Napa County Handling of Williamson Act Agricultural Land Contracts Draws Grand Jury Scrutiny
Napa County's grand jury says a decades-old program giving property tax breaks to agriculture land owners suffers...
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The Seven Deadly Sins of Wine Sales
A drinks attorney dishes the dirt on less-than-obvious legal infractions wineries face on the internet…
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How Producers Are Returning to Winemaking’s Roots
Producers all over the world are going back to winemaking’s roots by reviving the age-old...
Wine Sellers Charge "Gangster Tactics" by Liquor Commission over Shipping Sales
A national group of wine sellers is accusing the New Hampshire Liquor Commission of abusing its power and using "gangster...
Concern over Accurate Labeling Grows
Despite decades in which California wine producers have sadly, yet legally and profitably labeled their products as "Champagne," and "Port," advocates of what a geographical...
Fast-Rising Napa, Sonoma Winegrape Prices Spill Over into Central Coast, Oregon Vineyards
Sales figures that show a significant slowdown in U.S. wine sales and warnings about prices for higher-end wine...
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California Cabernet Too Hot to Handle
It’s slowly dawning on winemakers that certain popular grape varieties are not best suited to the Californian...
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Growers Sue Napa Winery for Rejecting Grapes Allegedly Tainted by Smoke
A Calistoga couple has filed suit against a Napa Valley winemaker for refusing...
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CK Mondavi Finds Growth Opportunities Without Chasing Trends
The fourth generation of the Mondavi family, internally referred to as the G4, is stepping...
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Napa Expert Grim About the State and Direction of the Valley: ‘I Don’t See Any Hope’
Few people have spent more time thinking and writing...
