UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):  October 3, 2007 (October 1, 2007)

 

Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc.

(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)

 

Oregon

 

0-21522

 

93-0981021

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission File No.)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

8800 Enchanted Way SE

Turner, OR 97392

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(503) 588-9436

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Item 5.02.   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

                (c)           Willamette Valley Vineyards, Inc. (the “Company”) has announced the appointment of Jeffrey J. Fox, CMA as its CFO/Controller effective October 1, 2007.  Most recently, Mr. Fox was the CFO of Traeger Pellet Grills, LLC of Wilsonville, Oregon, and previously he was the Manager-Financial Analysis, Consumer Products Division (Camas Mill) and the Controller, West Coast Distribution Centers for Georgia-Pacific, Camas, Washington.   Mr. Fox has no family relationships with executive officers or directors of the Company, and has had no financial transactions with the Company.

 

SIGNATURES

 

                Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned.

 

 

WILLAMETTE VALLEY VINEYARDS, INC.

 

 

 

Date: October 3, 2007

By:

/s/  JAMES W. BERNAU

 

 

 

 

 

James W. Bernau

 

 

President

 

 

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