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 Hunter Valley Wine Industry Association

The Hunter Valley Wine Industry Association (HVWIA) is active in the promotion of Hunter Valley wines in association with wine tourism. We are also active in worker safety and facilitate an annual blood testing programme. Technical viticultural seminars are held regularly.

The Association is the peak Hunter wine & winegrape industry body and is a reference point for both State & Federal Government and non-government organisations to obtain input from the industry. An active lobby function is carried out on behalf of the industry in accordance with the Objects of the Association.

Vineyard and winemaking research is undertaken by the HVWIA in conjunction with the NSW Department of Agriculture and wine industry research facilities. Licensing and development issues are closely monitored by the HVWIA.

For further information on the Hunter Valley Wine Industry Association, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Our offices are open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

OUR COMMITTEE

Ken Bray
Braemore Wines
820 Hermitage Road, Pokolbin
ken@huntervineyard.com.au
Ph : 02 4998 7388
M : ken@huntervineyard.com.au

Sarah Crowe
Bimbadgen Estate
790 McDonalds Rd, Pokolbin
scrowe@bimbadgen.com.au
Ph: 02 4998 7585
M: 0411 778 456

Michael DeIuliis
DeIuliis Wines
1616 Broke Road, Pokolbin
mde@dewine.com.au
Ph: 02 4993 8000
M: 0417 462 975

Robert Foggo
Robert Foggo Vineyards
15 High Street , Newcastle
rgf@foggolaw.com.au
Ph: 02 4927 5772
M: 0412 491 702

ABOUT THE HVWIA

The Hunter Valley Wine Industry Association Inc. exists to assist its members in their participation in the Hunter Valley wine industry in all its facets from viticulture through winemaking, sales and wine tourism.

Membership is open to individuals or companies who are involved in the commercial growing of grapes and or the production of wine.

Whilst the HVWIA has a committee as its governing body, the Objects and Rules of the HVVA provide for a Sub-Committee system which allows direct participation in the operations of the HVWIA for all members who wish to be involved in the specific areas of the various Sub-Committees.

The HVWIA has built the Hunter Valley Wine Show to the point where it is recognised as a Bench Mark example of a regional wine show.

The promotional activities of the HVWIA have a direct impact on tourism in the area and the HVWIA is recognised as the peak organisation for the Hunter when dealing with local, state and federal organisations.

Without continuing improvement in the quality of grapes produced in the Hunter Valley, the very basis of the industry would be at risk.  To provide leadership and access to knowledge there is a Viticulture Sub-Committee, the Sub-Committee is active in co-ordinating Government supported research and sponsoring symposia on important viticultural issues.  Whilst these activities are open to non-members, members are entitled to a significant discount in cost of attendance.

Similar activities are sponsored by the Technical Sub-Committee, addressing winemaking and other issues. 

The HVWIA is active in representing the interest of its members at Local, State and Federal Government levels.  The HVWIA provides the conduit to the peak wine industry bodies and as such is used by organisations such as the NSW Wine Industry Association & Wine Australia to communicate with the members of the Hunter Valley wine industry.

As can be seen from the above it is important that the HVWIA has the widest possible membership so that it can speak effectively for the industry. 

The structure of the Sub-Committee system means, that individual members have an opportunity to input directly to all the activities of the HVWIA in which they have a special interest.

Finally, the broad scope of the activities of the HVWIA leave me confident that you will recognise that it is essential for the success of your activities in the wine industry to have a strong broadly based organisation which includes you or your company as a member.

EXTRACT FROM THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION

• To promote viticulture generally and particularly in the Hunter Valley.
• To promote wines made in the Hunter Valley and to promote the Hunter Valley as a winemaking and grape growing area.
• To actively protect the name of the Hunter Valley as a wine growing area.
• To actively protect the dominance of grape growing in existing grape growing areas of the Hunter Valley.
• To promote and protect the interests of licensed vignerons in the Hunter Valley.
• To promote the education of persons engaged in viticulture and to provide means of keeping viticulturists abreast of continuing developments in the practice and theory of viniculture.
• To promote and encourage viticulture research.
• To promote the economic and political interests of viticulturists and winemakers.
• To permit social exchange of all kinds and at all levels with other persons and bodies in Australia and elsewhere engaged in viticulture and winemaking.

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