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California North Coast wineries quickly turning to other direct sales as tasting rooms shuttered in battle against pandemic North Bay Business Journal Joy Sterling, left, and her brother Laurence Sterling of Iron Horse Vineyards look at a photo of the view that he took on his phone from the tasting room which has been temporarily …
After The Grapes Are Gone by David Keller – Wine And Water Watch After the grapes are gone By DAVID KELLER. Our succession of boom crops in Sonoma County provides an interesting history — and a cautionary tale. The county’s world-class wine grapes occupy more than 60,000 acres, with vineyard acreage expanding 80 percent between …
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Influential wine writer Liza B. Zimmerman asks a question that Wine and Water Watch has been trying to find an answer to for several years: “How many tasting rooms are too many? “ “Is Sonoma overdoing the number of tasting rooms in the town center?” Her investigative report (November 2017) found that many wine industry …
A prominent environmental law firm has told Napa County: You have a pattern and practice of failing to comply with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Correct this, or we will make sure you do! In a letter dated August 11, 2017, the environmental law firm Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger, representing The Alliance for Responsible Governance, a …
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/opinion/6935735-181/close-to-home-the-time?artslide=0 Close to Home: The time has come to create ‘sustainable tourism’ standards JANIS WATKINS JANIS WATKINS IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CONSERVATION ACTION. | April 30, 2017, 12:07AM | Updated 1 hour ago. Sonoma County’s stunning rural beauty, pristine coast, charming small towns and scenic wine valleys are unique characteristics …