NEW in 2025! ENTER ONLINE: 2025 Annual ASWA Wine Competition
The 20th Annual Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association®(ASWA) Wine Competition will take place Saturday and Sunday, August 9th and 10th at The Marriott Tysons Corner, Virginia. This is the largest U.S. wine competition focusing exclusively on East Coast Wines. We encourage your participation to promote the wine producing regions of the East Coast. ENTER NOW
The Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association (ASWA) promotes wine from the eastern United States. Established in 1973 as the Vinifera Wine Growers Association, we continue to advocate for planting world-class vinifera wine grapes and quality hybrid and native varietals, producing outstanding commercial wines, and growing a thriving wine industry along the eastern seaboard.
Our mission is to increase awareness of the fine wines of the Atlantic seaboard through trade and consumer education. ASWA liaises with national, state, and regional wine organizations to identify opportunities to highlight the wines and winemakers working on the Atlantic Coast.
To help identify the best of the best, ASWA holds an annual wine competition, the largest in the nation focused exclusively on the wines of the East Coast. The competition is held in late summer and judged by a panel of professionals hailing from all parts of the country.
ASWA hosts an awards ceremony on Capitol Hill every year after the completion of the competition under the auspices of the Congressional Wine Caucus. ASWA then pours the top wines at special events around the country to promote the quality of the wines being produced on the East Coast. Additionally, ASWA conducts tastings, seminars, and media events around the country.
*Discover the exciting wines of the Atlantic Seaboard!*
To become a member of the association, wineries need simply take part in our wine competition. Regardless of participation, our educational and promotional efforts encompass the full scope of East Coast wine production.
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