• Consumer
  • Industry
  • Media
Wine BC Industry
  • About WGBC
    • Organizational Structure
    • Guiding Principles
      • Wine BC 2030
      • Annual Operational Plans
      • WGBC Food & Tourism Strategy
    • BC Wine Industry Organizations
    • Contact
  • BC Wine Direct
  • WGBC Membership
    • Become a Member
    • Members
    • Member Benefits
      • Marketing
      • Advocacy
      • Communications
  • Resources
    • April is BC Wine Month
    • Consumer Segmentation Activation Toolkit
    • Wines of BC Vintage Resources
    • Vintage Relief and Support Toolkit
    • Living The Brand
      • Brand Book
      • Wines of BC Image & Video Bank
      • Social Media Guidance for BC Wineries
    • Research & Insights
      • Member Exclusive Intelligence
      • Industry Reports
    • Industry Communications
      • CEO Update
      • Media Releases
      • Quarterly Report
      • BC Wine Industry Emergency Preparedness
    • Wine Jobs
    • BC Wine Industry Organizations
    • The Right Amount
  • Education
    • Wines of BC Ambassador Program
      • Level One
      • Level Two
      • Level Three
    • WGBC Webinars
    • BC Wine Region Maps
  • Events
    • Industry Events
    • Consumer Events
    • WGBC Events
      • Swirl Around BC Wine Expo
      • Insight Conference
      • Industry Recognition Awards
      • Annual General Meeting
      • Winemakers & Viticulturists’ Forum
      • Wine BC Bootcamp
      • Somm Smackdown
      • Judgment of BC
  • Awards
    • WGBC Award Consolidation Schedule
  • Log In
  • Search
  • Menu Menu

Already a Member?

Log In

Wine Growers British Columbia (WGBC) represents the interests of British Columbia wineries
dedicated to producing certified 100% British Columbia grape wine.

Choosing membership in BC’s leading wine trade association is good for the industry and good for your business.
Together, we’re stronger!

For more information on WGBC membership and benefits download the membership information package below.

Member Benefits Booklet

To review the list of existing WGBC Members click here.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP

Recommended for producers of 100% BC non-grape wine

You are eligible for associate membership if:

  • Less than 75% of your most recent fiscal year’s reported BC LDB sales was made up of certified 100% BC grape wine.
  • (and/or) Your winery is not interested in being a full voting WGCB member or accessing the full benefits of membership.

Associate Member Benefits

  • Wines Of BC Store Access
  • Member Newsletter
  • Advocacy Efforts
  • Tools, Resources, And Training
  • Expanded Winery Listing on WineBC.com
  • WineBC.com Winery Finder Features
  • Retail Programming
  • Trade Tastings
  • Media And Influencer Opportunities
  • International Award And Wine Critic Consolidation
  • Direct Digital Promotion
  • Member Portal Access
  • Sales, Stats, Consumer Research

As an Associate Member you are eligible to list your products in the Wines of BC Stores however you will not benefit from direct marketing, communications or advocacy programming for your brand.

Enrollment Fee: $105.00

($100 administration fee plus 5% GST)

Associate Member Dues
(invoiced quarterly, based on previous fiscal year reported to BCLDB)

Join Now

FULL MEMBERSHIP

Recommended for producers of 100% BC grape wine

You are eligible for full membership if:

  • Your winery is a member in good standing with the BC Wine Authority.
  • 75% or more of your most recent fiscal year’s reported BC LDB sales was made up of certified 100% BC grape wine.
  • You would like to access the full range of WGBC member benefits

Full Member Benefits

  • Wines Of BC Store Access
  • Member Newsletter
  • Advocacy Efforts
  • Tools, Resources, And Training
  • Expanded Winery Listing on WineBC.com
  • WineBC.com Winery Finder Features
  • Retail Programming
  • Trade Tastings
  • Media And Influencer Opportunities
  • International Award And Wine Critic Consolidation
  • Direct Digital Promotion
  • Member Portal Access
  • Sales, Stats, Consumer Research

As a Full Member, on top of Wines of BC store access you can take advantage of our marketing, communications and advocacy programming to promote and support your certified 100% British Columbia grape wine.

Enrollment Fee: $105.00

($100 administration fee plus 5% GST)

Full Member Dues
(invoiced quarterly, based on previous fiscal year reported to BCLDB)

Join Now

“I find that the overall tenor of the campaigns, ie how we present ourselves to the world, is bang on; high-end, professional, yet warm and welcoming. I also appreciate that many of the farm tours result in visits to a large number of wineries and the subsequent appreciation, in the resulting write-ups, of the wide variety of what our region offers.”

Full Member Winery

“I find the communication great and the support of the staff excellent.”

Full Member Winery

“Public awareness and promotion of BC Wines. Education about the industry. Keeping the industry informed. Providing opportunities for growth within the industry. Advertising locally and nationally. Promotion of BC wines in the global marketplace. The programs create value for members.”

Full Member Winery
PreviousNext

HOW IT WORKS

  1. Select which membership tier (associate or full) works best for you and your business.
  2. Submit your application through the ‘Join Now’ button above.
  3. Follow the instructions to pay your Member enrollment fee.

Your membership has then entered ‘Pending’ status. New WGBC member applications are submitted for consideration to the WGBC board, which meets quarterly. For more information, contact us.

  1. Once you have been approved as a new WGBC member, you will be contacted regarding Wines of BC Store Access, and other benefits associated with your membership tier.

CONNECT WITH US

YoutubeFacebookTwitterInstagramYoutube

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Members of the WGBC are proud of their wines and are committed to ensuring their wines are promoted and enjoyed responsibly by those adults who choose to consume them for the continued enjoyment and prosperity of the BC wine industry.

Facebook
To explore more and access resources visit resources.therightamount.ca

WINE GROWERS BRITISH COLUMBIA

Suite 210 – 1628 Dickson Ave.
Kelowna, BC V1Y 9X1

info@winebc.com
p: 250-762-9744     f: 250-762-9788
tf: 1-800-661-2294

The WGBC is a volunteer, membership-based, not for profit society.
Wines of British Columbia logo
© Wine Growers BC   Privacy | Terms
Scroll to top

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

OKLearn More

Cookie and Privacy Settings



How we use cookies

We may request cookies to be set on your device. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website.

Click on the different category headings to find out more. You can also change some of your preferences. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer.

Essential Website Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features.

Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site.

We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain.

We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. You can check these in your browser security settings.

Other external services

We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. Changes will take effect once you reload the page.

Google Webfont Settings:

Google Map Settings:

Google reCaptcha Settings:

Vimeo and Youtube video embeds:

Privacy Policy

You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page.

Privacy Policy
Accept settingsHide notification only
Is Associate Level Membership Right for your Business?

Full membership is strongly recommended if you are a producer of 100% BC grape wine and would like to operate as a voting member enjoying the full advocacy, communications and marketing benefits Wine Growers BC has to offer. By selecting Associate level membership, you understand that you are NOT applying for Full level membership.