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Client disclosure reporting period: 07/01/2016 - 12/31/2016

Authorizing Officer name	Steve J. Gross
Title	Vice President State Relations
Business name	Wine Institute
Address	425 Market Street Suite 1000
City, state, zip code	San Francisco, CA 94105
Country	US
Business interest	Tobacco, Alcohol

Compensation/Salaries Paid

Lobbyist or Entity name	Salaries
Ferriter Scobbo & Rodophele, PC	$20,000.00
Carol Martel	$9,267.48
Total salaries paid	$29,267.48

Operating Expenses

Date	Recipient	Type of expense	Amount
7/1/2016-12/31/2016		Advertising expenses	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016		Photocopies, scans	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016		Computer equipment, supplies	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016		Professional dues	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016		Fax charges	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016	Comcast	Internet fees	$45.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016		Legal fees	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016	USPS	Postage, shipping, delivery	$4.95
7/1/2016-12/31/2016	Costco	Office supplies, equipment	$9.71
7/1/2016-12/31/2016		Printing expenses	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016		Public relations expenses	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016	Paid to Carol Martel	Rent	$428.57
7/1/2016-12/31/2016		Office and support staff salaries	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016		Professional subscriptions	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016		Taxes	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016	Verizon Wireless($128.43); Comcast ($32.97)	Telephone, cell phone, handheld	$161.40
7/1/2016-12/31/2016		Utilities (heat, water, electricity)	$0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016		Other operating expenses	$0.00
		Total operating expenses	$649.63

Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses

No meals, travel, or entertainment expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Additional Expenses

No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.