Board of Directors

The American Vineyard Foundation would like to thank the following Board members for their voluntary industry service to support and promote viticulture & enology research.

Rachel Ashley Treasury Wine Estates	Kevin Barr Redwood Empire Vineyard Management	Vince Bonotto	Art Caputi E & J Gallo Winery (retired)	Steven Carter J. Lohr Vineyards, Inc.
Cindy DeVries Fetzer Vineyards	Greg Fowler Constellation Wines U.S.	Fred Franzia Bronco Wine Company	Jim Frisinger Frisinger Vineyard	Bob Gallo E & J Gallo Winery
Greg Gassner Constellation Wines	Mike Hardy	Hal Huffsmith Trinchero Family Estates	Jay Indelicato Delicato Vineyards	Jerry Lohr J. Lohr Vineyards, Inc
Dave Magnasco Constellation Wines U.S.	Doug McIlroy Rodney Strong Vineyards	Matthew Meyer Meyer Family Cellars	Marshall Miller French Camp Vineyards	Sheldon Parker
Giovanni Rossini Rossini AG, LLC	Daryl Salm Valley Farm Management	Steve Smit Constellation Wines U.S.	Tom Smith E & J Gallo Winery	Tony Stephen Scheid Vineyards Inc.
Brian Vos The Wine Group	Eric Wente Wente Vineyards	Doug Wilson Silverado Premium Properties	Andrew Zaninovich

Mission Statement

A leader in maintaining industry progress, the AVF provides the unique opportunity to unify the grape and wine industry through collaborative research efforts. The AVF is a non-profit organization that relies on voluntary industry support for research funding.