Business Planning, Marketing & Economics

Getting Started

• Winery and Vineyard Feasibility Workbook – Agriculture Marketing Resource Center
• Starting or Diversifying an Agricultural Business – Penn State

Operating Economics

• Northwest Grapes: Cost-of-Production Calculators – online tool that replaces printed enterprise budgets for establishing a vineyard in Washington. Tools exist for both wine and juice grape production, using conventional or ORGANIC methods. It provides establishment and annual maintenance costs, based on different scenarios identified by the user.

Grape Production Statistics

• National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) – Washington Fruit Reports

Marketing & Contracts

• Getting Paid: Tools for Washington Grape Growers – Washington Wine Industry Foundation

Liens & Commercial Codes

• Filing a WA State Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) – Used for filing a public notice that you (grower) have interest in the property sold (grapes) to another party (winery). This does not replace a contract, but rather, is complementary to one.
• WA Processor Liens – Washington State WAC Code – What you can do if you do not get paid for delivered, contracted wine grapes.

Succession Planning

Succession Planning: For Wineries and Vineyards – Penn State Extension Blog