| Wine Institute | |
| Tax Id: | 94-0987020 |
| Founded: | 1934 |
| Headquarters: | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Status: | 501(c)(6)[1] |
| Employees: | 43 |
| Employees Year: | 2015 |
| Revenue: | $22,327,401 |
| Revenue Year: | 2016 |
| Expenses: | $21,144,497 |
| Expenses Year: | 2016 |
| Leader Name: | Robert P. Koch |
| Leader Title: | President, Chief Executive Officer |
| Leader Name2: | Hank Wetzel |
| Leader Title2: | Chairman (2019-2020) |
The Wine Institute is a public policy advocacy organization representing over 1,000 California wineries and affiliated businesses.[2] Led by Bobby Koch, its mission is "to initiate state, federal, and international public policy to enhance the environment for the responsible production, consumption and enjoyment of wine."[3] The Wine Institute is the only advocacy group representing the California wine industry at the state, federal and international levels.[4]
The organization's initiatives include:
The Institute is based in San Francisco, with offices in Sacramento, Washington, D.C., six regions of the United States and 16 countries abroad.