Important Notice Concerning Wine Institute Health & Safety Exemplars

Wine Institute is a private, non-profit trade association of wineries and associate members engaged in industries related to wine production and distribution. In an effort to increase health and safety awareness amidst the COVID-19 crisis and to improve health and safety practices at Wine Institute member sites, Wine Institute is proud to offer these exemplars of health and safety best practices related to the COVID-19 crisis. The exemplars offer a series of general best practices related to COVID-19 which were drawn from guidance from federal agencies, including CDC, OSHA, and EEOC, and consultations with an OSHA lawyer and infectious disease doctor.

Wine Institute disclaims liability for any personal injury, property or other damages of any nature whatsoever, whether special, indirect, consequential or compensatory, directly or indirectly resulting from the publication, use of, or reliance on the materials presented herein.

While Wine Institute strives to make the information on this website and within the exemplars as timely and accurate as possible, Wine Institute makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of these exemplars, and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in the contents of this site and the materials incorporated herein. All of the information on this website is published in good faith and for general information purposes only. All of the information on this website is strictly at the user’s own risk. Wine Institute is not undertaking to render professional or other services for or on behalf of any person or entity. Wine Institute is not undertaking to perform any duty owed by any person or entity to someone else. Each user of this website and the resources herein should rely on his or her own judgment, or as appropriate, seek the advice of a competent professional for assistance.

Updating of Health and Safety Protocols

Users of Wine Institute health and safety exemplars should be aware that the information contained may be superseded at any time by the issuance of new editions or may be amended from time to time through the issuance of amendments, updates or corrections. All documents are dated with the date of last revision, information contained in the documents is relevant to the date of last revision.

Other Websites

Additionally, users can find links to other websites and materials on our website. While Wine Institute endeavors to provide only links to useful websites, Wine Institute has no control over the content and nature of these other websites and the links to other websites do not imply a recommendation for all of the content found on those sites.