—National Association of Wine Retailers May Summit In San Francisco Addresses Industry Challenges—

(San Francisco, CA)—The program content for the upcoming Wine Retailer Summit in San Francisco on May 7-8 has been announced. Produced by the National Association of Wine Retailers (NAWR), the Wine Retailer Summit will feature keynote and speaker talks, panels, and tastings over two days. Topics covered at the conference include Tariffs, the effort to reform archaic regulations, the no/lo alcohol trend, the impact of the Surgeon General’s Advisory on alcohol and cancer, alternative inventory sources, and more.

Registration and more information on the Summit is available at https://nawr.org/2025-summit/

The NAWR Wine Retailer Summit will take place at the University Club in San Francisco on May 7-8. The Summit is open to wine retailers of all sizes, industry attorneys, shipping services, compliance professionals, and others who work in and around the retail tier. Registrations are capped to incentivize interaction and robust discussion.

The panels and talks scheduled include: 

-KAREN MACNEIL, KEYNOTE: RETAILERS ROLE IN BRINGING BACK WINE
-THE STATE OF THE FIGHT: NAWR & RETAILER REFORM
-THE FUTURE OF WINE RETAIL: FORGET ABOUT TODAY, WHAT’S COMING?
-HOW CAN I GET THAT?— ALTERNATIVE INVENTORY PROCUREMENT FOR RETAILERS
-EVERYTHING FINE WINE RETAILERS MUST KNOW ABOUT NO/LO ALCOHOL WINES (Tasting & Discussion)
-THE REALITY AND THREATS OF TARIFFS: WHAT’S A WINE RETAILER TO DO?
-DR. VINAY PRASAD, SPEAKER: THE SURGEON GENERAL, ALCOHOL AND CANCER: THERE IS MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
-WINE, HEALTH, AND WHAT RETAILERS SHOULD KNOW
-ASK ME ANYTHING: THE EXPERTS RESPOND TO ALL YOUR QUESTIONS

The full agenda with description is available at: https://nawr.org/summit-agenda-2025/

“The goal of the Summit is to address the key issues impacting wine retailers right now,” said Tom Wark, executive director of NAWR. “The Summit is an opportunity to network, hear industry leaders and thought leaders address important issues, and to reconfirm that retailers are not in it alone.”

Sponsors of the NAWR Wine Retailer conference come from a wide section of industry organizations including WeShip Express—the Summit’s platinum sponsor, Wine-Searcher—the Summit’s Gold Sponsor, Boission, Hinman & Carmichael, Live-Ex, Oceana Wines, O’Leary Law and Policy Group, Tomorrow Cellars, VinoShipper, WineJobs,

About NAWR
The National Association of Wine Retailers represents brick-and-mortar wine stores, Internet wine retailers, wine auction houses, and wine-of-the-month clubs across the United States. The association is dedicated to leveling the playing field for wine retailers through lobbying and litigation, opposing archaic and protectionist regulations, and delivering its members significant money-saving benefits. More information is at: https://nawr.org/