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Sponsor Partnerships

Align Your Business with our Audience and Initiatives
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Our Mission

Alexander Valley Winegrowers is a community of winegrowers and winemakers sharing generations of family, history, and traditions dedicated to world-class grape growing in the Alexander Valley.

Partnering with the Alexander Valley Winegrowers supports our wine education programs and marketing initiatives, provides multiple levels of exposure for your brand, and helps to foster lasting relationships with our members.

Thank you to our current Sponsor Partners

American AgCredit

Member BBQ
Wine Ambassador Program

Bahco logo

Pruning Contest Grand Sponsor

Casa Cristal Nursery

Pruning Contest Event Sponsor

Wilbur Ellis logo

Lunch Sponsor for Pruning Contest

Peloton logo

Catering Sponsor for Annual Harvest Review & Holiday Mixer

Geyserville Inn logo

Lodging Partner for Cabernet Academy

Logo

Photography Sponsor

Treetop logo

Marketing Sponsor

Healdsburg Chamber logo

Media and Event Sponsor for Alexander Valley Wine Week

Sonoma County Wine Growers logo

Cabernet Academy Partner

True West Film logo

Three Valleys Wine Partner

Annual Sponsor Partnership Opportunities:

For more information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact:
Jessie Vallery
info@alexandervalley.org

Consumer Event Opportunities

  • Presenting Partner – $5,000

    Benefits include:
    ● “Presented By” recognition across all event materials
    ● Premier logo placement on website, signage, and programs
    ● Eight social media posts with sponsor mentions
    ● Two complimentary event tickets
    ● Live mention during event program
    ● Opportunity for product sampling or branded giveaway
    ● Inclusion in HipMap sponsor listings
    ● Inclusion in Wine Week and Taste itineraries

  • Premier Partner – $3,500

    Benefits include:
    ● Logo on event media (website, signage, programs)
    ● Six social media posts with sponsor mentions
    ● Two complimentary event tickets
    ● Opportunity for branded giveaway
    ● Logo featured in Wine Week and Taste itineraries

  • Event Partner – $2,500

    Benefits include:
    ● Logo on website & event print materials
    ● Four social media posts with sponsor mentions
    ● Two complimentary event tickets
    ● Logo featured in Wine Week and Taste itineraries

  • Enhanced Partner – $1,250

    Benefits include:
    ● Logo on website, newsletters, and event postings
    ● Two social media posts with sponsor mentions
    ● Logo included in rotating “Logo Block” in all member communications

  • Marketing Partner – $750

    Benefits include:
    ● Logo on AVW partner page and all newsletters
    ● Recognition on social media

  • Wine Week Dinner Sponsor – $3,500

    Benefits include:
    ● Two tickets to the Wine Week Dinner
    ● Logo on all dinner-related promotions (website, newsletters, event program)
    ● Social media recognition before and after the dinner
    ● Logo included in rotating “Logo Block” in all member communications

  • TASTE Dinner Sponsor – $3,500

    Benefits include:
    ● Two tickets to the TASTE Dinner
    ● Logo on all dinner-related promotions (website, newsletters, event program)
    ● Social media recognition before and after the dinner
    ● Logo included in rotating “Logo Block” in all member communications

Member Event Opportunities

  • Pruning Contest Vendor Market Sponsor – $250

    Benefits include:
    ● Table space at the Pruning Contest marketplace
    ● Direct engagement with vineyard managers, foremen, and crews
    ● Opportunity to display and sell products, distribute swag
    ● Logo on website and partner page

  • Member Events Partner – $1,250 per event

    (Events that can be sponsored include Grape Marketplace, Member Happy Hours [2], or Annual Meeting & Member Social)
    Benefits include:
    ● Logo placement in newsletters leading up to events
    ● Post-event recognition in newsletters and presentations
    ● Opportunity to present to members at events
    ● Logo included in rotating “Logo Block” in all member communications
    ● Thank-you posts on social media
    ● Recognition on AVW partner webpage

  • Three Valleys Sponsor Partner – $2,500

    Benefits include:
    ● Logo and business name placement on all Three Valleys event materials
    ● Recognition across Alexander Valley, Dry Creek Valley, and Russian River Valley
    ● Logo on event webpage(s) and newsletters from all three AVAs
    ● Two social media mentions from AVW + recognition in Three Valleys promo posts
    ● Logo included in rotating “Logo Block” in all member communications
    ● Note: no speaking opportunity (visibility-focused sponsorship)

Marketing Opportunity

  • Social Media Sponsor – $2,500

    Benefits include:
    ● Thank-you tag in all social media posts – reaching 9,300+ combined followers on Facebook (5.6K) and Instagram (3.7K)
    ● Logo in Facebook header image and page description
    ● Dedicated Instagram highlight reel
    ● Recognition in AVW newsletters
    ● Logo & link on AVW partner page
    ● Logo included in rotating “Logo Block” in all member communications (multiple times weekly)
    ● Dedicated blog post on alexandervalley.org

NOTE

Any sponsor at $750 or above is included in the Logo Block rotation, visible in all AVW member communications.

Any sponsor at $5,000 or above is added to the HipMaps map and app with their logo

Custom sponsorship packages can be built to align with partner goals.

Corporate Investment Opportunities:

For more information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact:
Jessie Vallery
info@alexandervalley.org

Gold Level

  • Investment

    $20K commitment annually; requesting a 3-year commitment

    Exclusive Grand Sponsor of the Alexander Valley Winegrowers overall mission to promote & preserve grape growing and winemaking in the Alexander Valley for generations to come.

    This membership is designed for a corporate entity who has great interest in helping to sustain the health and vibrancy of the Alexander Valley AVA. Perhaps this partner has a business interest, a personal interest, or both.

  • Benefits

    Corporate banner & listing on our “Partnership” page
    Thank you in company email signatures
    4 dedicated social media posts per month
    4 posts and/or offers per month on our Google Business page
    Option for a dedicated email to our membership 3 x per year
    + much more

    Click to download partnership details

Vineyards
Fog over Black Mountain

Silver Level

  • Investment

    $10K commitment annually; requesting a 3-year commitment

    The Silver partnership level will support our Wine Education Programs including our Cabernet Academy that attracts national buyers, our annual Roots to Glass one-day seminar for Bay Area & local buyers, our AV Wine Ambassador Program for local industry folks and our special Rare & Reserve wine seminar associated with our DTC event, Access Alexander Valley.

  • Benefits

    Corporate presence via a logo & contact info on “Partnership” page of our website
    2 dedicated social media posts per month
    2 posts and/or offers on per month on our Google Business page
    Option for a dedicated email to membership 2 x per year
    Invitations for up to 4 people to annual BBQ & Harvest Review
    + much more

    Click to download partnership details

Bronze Level

  • Investment

    $5K commitment annually; requesting a 3-year commitment

    The Bronze partnership level will support our Alexander Valley on the Road Marketing Initiatives throughout the year allowing us to expand our reach, grow our brand through tasting events outside of our region, and solidify our standing as a world-class wine producing region.

  • Benefits

    Corporate presence via logo & contact info on our “Partnership” page of our website
    1 dedicated social media post per month
    1 post and/or offer per month on our Google Business page
    Option for 1 dedicated email to our membership 1 x per year
    Invitations for up to 4 people to attend our annual BBQ & Harvest review
    + much more

    Click to download partnership details

Pruning contest participants