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Thank you Supervisor Gorin and Coursey for voting for a sane winery event ordinance. Unfortunately, the other 3 supervisors justified their decision buying into lower complaints and only the big guys were the bad guys talk. Last we looked the wine industry was consolidated to 80% ownership by large corporations. After the grapes are gone …
As many readers may recall, in December 2014 in response to community outcry, the Board of Supervisors directed staff to prepare options for updating policy on regulating winery events, particularly in the over-concentrated wine areas of Sonoma Valley, Dry Creek Valley and Westside Road, either as a zoning amendment or local event guidelines. Finally, after …
Winery Event Ordinance Returns Yet Again to Sonoma Board of Supervisors Read More »
Almost a third of world’s tree species face extinction: Report | Climate Change News | Al Jazeera Conservation group says the number of threatened tree species is double the number of threatened mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles combined. General view of a tract of the Amazon jungle which burns as it is cleared by loggers …
Bohemian redux, pertinent today! North Bay Bohemian has done it again, another great article by journalist Ari Levaux exposing the fact that dry farmed wines taste better and don’t ruin OUR aquifers. Paul Bernier is a devout dry farmer of wine grapes and inventor of machinery to help his wonderful work. His grapes are in high …
When in Drought, California Dry-farming by The Guardian Dry farming forgoes modern irrigation and, farmers say, produces much tastier crops. In a drought-stricken state, should others follow suit? Wine grapes were not watered in Sonoma and Napa before the 1970’s. Corporate wine moved in after that and water use became the norm. Grape growers …
When in Drought, California Dry-farming by The Guardian Read More »
Newly planted vineyards (Bodega Highway) are being ripped out due to no water. Time to dry farm grapes or leave….. After the grapes are gone By DAVID KELLER September 2015 PD Article Link Our succession of boom crops in Sonoma County provides an interesting history — and a cautionary tale. The county’s world-class wine grapes …