2012 Commercial Membership Fees and Benefits (212KB)
2011/2012 Wine Grape Producer Membership Fees and Benefits (460KB)
2011 Curtin Student Membership Fees and Benefits (271KB)
Wine Tasting in the Cape Mentelle Vat Cellar
The Margaret River Wine Industry Association is the voice of the Margaret River wine region, representing grape growers, wine producers and commercial interests of the wine industry.
The Association will continue to strive to represent the best interests of its members by promoting the Margaret River wine region as a region of distinction.
It is responsible for
- Representing members of the wine industry at all levels of industry, corporate organisations and government
- Promoting industry development through research, education and training opportunities
- Encouraging and promoting excellence in the growing of grapes and wine production
- Creating opportunities for members to market and promote their product
Over the last financial year the Association has continued to represent the Margaret River wine industry and provide services to members across a broad range including:
- Continued our strong advocacy role in protecting the Margaret River wine brand against coal mining proposals and support for the No Coalition community group that includes our call for legislative protection of our region
- Became a designated ‘Regional Hero’ GI by Wine Australia and one of only 16 in Australia to be so recognised
- Increased member benefits such as the ‘bundling’ of electricity’
- Gold medal winners at the annual Margaret River Wine Show now directly qualify for automatic entry the National Wine Show in Canberra
- Secured over $150,000 in Federal Government funding for eBusiness, eCommerce and eMarketing that has facilitated 200 + at Uncorking the Web for Wineries seminars and numerous one on one sessions
- In conjunction with the greater wine grape industry of WA secured new export marketing resources from the State government that will be formally unveiled mid June 2011
- Extended Margaret River ‘Lovers’ to include Facebook with over 8,000 people signing up from around the world to get there regular online taste of Margaret River into their lives
- Stressed again that quality in the vineyard is the bedrock upon which Margaret River wine industry is built and continued Viticultural Forums and the Viticultural Excellence Award with its $2,000 international travel bursary
- Moving the Association office closer to central Margaret River in early July 2011 to better present our fine wine brand focus credentials to the market place
- Continued the extension of brand marketing initiatives onto the national stage with the first Margaret River Wine in Sydney event
