Oregon Wine Symposium

Oregon Wine Symposium is an annual industry conference held over 2 days in Portland, Oregon — bringing together vineyard teams, winery executives, enologists, and direct-to-consumer professionals for seminars, speakers, and structured networking. The 2026 edition ran February 3–4 at the Oregon Convention Center, with the next event scheduled for February 2–3, 2027.

The Symposium is organized into distinct professional tracks, each targeting a different segment of the wine business. The 2026 program included a General Sessions track, an Exec Business Track, a Viticulture Track, an Enology Track, a DTC Track, and a 3-Tier Distribution Track — covering topics from AI in wine marketing and SO₂ management to smoke exposure impacts and supply-and-demand dynamics in Oregon's winegrape market. Speakers address both technical and strategic challenges, making the event relevant across job functions. Video recordings and presentation materials from past Symposia are available to attendees who completed the post-event survey.

The Oregon Wine Symposium is organized by the Oregon Wine Board, a semi-independent state agency that manages marketing, research, and education for Oregon's statewide wine industry. Attendees gain access to general sessions and their chosen professional track. Sponsorship opportunities are available for the 2027 event by contacting the Oregon Wine Board directly.

Oregon is best known for cool-climate viticulture, particularly Pinot Noir grown in the Willamette Valley AVA, though the state's wine regions also produce Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, and a range of varieties suited to its varied terroir. The Symposium reflects those regional priorities — 2026 sessions addressed alternative grape cultivars, the plant microbiome, regenerative viticulture, and the economic forces shaping Oregon wine business — grounding industry education in the specific conditions Oregon producers face.