Jim Trezise

President

Jim is the president of WineAmerica, the national association of American wineries based in Washington, DC. WineAmerica has more than 500 winery members and associations from 40 states, and focuses on national grassroots public policy advocacy to protect and enhance the business climate for the American wine industry.

Jim was on WineAmerica’s Executive Committee for more than 25 years before becoming president in 2017. He also co-created and ran the New York Wine & Grape Foundation for 32 years, as well as the International Riesling Foundation for 10 years concurrently. He serves on many industry broads, judges in major wine competitions, and has received numerous awards for his contributions to the American wine industry.