Month: October 2024

The 2024 Grape Report will launch on Monday, November 4th. 
 
This year’s report captures the same basic information as in the past: grapes harvested, sold, and purchased in WA, but has an added field to collect acreage by AVA. In order to participate in Washington Wine Commission events, such as Taste Washington, wine reviewer tastings, and Road Trip, your business must be up-to-date on all assessments. 

To File  – Login to the Industry Portal at www.washingtonwine.org, select ‘Login’ from the top right-hand corner.

 
Please complete your 2024 Grape Report by December 31, 2024.

The Washington Winegrowers Association, Washington State Wine Commission and Washington Wine Institute are working together on an industry-wide winegrape acreage report. This is a crucial step for our industry, and we are asking for your participation.

If you did not receive the email with full details, you can find it HERE.

The acreage report will be similar to the Commission’s production report, which highlights important stats for the entire industry – see 2023 production report here. Though the acreage fields are optional, we highly encourage all Washington growers to fill them out. Data will be aggregated to preserve confidentiality. 

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