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A Meeting of the Minds
\n<\/b><\/span>On August 28-29, 2003, 20 leaders and key stakeholders from the California grape and wine industry\u00a0and the University of California at Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology met to address a growing crisis in research funding, and\u00a0to\u00a0develop a\u00a0process for\u00a0establishing research priorities that would mutually benefit the wine industry and academic and research organizations.\u00a0Following\u00a0that<\/span>\u00a0first meeting, the participants agreed to develop the Winegrower’s Critical Research Investment Initiative (WCRII).
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\n<\/b><\/span>This forward-thinking group outlined a vision\u00a0for the future of grape and wine research and funding, and for how the<\/span>\u00a0grape and wine industry, university research institutions, USDA and other government agencies, could work together. It\u00a0sought to assure the American grape industries would lead the world\u00a0in wine science, innovation, economic impact, and\u00a0environmental and business practices.<\/span><\/p>\n

What’s in a Name?
\n<\/b><\/span>In 2005, the WCRII changed its name to the National Grape & Wine Initiative (NGWI), acknowledging the greater collective power in advancing the cause for the American grape industries at large. <\/span>NGWI launched its website the same year and three years later, in 2008, it hired its first full-time president, Jean-Mari Peltier. (Our current executive, Donnell Brown, succeeded Jean-Mari in 2017.) After 15 years in operation, it became apparent that a new, more inclusive name was in order–one that underscored our allied effort and research focus. In 2018, the organization adopted a new name: the National Grape Research Alliance, or NGRA.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our Vision & Strategy
\n<\/b><\/span>NGRA addresses\u00a0larger-scale topics that affect the entire industry and are of a scope that no one segment of the industry could impact as effectively alone. W<\/span>e continually collaborate to prioritize research for the grape and wine industries and work to secure increased government, academic and private sector funding to accomplish our most important research needs. We also strive to ensure research findings are made available to industry members through extension and outreach resources in the field. Ultimately, our <\/span>mission is\u00a0to drive research to maximize the productivity, sustainability and competitiveness of the American grape industries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Join\u00a0Us!
\n<\/b><\/span>We welcome your participation and encourage you to\u00a0contact us<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to find out how you can be a part of our important work.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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