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Membership is open to any interested person wine enthusiast, professional winemaker, amateur wine-maker, grape grower, curious novice, anyone who wants to learn more about wine!

Annual (calendar year) dues are only $49 per indi-vidual or $62 per household . For $85, you can join as a Professional Member and have a personalized plaque to proudly display in your business plus have a link to your business on the AWS website.

Student membership is also available for those who are over 21, still in school, and wish to enjoy the benefits of AWS membership.

AWS Member Benefits

♦ Enjoy tasting and learning about wine with your AWSfriends

♦ Participation in local chapter activities

♦ Discounts at wineries across North America

♦ Participation in the National AWS Conference

♦ Personalized membership card and certificate

♦ Subscription to the Wine Journal Magazine

♦ Subscription to the AWS News

♦ Annual vintage chart

♦ Wine judge certification program

♦ National Wine Tasting project

♦ Amateur and Commercial Wine Competition

♦ AWS Educational Foundation

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AWS National Conference…AWS National Conference…AWS National Conference…AWS National Conference…is a two and a half day winetasting and wine education event held each November. You can be part of a tradition that has drawn wine lovers, wine-makers and friends together for over 40 years. Prominent American and international speakers conduct seminars on all aspects of food and wine pairing, and wine making. You will experience fine food at our luncheons and dinners and have the opportunity to taste hundreds of wines from wineries throughout the US and the world. The annual conference brings professionals, serious amateurs and novices together to discover what is new in wine, and enjoy time with their friends while doing it.

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The American Wine Society is the largest and oldest con-sumer based wine education organization in North Ameri-ca. AWS is well respected in the wine industry and has tremendous relationships with domestic and international wineries and winemakers.

AWS membership is for anyone who enjoys wine and wants to learn more about it. Our members include wine lovers from novice to expert, amateur and professional winemakers, wine educators, and people in all aspects of the wine industry

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AWS Publications…AWS Publications…AWS Publications…AWS Publications…are led by the prestigious Wine Wine Wine Wine Journal Journal Journal Journal magazine, a subscription of which is included with each membership. It contains articles on all aspects of wine apprecia-tion, growing grapes, winemaking, travel, health and food. Articles provide a wide range of exciting stories, articles and educational infor-mation. The AWS NEWS AWS NEWS AWS NEWS AWS NEWS reports chapter news, conference information, wine tastings and other topics of interest to mem-bers

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Individual..........$49

3-Year Individual..........$124

Household (2 people living at same address)...........$62

3-Year Household..........$158

Professional (includes wall plaque and website listing)..........$99

Lifetime (one or two people living at same address)..........$950

Student (ages 21-30, full-time student)..........$25

Canada and all other countries outside U.S. add $5 to above

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All 1 year memberships are valid through 12-31-18 or 3 years, 12-31-20

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