Industry Resources - Oregon Wine Industry

5/7/2025 | Press Release

Oregon Wine Industry Unites to Kick Off Oregon Wine Month

For Immediate Release Oregon Wine Industry Unites to Kick Off Oregon Wine Month Celebrate the People, Places, and Wines that Make Oregon Truly Unforgettable Portland, OR, May 1, 2025 – May is [...]

2/5/2025 | Press Release

Oregon Wine Industry Members Honored at the 2025 Oregon Wine Symposium

For Immediate Release  Oregon Wine Industry Members Honored at the 2025 Oregon Wine Symposium Portland, OR, February 4, 2025 – Twelve outstanding individuals were recognized today with an [...]

3/28/2024 | Press Release

2022 Economic Impact of the Wine and Wine Grape Industries on the Oregon Economy

The Oregon vineyard and wine industry’s new Economic Impact Report shows continued growth and increased contribution to the state’s economy With an $8 billion economic impact, Oregon’s [...]

1/16/2024 | Press Release

Oregon Wine Board welcomes three new Directors in 2024

Portland, OR, January 16, 2024 . . . 2024 is a year of change with the Oregon Wine Board (OWB). As well as appointing new Executive Director Gina Bianco, set to begin her tenure on February 1, the [...]

1/2/2024 | Press Release

Oregon Wine Board of Directors announce Gina Bianco as new Executive Director

Portland, OR, January 2, 2024 . . . The Oregon Wine Board has announced that Gina Bianco has accepted the role of executive director for the state wine agency and will start February 1, 2024. [...]

12/21/2023 | Press Release

Oregon wines to be among more than 125 international producers at 2024 Hospice du Rhône, to be held in the Walla Walla Valley

Portland, OR, December 21, 2023 –The Walla Walla Valley, named America’s Best Wine Region for three years in a row, is on a roll. And as the old adage goes—a rolling stone gathers no [...]

11/30/2023 | Press Release

Oregon Wine Symposium 2024 registration is open

Get together and learn with industry colleagues at the 19th annual Oregon Wine Symposium, to be held in Portland February 13-14, 2024 Portland, OR, November 30, 2023 — The Oregon Wine [...]

11/15/2023 | Press Release

New Media Library created by the Oregon Wine Board provides both professional and self-curated photos in a snap

Portland, OR, November 15, 2023 – Visitors to Oregon often remark on how beautiful the state’s vineyards are, but attaining professional photographs of Oregon wine country has been difficult [...]

9/21/2023 | Press Release

Oregon wine industry report for 2022 shows outstanding quality, record production and strong demand

Oregon experienced growth and record production numbers for its wine grapes in 2022 over [...]

5/18/2023 | Press Release

There’s still plenty of time to enjoy Oregon Wine Month events

Portland, OR, May 17, 2023 … Oregon Wine Month may be at the halfway point, but Oregon wine lovers still have time to take advantage of the plethora of Oregon events including wine tasting and [...]

2/17/2023 | Press Release

The work of eight industry titans honored at the 2023 Oregon Wine Symposium

Contact: Linea Gagliano [email protected] 503.729.6021 For Immediate Release Portland, OR, February 17, 2023 – Eight outstanding individuals in Oregon’s wine industry were recognized [...]

1/11/2023 | Press Release

The Northwest’s Premier Wine Event for the Industry to be Held Feb. 14-15

The theme is “Join Together; Grow Forward“ as the Wine Industry Works to Enhance Economic Impact in Oregon Portland, OR, January 10, 2023 —The Oregon Wine Board [...]

12/9/2022 | Press Release

Oregon Wine Symposium 2023 registration is open

Contact: Linea Gagliano, Oregon Wine Board Director of Communications [email protected] 503.729.6021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oregon Wine Symposium 2023 registration is open Two days of in-person [...]

9/19/2022 | Press Release

2021 Oregon wine industry report shows recovery and record grape tonnage

PORTLAND, OR, September 19, 2022 … If there are two words that emerge from the 2021 annual Oregon Vineyard and Winery Report data, those words are recovery and resiliency. Like all agricultural [...]

7/6/2022 | Press Release

Oregon Welcomes its 23rd American Viticultural Area (AVA)

Portland, Ore. (July 5, 2022) – Mount Pisgah, Polk County, Oregon, the newest appellation in Oregon and nested American Viticultural Area (AVA) in the Willamette Valley, has received federal [...]

6/1/2022 | Press Release

National wine trends show Oregon sales outperforming the category

PORTLAND, OR, June 1, 2022 – It’s been a turbulent few years for Oregon agriculture, namely Oregon growers and winemakers who’ve had to adapt to a new world of regulations and safety protocols [...]

2/22/2022 | Press Release

The work of nine industry denizens honored at the 2022 Oregon Wine Symposium

Portland, OR, February 22, 2022 – The work of nine individuals in Oregon’s wine industry was recognized last week at the 18th annual Oregon Wine Symposium. Two additional frontrunners from the [...]

1/25/2022 | Press Release

Two new reports show Oregon wines continue to shine

“Boom continues,” reads 2021 Direct to Consumer Wine Shipping Report, with Oregon Wine enjoying 12.9% year-over-year increase in volume and 18.7% increase in value of shipments, outperforming [...]

