Wine Council

OTA's Wine Council fills a current gap in services provided to existing members when it comes to the adult beverage industry, specifically the wine sector.  The council serves as a focused space and group that can address many of the issues facing organic wine growers and brands in the organic and made with organic grapes category for wines. 

If you are interested in joining OTA's Wine Council, please contact Danielle Cote.

Members

This council will serve to protect and promote organic in the wine space, specifically in the wine made with organic grapes category, by creating a space for collective advocacy around policies and regulations that effect this business sector, by working to educate the many players in the three tier system that wine must operate within domestically, by addressing current issues related to imports/exports such as equivalency agreements and related topics, and by providing a forum to address additional topics that we are facing or may face in the future that are critical to the growth and success of organics in the wine sector. 

Officers

• Chair: Joseph Brinkley, Director of Regenerative Farming, Bonterra Organic Estates
• Vice Chair: Caine Thompson, Head of Sustainability, O’Neill Vintners & Distillers
• Secretary: Eliza Frey, Winemaker, Frey Vineyards

Annual Reports

2023 Annual Report to the OTA Board