Protecting our environmental resources and promoting social justice
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 …
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 …
The industry has been failing for the last few years with grape gluts, bad business model and lowered sales. Will the coronavirus finish the industry like so many before in this county? The PD reports that the expected decline results in 9.21 million cases of wine. (See Viticulture Briefs, Sunday June 28th.) Coronavirus, 2018 record …