WINEAMERICA

What WINEAMERICA does

WineAmerica is a U.S. national trade association founded in 1978 that represents American wineries through public policy advocacy, research, and member services. The organization operates as a 501(c)-style non-profit with 1–10 employees and is headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area (S Central Washington Co), positioning it close to the federal regulatory and legislative apparatus it engages with on behalf of its members. Its website (wineamerica.org) was non-functional in the source capture, returning only a loader page rather than substantive product or service information.

The association's commercial function is industry representation rather than product or technology delivery. Its core "products" are advocacy outcomes — federal lobbying, regulatory comments, and public positioning on issues affecting U.S. wineries. Documented recent activity includes lobbying on federal Dietary Guidelines alongside 15+ other companies and trade associations between July and September 2025, and public advocacy on the Canada–U.S. trade dispute that has driven U.S. wine exports to Canada down 78% from $460 million in 2024 to $103 million in 2025. No specific revenue model, pricing (dues schedule), membership tiers, or technology platform is disclosed in the available data.

Business model mechanics are not disclosed in the source material. Trade associations of this type typically fund operations through membership dues, event revenue, and sponsorships, but the input provides no figures on members, dues, or program revenue. No partnerships, M&A activity, investments, leadership changes, certifications, patents, or product launches are present in the input. The investment-relevant signal set is therefore concentrated almost entirely on macro/regulatory exposure of the U.S. wine industry rather than on company-specific operating performance.

Name

WINEAMERICA

Website

https://wineamerica.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

WineAmerica is a U.S. national non-profit trade association, founded in 1978, that represents American wineries through public policy advocacy, regulatory engagement, research, and member services in Washington, D.C.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Trade Association

NAICS

Wineries (31213)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Wine & Sparkling Wine Wineries & Brands (CRADAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Wineries & Vineyards (Tasting Rooms) (THAFALAE)

Keywords

• Wine industry advocacy
• Trade association services
• Public policy lobbying
• Winery member services
• Wine industry research

Headquarters

HQ city

S Central Washington Co

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Core offering

WineAmerica is a national trade association that represents American wineries through public policy advocacy, industry research, and member services. Founded in 1978, it serves as the unified voice of the U.S. wine industry on federal issues including excise tax, trade policy, tariff retaliation, and regulatory matters such as dietary guidelines. Members include wineries, suppliers, and regional associations that benefit from collective advocacy and industry representation.

Product overview

WINEAMERICA is a national wine trade association representing the U.S. wine and grape industry. Based on the available source data, no specific product, service, or technology platform offerings were identified. The sources contain news articles about industry trade issues and a placeholder webpage with no substantive content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WineAmerica Membership Annual membership in the national trade association for American wineries, providing access to advocacy, industry research, and member services. Membership is available to U.S. wineries, suppliers, and regional wine associations.
• Federal Policy Advocacy Public policy advocacy and lobbying services on federal issues affecting the U.S. wine industry, including excise tax reform, tariff policy, trade retaliation, and dietary guidelines. Provided to members as a core service of the association.
• Industry Research and Member Services Industry research, reports, and member services supporting U.S. wineries with data on trade, regulation, and market conditions. Provided to association members.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Regional players

• Australian Grape & Wine: National peak body for the Australian wine industry. Comparable to WineAmerica in role and structure as a country-level wine trade association handling advocacy, research, and member services.
• Wine Growers of Britain / WineGB: U.K. national association for wine producers. Analogous trade-association model to WineAmerica for a non-U.S. wine-producing country, useful as a regional peer for benchmarking association scale and scope.

Emerging players

• National Association of Wine Retailers: Trade association focused on wine retailers in the United States. Adjacent peer to WineAmerica representing a downstream segment of the U.S. wine value chain with overlapping policy interests around shipping and direct-to-consumer.

Broad incumbents

• Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS): National trade association representing distilled spirits producers. Directly comparable as a peer alcohol-industry trade association with similar advocacy, research, and member-service functions targeting federal policy and regulation.
• Brewers Association: National trade association for the U.S. brewing industry. Comparable to WineAmerica as a peer-category alcohol trade association focused on public policy, advocacy, research, and member services for producers.
• Wine Institute: California-based trade association representing California wineries; the largest U.S. state-level wine trade body and a peer to WineAmerica in member advocacy, public policy, and research services for wineries.

Direct peers

• American Vineyard Foundation: California-based wine industry research and trade organization. Comparable to WineAmerica as a peer wine-industry association delivering research and member services, though more regionally focused.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/WineAmerica
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wineamerica

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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