Business Email MKShields@capitalbenefitservices.com

The Nation’s Leader in Association Health Plan Management
With over 30 years of expertise in brokerage and consulting services, Capital Benefit Services provides affordable, high-quality employee benefits through the association health plans under our management.

Simplifying the complex world of employee benefits

Capital Benefit Services has a long history of serving customers in the right way. Our team brings a diverse background of knowledge and industry experience, making the complicated world of employee benefits easy. Since 1986 our team has been the exclusive consultant of some of the Northwest's largest association health plans.

Strategic Partnerships Provide Access to Top-Tier Benefits for Companies across the Pacific Northwest
Our company prides itself in helping employers of all sizes find affordable health insurance options for their employees. We do this by providing employers access to association health plans in which we administer and manage.

Foster Garvey: Trusted Legal Counsel for Washington's Wine Industry
Foster Garvey serves as a legal partner to Washington's wine industry, offering guidance on the regulatory, business and operational challenges unique to wineries, distributors and retailers. With a team well-versed in alcohol beverage law, we help clients navigate licensing, compliance and growth with confidence.
From boutique vineyards to established producers, our Alcohol Beverage practice provides practical solutions for:

- Licensing & permitting (TTB, WA Liquor & Cannabis Board)
- Labeling approvals and marketing compliance
- Distribution agreements and franchise protections
- Trade practice compliance and dispute resolution
- International trade (import/export regulations, tariffs)

Foster Garvey attorneys bring firsthand knowledge of Washington's wine landscape, working closely with businesses across the supply chain, from production to retail. By simplifying complex regulations, we help clients stay focused on their craft while protecting their interests.

Business Email: mlaszlo@clarkhill.com
 
Clark Hill serves as counsel to wineries and wine-related businesses, including U.S. and international wineries, importers, distributors, and retailers. Our wine and alcohol industry team offers full-service compliance and regulatory representation, including TTB and state wine permits and licensing, shipping permits, etc. We advise clients in a wide array of business transactions, including distribution agreements, direct-to-consumer, winemaker agreements, custom crush agreements, leases, mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, franchise issues, production agreements, transportation and logistics and many others.
 
In addition, we routinely serve as outside general counsel to our wine clients, assisting with everyday business matters such as business formation, re-organization, expansion, regulatory, environmental, water law, labor and employment, trademark, litigation, and general business counseling. 
 
At Clark Hill, our value proposition is simple. We offer our clients an exceptional team, dedicated to the delivery of outstanding service. With 29 locations and more than 700 lawyers spanning the United States, Ireland, and Mexico, we partner with our clients to help them reach and exceed their business goals.  Please visit the firm's website at http://www.clarkhill.com.
 
Clark Hill. Simply Smarter.

Business Email rene.kotzin@bakertilly.com
The wine industry faces significant business challenges: rapid industry consolidation, unprecedented levels of international competition, changing consumer preferences, and increasingly complex risk management issues. We've been there every step of the way as advisors to more than 300 wineries and vineyards across the United States. Each has its own unique challenges and we're eager to help find the right solutions.
Here are some of those time-consuming challenges that we can help with:
- Environmental, labor, and safety regulations- Competitive industry intelligence- Effective management of growth and opportunity- Financing and lender relationships- Financial reporting and financial planning- Federal, state, and local taxes
We serve more wine clients than any other CPA firm. As the nation's largest wine accounting and consulting practice, we stay ahead of critical issues by immersing ourselves in the information stream and playing an active role in the industry. Our goal is to help equip your business with the fundamental financial and operational strength it needs to grow and thrive so you can focus on what you love most—the art of creating great wine. Learn more at bakertilly.com/industries/food-and-beverage 

Business Email michaelt@vintnerslogisticsllc.com

Since 2007 owner Robert Thompson and his team have been focused on working with individual winery's needs and offer a wide selection of services including:
- Temperature controlled bonded wine warehousing
- Temperature controlled transportation of wine locally, regionally and nationally
- Direct to consumer fulfillment
- Alliance with Fed Ex to provide national Cold Chain Solutions for DTC customers
- New wine barrel distribution for coopers
- Sanitation processes in place to ensure a TCA free warehouse and fleet
- Product consolidation and cross docking to help reduce transportation costs
- Empty bin and wine grape transportation from vineyard to the winery
- Quality new wine bottle options from the USA & Asia

What is the Vintners Logistics Difference?

It begins with their people — highly trained, committed, passionate people who are committed to us long-term — people who receive a competitive wage and benefits package that rewards and encourages their continued dedication not only to our company, but to you.

