Here are the DEF 14A proxy statements from Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVVI) in our archive over the last 12 months, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A DEF 14A covers the proxy statement, with executive pay and the shareholder votes, so if you follow WVVI and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full WVVI filings page.
Willamette Valley Vineyards is asking shareholders to vote at its 2026 virtual annual meeting on director elections, auditor ratification, and an advisory say-on-pay resolution. The online-only meeting is scheduled for July 11, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time, with a record date of May 8, 2026.
Shareholders will vote on re-electing James W. Bernau and Sean M. Cary to terms ending at the 2029 meeting, ratifying Baker Tilly US, LLP as independent auditor for 2026, and approving executive pay on a non-binding basis. There were 4,979,529 shares of common stock outstanding and 1,745 registered holders on the record date.
The Board reports that all directors other than Mr. Bernau and Mr. Ellis are independent, and that Audit and Compensation Committee members are independent under SEC and NASDAQ standards. In 2025, reported total compensation was $431,302 for President and PEO James Bernau, $351,663 for CEO Michael Osborn, and $244,786 for CFO John Ferry. The pay-versus-performance table shows a 2025 net loss of $917.69 thousand and a total shareholder return value of 51.11 on a fixed $100 investment.