Wine Institute

“Alternate district directors are eligible to vote in priority order based on votes received only for those seats in their district that are not represented by a district director. At-large alternate directors are eligible to vote in priority based on votes up to at-large directors not present at the meeting.”

“The following directors have family relationships with other directors: - matthew j. Gallo, stephanie gallo, joseph e. Gallo, and robert j. Gallo - carolyn wente, philip r. Wente, christine wente, and eric p. Wente - dianne s. Nury and m.s. Nury - caroline coleman bailey and gregory j. Coleman - lawrence lohr, jerome j. Lohr, and steven w. Lohr - louis (bob) trinchero and roger j. Trinchero - dennis d. Groth and suzanne groth - jasper a. Indelicato, cheryl indelicato, and christopher d. Indelicato”

“Wine institute is comprised of two classes of members: active members and associate members. Active members are engaged in the production and/or sale of wines within the state of california and associate members are engaged in providing goods and/or services to the wine industry.”

“District directors, at-large directors, and district director alternates are elected by the active members in good standing. At-large director alternates are appointed by each at-large director.”

“Amendments to the governing documents require two-thirds vote of the entire voting power of the membership.”

“The form 990 is available to all board members upon request. The form is reviewed by the senior accounting manager who is a cpa, and the vice president of finance upon signing off on the form.”

“Every two years, an independent compensation study is conducted by the board to determine the ceo's compensation. Compensation for the ceo, other officers, and key employees is reviewed during the annual budgeting process and is presented to the finance and administration committee for review. Upon review and approval by the committee, it is then sent to the board to be approved during the annual june board meeting. The board approves the budget that goes into effect starting july 1 of each year. Compensation is revisited each june of the following year and raises and bonuses are reviewed and approved by the ceo and the vice president of finance & administration. The ceo's compensation is reviewed and approved by the chairman of the board. This process was not completed for the year ended june 30, 2024, but will be completed for the year ended june 30, 2025.”

“Wine institute provides copies of bylaws and tax returns to the public upon request. Wine institute's audited financial statements are available for public review at the federal data collections website.”

“Professional fees - agricultural promotion 1,010,326. Professional fees - market access program 7,971,426. Professional fees - public affairs & consul 884,020. Professional fees - environmental issues 377,791.”