The Vintners Logistics difference continues with their processes — golden rule customer service, phenol-free environments and cleaning products, experienced logistics planning and execution, and compliance with all government regulations, ensuring that your products are handled safely and securely. Vintners Logistics offers technology so you can track and trace your products while in our secure, temperature-controlled and ambient-air distribution centers or on our modern, environmentally-friendly fleet of trucks.

Vintners Logistics' passion is to provide solutions for your unique needs. To contact Robert and his team today, simply call them at 509-783-5544.

Business Email craig@vinstarconsulting.com

Serving the drinks industry.

VIN-STAR offers business, regulatory and compliance consulting services. We help launch brands and negotiate transactions including supply and distribution contracts, partnership agreements, debt and equity financing, brand licensing and more.
Beginning in 2024, we have had success opening a channel for cross-border transactions of grapes, juice and bulk wine between Washington and Oregon winegrowers and wineries in B.C., Canada. Let us help you identify and connect with the right source of supply for your brand, negotiate an agreement at market terms and prices, and navigate the logistical and regulatory challenges involved.
Send us an email with the subject line “Guidebook” to get a copy of the VIN-STAR WA to B.C. Wine Guidebook, featuring the latest regulatory and practical guidance for importing grapes, juice and wine into B.C., Canada. And if you are ready to get into the market and connect with winegrowers in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, send us an email with the subject line “Broker”.

Business Email hello@werisewines.com
 
At WeRise, we are on a mission to reshape the beverage industry one glass at a time starting with wine.
Why are we so passionate about this mission? It’s because Black winemakers make up less than 10% of the wine industry, women less than 20%, Latinx 15%. Our aim at WeRise is to build awareness of the fantastic wines from diverse and underrepresented winemakers.We seek to both engage wine lovers within the Seattle metro area and to provide access to communities that may be less familiar with wine so that they too can learn, discover and enjoy as well. We aim to build an inclusive community centered around wine and educational events. We're excited to have you with us on this journey and excited to share many underrepresented gems of great wines with you.

Business Email pmcafee@lafitte-usa.com
 
 
Lafitte Group maintains a family-owned global business with production and distribution facilities for wine corks and capsules in Chile, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and the United States. With over 100 years of industrial experience, Lafitte's eager attention to new and evolving industry standards ensures our continual improvement in producing the highest quality cork products suitable for all wines. In addition to wine closures, Lafitte USA offers a complete range of stock PVC, PETg, Polylaminate, Alustar, and Tin capsules at our Napa plant. We also offer fully customizable capsules manufactured at any one of our global facilities in a wide array of sizes, colors, and finishes to meet your precise marketing and technical demands. Lafitte Cork & Capsule has built an impressive reputation in the wine packaging industry by delivering the highest quality natural cork closures and capsules for over a century. At Lafitte USA, we take immense pride in offering the best service platform in North America. 

Business Email akeatts@bannerbank.com
 
 
   
More than 135 years ago, we started with core values that will never go out of style: listen, learn, and help people and businesses reach their goals.
 
Our team of experts focuses completely on you, providing the tailored solutions, expert guidance and local decision making you need to succeed. Our focus on offering outstanding value paired with our financial strength and stability are key reasons Forbes named us one of the 100 Best Banks in America the past nine years, and why Newsweek again selected us as one of the Most Trustworthy Companies in America. It is also why Bauer Financial has repeatedly assigned Banner its top, five-star rating for more than 12 consecutive years.
 
Of equal importance is the community spirit upon which Banner Bank was founded as a small thrift in 1890. With more than $16 billion in assets and locations in Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and California, we understand our role in the economic ecosystem, and we take that responsibility seriously. In addition to being a source of capital to personal banking clients and businesses of all sizes, we place a high importance on contributing to the communities we serve. Last year, we engaged with nearly 1,000 charitable and community causes across our footprint by contributing nearly $2 million and thousands of hours volunteering.
 
From thoughtfully designed personal banking services to full-service, leading-edge commercial banking solutions, we're proud to earn your business and help you dream big and achieve more.

Business Email rgriswold@tryskprintsolutions.com
 
Trysk combines extensive print and packaging experience with the desire to innovate and evolve. Our fresh approach to every project ensures that the final product always exceeds expectations.
Trysk was founded on the belief that what’s on the outside should be as good as what’s on the inside. That principle still guides us today.
We started out as wine label specialists in Washington State in 2008. Over time, we expanded to serve winegrowers up and down the West Coast, and eventually throughout North America. As part of that growth, we acquired Watermark Labels in February 2020.
Today, Trysk is the gold standard for labels and packaging across all industries in the United States and Canada.