Afternoon Brief, July 23

THURSDAY, JULY 23
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Here’s How Much Regulations Add to a Napa Small Winery’s Costs, per Cal Poly
Regulatory compliance added almost $204,000 to the annual cost of producing and selling wine for a small Napa County winery, equal to $23.65 a case (nearly $2 a bottle) and 17.5% of its production costs, according to a new Cal Poly study released Wednesday by the Napa County Farm Bureau…
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