Willamette Valley started as a small family-owned winery, but grew as the idea of community ownership caught on with people all over the world. In fact, Willamette Valley lobbied the SEC to allow the idea of fractional ownership through stock purchases of the winery, allowing "owners" to take advantage of a number of privileges.Today, it's estimated that the winery has over 24,000 "owners" - people who own at least 100 shares of the company's preferred stock. While there are no new shares of preferred stock available directly from the winery at this time, it is possible to get both preferred and common stock on secondary markets.Up until recently, Willamette Valley only granted shareholder perks to owners with preferred stock. In the past several years, however, these benefits have been extended to owners with common stock.
Perk Eligibility
Willamette Valley started as a small family-owned winery, but grew as the idea of community ownership caught on with people all over the world. In fact, Willamette Valley lobbied the SEC to allow the idea of fractional ownership through stock purchases of the winery, allowing "owners" to take advantage of a number of privileges.Today, it's estimated that the winery has over 24,000 "owners" - people who own at least 100 shares of the company's preferred stock. While there are no new shares of preferred stock available directly from the winery at this time, it is possible to get both preferred and common stock on secondary markets.Up until recently, Willamette Valley only granted shareholder perks to owners with preferred stock. In the past several years, however, these benefits have been extended to owners with common stock.
