Kentucky Wine Organizations
Kentucky Vineyard Society
John James Dufour, winemaker for the Marquis de LaFayette, founded The Kentucky Vineyard Society in 1798. The original shareholders in the KVS shared a vision to grow grapes along the Kentucky River.
Our original shareholders included many prominent names in Kentucky. Dufour joined with such renowned Kentuckians as U.S. Congressman and Secretary of State Henry Clay, U.S. Congressman John Brown, Kentucky Governor James Garrard, and 110 other subscribers to found the Vineyard Society. www.kyvineyardsociety.org/
Northern Kentucky Vintners & Grape Growers Association
3500 Alexandria Pike
Highland Heights, KY 41076-0323
Tel.: 859.643.1010
www.nkvgga.org
National Organizations
American Society for Enology & Viticulture
asev.org
American Sommelier Association
americansommelier.com
American Vineyard Foundation
avf.org
American Wine Alliance for research and Education
olemiss.edu/orgs/AWARE
American Wine Society
americanwinesociety.org
Congressional Wine Caucus
house.gov/radanovich/wine
Free the Grapes
freethegrapes.org
National Association of American Wineries
wineamerica.org
Society of Wine Educators
societyofwineeducators.org
Zinfandel Advocates and Producers
infandel.org
Wines and Vines
winesandvines.com
Winedustry – “wine news for the other grapes”
winedustry.com
Winegrape Growers of America
cawg.org/wga
