The New York Wine & Grape Foundation accomplishes our mission by providing a wide rage of services to support the wine and grape industries including marketing programs, informational webinars, cost saving subsidies and much more. Membership in the New York Wine & Grape Foundation is available to wineries and grape growers based in New York State, as well as businesses that support our industry.
Grow your winery through professional marketing tools, educational webinars, and industry research.
Dues start at $300 annually.
Gain access to industry research, educational events, cost saving subsidies, and much more!
Dues start at $50 annually.
Going solar is a strategic way for wineries cut overhead costs by producing their own electricity, on-site. Thanks to New York State grants and Federal tax incentives, overall costs can be reduced by more than 75% after all incentives are utilized. In fact, many businesses are seeing a payback period of under five years on a solar project that produces free electricity for over 35 years!
In his budget proposal, Governor Cuomo restored NYWGF’s funding to its pre-COVID amount. While two months remain until the Governor and Legislature agree to a final state budget, this commitment from the Governor provides NYWGF the assurance to properly plan an organizational budget and programming plan for the upcoming fiscal year.
Our Fireside Chat in January was focused around the New York Grape Growers. Topics include an update on new Grower Membership Tiers and the benefits provided within each. We also talked about NYWGF’s new marketing campaign roll-out plan. We welcome you to share your ideas on how we can best shine a spotlight on New York’s growers.