2025 Dirt to Glass: Sponsorship

 

This August 21 & 22 in Traverse City, we will welcome wine grape growers, winemakers, winery owners, industry leaders, and speakers from around the world for Dirt to Glass™ 2025. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase your organization in support of the most comprehensive educational experience for the grape and wine industry in the state. 

Dirt to Glass™ is an annual conference hosted by Michigan State University AgBioResearch, MSU Extension and industry innovators that aims to elevate the quality of Michigan-grown grapes and Michigan wine. Our goal each year is to connect growers and producers from around the state and provide the most advanced practical information to support the Michigan grape and wine industry in understanding the critical relationship between better farming and world class wine.

The Dirt to Glass™ 2025 planning committee invites you to participate in this exciting educational event through sponsorship. Your generous support will help bring rich programming and meaningful instruction to the 150+ participants we are anticipating. We will include all sponsors in print and digital media and seminar materials. Other opportunities are available based on your sponsorship level; please see below.

Those interested in sponsoring Dirt to Glass™ can choose one of the following sponsorships:

$500 - Régionales Sponsor. Includes: listed ad in conference program and one Party on the Piazza ticket
$1,000 - Villages Sponsor. Includes: listed ad in conference program and one Party on the Piazza ticket 
$2,000 - Lieu Dit Sponsor. Includes: 1/4 page ad in conference program, sponsor table outside the conference hall, one complimentary event registration with lunch, one entry to walk-around tasting and one Party on the Piazza ticket
$3,500 - Premier Cru Sponsor. Includes: 1/2 page ad in conference program, sponsor table outside the conference hall, one complimentary event registration with lunch, one entry to walk-around tasting and one Party on the Piazza ticket
$5,000 - Grand Cru Sponsor. Includes: Full page ad in conference program, sponsor table outside the conference hall, two complimentary event registrations with lunch, one entry to walk-around tasting and two Party on the Piazza tickets

Details regarding sponsoring will be shared as soon as logistical details are finalized. 
There are other creative opportunities to sponsor specific items or in-kind - for example: participant bags, speaker lunch, walk-around tasting, venue and more. If you’re interested in more information about these opportunities or have any questions, please email dirt2glass@gmail.com  

Sign up to be a sponsor using the registration button below.

Please note: sponsor/vendor displays are located outside the conference hall. If your sponsorship level does not include complimentary conference entry or you would like to register additional participants for the conference, please visit: https://events.anr.msu.edu/2025DirttoGlass/