GVR / RLV 101 · Session 1 of 6

What Grapevine and La Viña are

AA's meeting in print: who publishes it, how often it comes out and the ways to read it.

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Goal · 5 minutes

Explain in one minute what Grapevine and La Viña are, and why they matter to your group.

Key points

Our meeting in print

Both magazines are made of AA members' stories: their experience, strength and hope. In Grapevine's first years, AA members serving overseas in the armed forces called it their “meeting in print”, and the name stuck.
Two magazines, one publisher

AA Grapevine, Inc. publishes Grapevine in English every month (since 1944) and La Viña in Spanish every two months (since 1996).
Read it your way

In print, online, in the apps, or as audio: podcasts and recorded stories. Each home group can choose what works best for its members.
How the magazines are supported

Grapevine pays its way with subscriptions and the sale of books and other items. La Viña is also supported by the General Service Board as a service to the Fellowship. Either way, every subscription is a form of service.
Many voices, not AA policy

Each story shares one member's own experience. Stories are not statements of AA policy — which is why they make such good topics for a meeting.

Hold up this month's issue during announcements and say its theme in one sentence. Offer to lend it after the meeting.

Which story or issue first made you want to read more?

Live example

This month's issues

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