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November 8 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm PST
Join the Washington State Wine Commission for this board meeting, one of several throughout the year. The Washington Wine board and staff will discuss current issues relevant to the state’s wine industry, ongoing events and campaigns, and the organization’s broader strategies.
Per the Open Public Meetings Act, anyone is welcome to join this meeting. Washington wineries and vineyards are encouraged to join, and board meetings are a great way to stay abreast of current programs and ways that they can benefit from Washington Wine’s marketing, communication, and research & efforts. The agenda will be posted here one week prior to the meeting.
Washington State Wine Commission Board Meeting Agenda
Location: Walter Clore Wine & Culinary Center, Prosser, WA
Date: November 8, 2024
Time: 9:00am – 2:00pm
· Opening (15 minutes) – Todd Newhouse
o Welcome Guests and Introductions
o Public Comments
o Approval of minutes of the August 9th meeting
o Board Member Introduction-Ryan Lumaco Southern Glazers
· Harvest Comments-All Board members.
· Guest Presentations (2 hours)
o Danny Brager-Alcohol Category Consultant
· Deep Dive into Wine Data and WA Wine Sales
o David Bowman, Chief Commercial Officer- Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
· Strategy update SME
o Adam Schulz-Incredible Wine Company
· Bulk wine/wine grape market update
o Diahann Howard-Executive Director Port of Benton
· Walter Clore Center Update
· Committee Reports
o Communications Committee -Lynda Eller, Heather Bradshaw, and Averyl Mooney (20 minutes)
· Media Hosting
· Auction of WA Wines Media Tour
· Shoup Fellowship: Gwendolyn Elliott FAM Tour
· Wine & Sports Roundtable
· Reviewer Updates: Vinous and Wine Advocate
· Taste Washington
· Industry Communications
· PR Efforts
· Media Tour
o Marketing Committee John Ware, David Flaherty, and Mac Pedersen (20 minutes)
· WAugust Results
· Road Trip Wrap Up
· PLCB update
· Miami Trade & Media Tasting
· WineVit Distribution Seminar
· Taste WA 2025 Update
· Taste WA Wine Month
· Lunch Break (working lunch)
· Committee Reports Continue
o Finance Committee (Tom Dugan, Mike Thompson, and Renee Meadors (15 minutes)
· Grape report 2024
· Review of FY25 financials (July, August, and September)
· Update on USDA Domestic Grants
· Reforecasting as harvest numbers reported.
o Export Committee Kate Salisbury (10 minutes)
· Visual Assets Update
· International Event Calendar – Registration Open
· Budget Update
o DEI Task Force Devyani Gupta and Heather Bradshaw (10 minutes)
· WineVit Seminar
o Research Committee Dick Boushey and Melissa Hansen (15 minutes)
§ WSU Gift Use Agreement Timeline/Process
§ USDA Smoke Research Workshop report
§ Overview of FY 26 Research Grant Program Cycle
· Town Hall Plan (10 minutes)
o Overview of Industry-Wide Town Halls
· All Other Business – Todd Newhouse (10 minutes)
o Upcoming Board Meeting Dates
· Potential move to Jan. 17 from Jan. 24
· Woodinville, WA
· April 25
· Woodinville, WA
·2:00 pm- Meeting Adjourns
If you would like to attend virtually, please reach out to info@washingtonwine.org for the meeting link. For the full list of board meeting dates, check out this page on our website