1/4/2022 | Press Release

Oregon Welcomes its 22nd American Viticultural Area (AVA)

Lower Long Tom becomes tenth nested AVA in the Willamette Valley and the first AVA in the southern Willamette Valley Portland, Ore. (December 13, 2021) – Lower Long Tom, the newest appellation in [...]

1/4/2022 | Press Release

Registration is open for the 2022 Oregon Wine Symposium

Portland, OR, January 4, 2022 – Ice storms can’t stop the demand for Oregon wine education, and in the case of the Oregon Wine Symposium, the show must go on. The annual event, held in the [...]

12/1/2021 | Press Release

Quality and diversity of Oregon wines on display in Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast Top 100 lists

Portland, OR, December 1, 2021… Oregon wines were well represented this past week on two important global lists: Wine Spectator’s Top 100 and the Enthusiast 100 Best Wines of 2021 from Wine [...]

4/30/2021 | Press Release

Oregon Wine Month Begins Saturday, May 1, 2021

Portland, OR . . . April 30, 2021 – Although fifteen Oregon counties where wine is made and tasted will return to extreme risk the first week of May, wine lovers will still find many ways to [...]

2/23/2021 | Press Release

First virtual Oregon Wine Symposium honors industry excellence award winners

Nine key figures and two organizations recognized for contributions to the global success of Oregon [...]

2/17/2021 | Workshop

2021 Oregon Wine Symposium

PR & Communications Strategies Including Crisis Communications

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2/10/2021 | Press Release

Oregon wine industry continued on its long-term growth trajectory in 2019, but encountered headwinds in 2020

Oregon wine grapes and wines support a $7.2 billion economic engine that’s grown 27% since [...]

12/30/2020 | Press Release

Oregon achieves a new record of seven wines in Wine Spectator’s Top 100 list for 2020

Annual report names 100 of the best, most interesting wines in the world, with seven made in [...]

12/10/2020 | Press Release

Registration is now open for the 2021 Oregon Wine Symposium

A host of compelling virtual seminars and speakers representing the best and brightest of the wine industry, now extended to four full [...]

11/20/2020 | Press Release

This Holiday Season, the Oregon Wine Board invites Oregonians to Shop Local and Support Oregon Businesses

In the midst of a challenging 2020, wineries are open for curbside, online and delivery service resulting from last week’s Executive [...]

10/19/2020 | Press Release

Newest Oregon wine industry report shows growth in 2019 led by double digit boost in wine production and sales, with gains continuing during COVID

Production of wine in Oregon up 14% in 2019 and planted acres show an optimistic increase of 1,500 more acres reflecting strong, multi-channel sales [...]

6/19/2020 | Press Release

All Oregon counties move to Phase One, including Multnomah, with Oregon tasting rooms permitted to reopen

After seven weeks of upholding stay-at-home orders, Portland tasting rooms and restaurants prepare to reopen June [...]

Oregon Wine Industry Unites to Kick Off Oregon Wine Month

Oregon Wine Industry Members Honored at the 2025 Oregon Wine Symposium

2022 Economic Impact of the Wine and Wine Grape Industries on the Oregon Economy

Oregon Wine Board welcomes three new Directors in 2024

Oregon Wine Board of Directors announce Gina Bianco as new Executive Director

Oregon wines to be among more than 125 international producers at 2024 Hospice du Rhône, to be held in the Walla Walla Valley

Oregon Wine Symposium 2024 registration is open

New Media Library created by the Oregon Wine Board provides both professional and self-curated photos in a snap

Oregon wine industry report for 2022 shows outstanding quality, record production and strong demand

There’s still plenty of time to enjoy Oregon Wine Month events

The work of eight industry titans honored at the 2023 Oregon Wine Symposium

The Northwest’s Premier Wine Event for the Industry to be Held Feb. 14-15

Oregon Wine Symposium 2023 registration is open

2021 Oregon wine industry report shows recovery and record grape tonnage

Oregon Welcomes its 23rd American Viticultural Area (AVA)

National wine trends show Oregon sales outperforming the category

The work of nine industry denizens honored at the 2022 Oregon Wine Symposium

Two new reports show Oregon wines continue to shine

Oregon Welcomes its 22nd American Viticultural Area (AVA)

Registration is open for the 2022 Oregon Wine Symposium

Quality and diversity of Oregon wines on display in Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast Top 100 lists

Oregon Wine Month Begins Saturday, May 1, 2021

First virtual Oregon Wine Symposium honors industry excellence award winners

2021 Oregon Wine Symposium

PR & Communications Strategies Including Crisis Communications

Oregon wine industry continued on its long-term growth trajectory in 2019, but encountered headwinds in 2020

Oregon achieves a new record of seven wines in Wine Spectator’s Top 100 list for 2020

Registration is now open for the 2021 Oregon Wine Symposium

This Holiday Season, the Oregon Wine Board invites Oregonians to Shop Local and Support Oregon Businesses

Newest Oregon wine industry report shows growth in 2019 led by double digit boost in wine production and sales, with gains continuing during COVID

All Oregon counties move to Phase One, including Multnomah, with Oregon tasting rooms permitted to reopen

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