The Oregon Wine Board (OWB) is a semi-independent agency of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon[1] that promotes development of the wine industry within the state, and coordinates both domestic and export marketing efforts for the industry.
Having no regulatory authority, it recommends labelling standards for wines grown and bottled within the state to the OLCC.
The restructuring was part of Governor Ted Kulongoski's Brand Oregon initiative to improve Oregon's economy through partnerships between the public and private sectors to better promote the state's products and tourism.
After signing the bill creating OWB into law, he appointed vineyard and winery owners to all nine positions on the board.
Tom Danowski Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine was appointed executive director of both organizations by the board in December 2011.