Advocacy & Policy

Partnered with Oregon State University, the Oregon Dept. of Agriculture and industry associations to secure nearly $450,000 in emergency state funding to help contain and eradicate vine mealybug in Southern Oregon.

Achieved passage of legislation increasing Oregon’s DTC shipping limit from 2-5 cases per month per consumer.

OWA was the only ag group focused on ensuring a long phase-in of the 40-hour threshold and mitigating new costs for winegrowers with a refundable tax credit and bridge loan program.

OWA continues to push back on legislative proposals to increase the wine privilege tax, urging an assessment of current resources dedicated to addiction and recovery.

OWA created a Water Subcommittee that developed a set of short-term and long-term policy objectives to better support the wine industry’s current and future water needs.

OWA established a Bottle Bill taskforce to assess the costs and feasibility of adding wine bottles to the Oregon Bottle Bill vs. being part of a new Extended Producer Responsibility program.