2023 Winter
Board of Directors Meeting

December 3-5, 2023
The Lodge at Pebble Beach

The Wine Institute Winter Board of Directors Meeting was held  Dec. 3-5, 2023, at The Lodge at Pebble Beach.

We were pleased to have guest speaker Stephen Pratt, founder and CEO of Noole.ai, speaking on the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) and how it relates to the wine industry. In addition, the meeting featured remarks from Chairman Randall Lange and President & CEO Robert P. Koch and a panel from the State Relations team summarizing its work in 2023 as well as updates from the Federal Relations, the Technical Advisory Committee, Environmental Affairs and International Marketing.

Meeting Agenda

• Agenda
• Roll Call
• Approve Minutes of Meeting Held June 13, 2023 – Board Action Required
  • see documents here and here
• Corporate Business
  • Board Changes – Board Action Required
  • Resolution – Board Action Required
• Member Relations – Ian Blue
  • Election of New Members (December and September) — Board Action Required
• Guest Speaker: David Jackson – SVP Trade Relations, Chief Operations Officer at NABCA
  • Get The Full Picture With NABCA’s Control State Wine Data
• Chairman’s Report
• President’s Report
  • Committee/Departmental Reports Presentation
    • Finance & Administration – Randall Lange / Ted Rose
    • Public Policy – Matt Gallo
    • California State Relations – Tim Schmelzer / Noelle Cremers
    • Federal Relations – Charles Jefferson
      • • Federal Relations Update: “U.S. Dietary Guidelines”
        • see documents here and here
    • Public Policy Committee Report – Tracy Genesen
    • State Relations – Steve Gross
    • Technical Advisory Committee – Tim Ryan / Tracy Genesen
    • Environmental Affairs – Chris Savage / Allison Jordan
      • Environmental Affairs Update
    • International Public Policy – Charles Jefferson
    • International Marketing – Honore Comfort
      • International Marketing Update: Global Buyers Marketplace and other key initiatives
    • Communications – Robin Baggett / Natalie Wymer
• Political Action Committee (PAC) Update – Gretchen Roddick
• Free The Grapes! Recognition – Steve Gross
• State Relations Update Panel Presentation
• Guest Speaker: Stephen Pratt – Founder & CEO of Noodle.ai
  • The Future of Artificial Intelligence in the Wine Industry
• Unfinished Business
• New Business
• Adjournment