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PD EDITORIAL Place some limits on disruptive winery events

And as food producers suffer, wine industry uses 60% of ag water in a typical year….save the water for food! Finally some sanity: PD EDITORIAL Place some limits on disruptive winery events Excerpt: One commenter summed up residents’ frustration and what they thought the county should do about it, writing, “Please STOP permitting winery events …

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Cannabis Tourism?

Residents catch Press Democrat “depriving readers” of facts on cannabis tourism article. This letter was sent to the PD for comment. To the Editor: The August 23 article in the Press Democrat about cannabis tourism (Blooming Tourism for Cannabis Faces Hurdles) contains some glaring omissions which deprive readers of the ability to consider both sides …

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RIP “Sustainable”, Winegrowers’ 20-page “Sustainable” Sonoma County vineyards published in the PD January 17th, refuted

After viewing the supplement to the Press Democrat telling everyone how sustainable the wine makers are, it is time to hold a funeral for the word “sustainable” if this is what they are calling it. Let’s plan a full on New Orleans style funeral procession to bury this misused word for good. When 12 wineries control …

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