Remote Winery Streamlining: A Fast Track to Disaster & Death Traps? In a rare act of upholding an appeal by citizens, on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, the Board of Supervisors unanimously overturned the permitting of Hard Six Cellars Winery ….
“Some winemakers see marijuana as a threat to their image and, potentially, the quality of their grapes. But others see cannabis as the only real way to diversify the county’s grape-dominant agricultural economy as millennials shy away from wine drinking….
Grape glut or not, our GHG/carbon sequestering resources are being destroyed for more vineyards. The supervisors continue to kick the can down the road……. Older Trees are being bulldozed in significant chunks….no analysis of GHGs…. Windsor River Road. February 2020…
“According to the California Dept. of Pesticide Regulation, in 2017 Sonoma growers and vintners used 74,815 pounds of glyphosate on wine grape vines. Glyphosate is the leading ingredient in Roundup,” she said, “which we now know is a carcinogen. According…
“I worry about Sonoma County, especially small growers,” McMillan continued. “If you are trying to fallow as a small grower, it’s rather difficult if you have bank debt. The bank’s not going to want you to take that vineyard out….
Editor: Thanks for your recent article “Tackling Winery Permits” which notes that one proposal “being floated for managing winery permits in rural Sonoma County is citizen advisory committees, which could get a first look at applications and make recommendations…..” This…
