Executive Director to ask to josh@wwi.wine.

WSLCB WA Winery Laws 101 Seminar - Woodinville
2017-11-21 17:30 - 19:30 UTC | Columbia Winery, 14030 NE 145th St, Woodinville, WA, 98072, United States
WWI is partnering with the Washington Winegrowers on a series of WA State Liquor and Cannabis Board education seminars in major wine regions across the state. Covering need-to-know information pertaining to common licenses/permits wineries use, how to properly utilize social media as a winery, common carrier shipping compliance, and much more. The seminar will be a fantastic opportunity to strengthen your knowledge and confidence in WA Winery Liquor Laws.

Note: WWI welcomes any attending winery to submit questions you’d like asked anonymously directly to us by the Friday before the seminar you are attending so that we may organize them into categories and be prepared to make the Q&A portion of the event efficient and effective for all participants. Please submit any questions you’d like WWI’s Executive Director to ask to josh@wwi.wine.

Washington State Wine Commission Board Meeting
2017-11-17 09:00 - 17:00 UTC | The Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center, 2140 Wine Country Road, Prosser, WA, United States

2017 Grape and Wine Issues Caucus
2017-11-14 09:00 - 16:00 UTC | Yakima Sundome, 1301 S Fair Ave, Yakima, WA, 98901, United States
Issues Caucus Agenda

Auction of Washington Wines Winemaker Gala
2017-08-19 16:00 UTC | Chateau Ste Michelle Winery, Woodinville
This is the Grand Finale and not-to-be-missed wine event of the year! Vintner table hosts will guide guests through the evening with wines alongside a multi-course dinner served by renowned Seattle area chefs. The evening will be filled with one-of-a-kind auction lots focusing on wine, food, travel and unique experiences you can’t find anywhere else. This year, Gala begins earlier in the day with chef tasting tents, a barrel auction on the lawn and more before we gather in the tent for dinner and a live auction full of amazing opportunities.

For more information, please visit: http://www.auctionofwashingtonwines.org/events/the-winemaker-gala/

Auction of Washington Wines Winemaker Dinner Series
2017-08-18 18:30 UTC | Private Estates and wineries around the Puget Sound
In celebration of our 30th year (we know, we can’t believe it either!) we’ve put together another set of sparkling and unprecedented winemaker dinners. These one-of-a-kind evenings take place in exclusive private homes, some with breathtaking views and new this year, we’ll be taking the dinner experience to the winemakers themselves. Dinners are conceived, created and served by award-winning, all-star local chefs and paired with some of the best wines produced in Washington State, poured by the winemakers who make the magic in the barrels happen.

Auction of Washington Wines Picnic & Barrel Auction
2017-08-17 16:00 UTC | Chateau Ste Michelle Winery, Woodinville
