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05/14/13
Rupert Murdoch Buys Moraga Vineyards
News Corp CEO purchases estate and winery in Los Angeles' Bel Air area; asking price was $29.5 million
05/14/13
Ridge Vineyards backs full disclosure on labels
California's Ridge Vineyards has thrown its weight behind full disclosure of ingredients on wine labels.
05/14/13
BottleRock Napa Valley organizers say inaugural music festival a success
As the massive task of cleaning up after more than 100,000 rock fans got underway Monday in Napa, BottleRock organizers declared the event a success and said it will return on Mother's Day weekend next year, albeit for fewer days.
05/14/13
Debate over amnesty looms over efforts to reform immigration laws
In 1986, an amnesty law gave legal status and a path to citizenship to unauthorized residents. Today's mass legalization would occur in a much different economic and demographic climate.
05/14/13
Governor's Delta foes turn to song
A new video featuring Sacramento blues singer Claudette Stone is the latest salvo being fired at Gov. Jerry Brown and his efforts to get twin water tunnels built beneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
05/13/13
Sonoma: The grape guy from corn country steps down
Rep. Jared Huffman, four county supervisors and 500 local growers, makers and advocates of wine came to wish Nick Frey a happy retirement and thank him for his historic contributions to the quality and renown of the Sonoma County grape.
05/13/13
The new Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at the University of California, Davis redefining the university museum and fostering a new conversation in the arts
Named in honor of Jan Shrem, proprietor of Clos Pegase winery in the Napa Valley, and his wife, arts patron Maria Manetti Shrem, the museum is expected to break ground next year. Jan Shrem made the museum possible with a $10 million gift to the university in 2011.
05/13/13
Glasshous Wine Company Creates First Crowd-funded Winery with Social Mission
Glasshaus Wine Company, based in Petaluma, offers a new twist on the traditional winery wine club program through a crowd-funded subscription model to finance its yearly production costs.
05/13/13
Spelletich Family Wine Co. Opens Tasting Room
For the first time in 20 years, the Spelletich Family Wine Company has opened its first tasting room.
05/13/13
California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) Receives Drinks Business 2013 Green Award
According to the publication, its judges lauded CSWA in the generic organization category for achievements in gaining broad program participation by the state's wineries and vineyards. They also recognized CSWA's "constant process of review and improvement, as well as the transparency of its reporting."
05/10/13
California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) Receives Drinks Business 2013 Green Award
According to the publication, its judges lauded CSWA in the generic organization category for achievements in gaining broad program participation by the state's wineries and vineyards. They also recognized CSWA's "constant process of review and improvement, as well as the transparency of its reporting."
05/10/13
Duo buy Evening Land vines in Santa Rita Hills
Sommelier Rajat Parr and winemaker Sashi Moorman plan to create a new 'domaine' in the Santa Rita Hills AVA of Santa Barbara County.
05/10/13
Historic Mayacamas wine estate changes hands
One of California's landmark boutique wineries, historic Mayacamas Vineyard, located near the top of Mount Veeder, has been acquired from Bob Travers and investors by venture capitalist Charles Banks and his wife, Ali, in partnership with billionaire entrepreneur Jay Schottenstein, and his son, Joey.
05/10/13
Mothers and Allies Challenge Wine Industrialist Hobbs
Half a dozen mothers from small town and rural Sebastopol in Northern California quickly rallied hundreds of people to their side to challenge Sonoma County's Paul Hobbs Winery. He wants to convert a 40-acre apple orchard into a vineyard that would use pesticides; it borders five schools on Watertrough Road, including Apple Blossom and Orchard View.
05/10/13
UC Davis gets global nod for agriculture, forestry
The University of California Davis reports that it has earned a worldwide top ranking for teaching and research in the area of agriculture and forestry. The QS World University Rankings, which were released today, also recognized UC Davis in several other categories, according to a news release.
05/10/13
Paso Robles CAB Collective Debut Event Exceeds Expectations
CABs of Distinction Serves 1,000 Attendees its Inaugural Year
05/10/13
BottleRock Napa fires it up
At least 9,000 fans came out for the first day of the inaugural four-day festival taking over the 26-acre Napa Expo, said Groves-Tracy. The single-day capacity is around 35,000.
05/10/13
Nakedwines.com finds a base in Napa
In addition to a trendy focus on direct sales to consumers, his company has an unusual financing model and disdain for many practices held almost sacred in Napa Valley. That includes a focus on brands, pretentiousness, expensive packaging - and high prices.
05/10/13
Boisset wineries go 100 percent solar
Boisset Family Estates says its California wineries, Raymond Vineyards and DeLoach Vineyards, will be 100 percent solar powered with the completion of solar installations this summer; and Raymond Vineyard's Napa Valley estate vineyards in Rutherford and St. Helena became certified organic by California Certified Organic Farmers and certified biodynamic by Demeter USA.
05/09/13
ONEHOPE to add Pinot Noir to wine portfolio
ONEHOPE, a California-based social enterprise with products like ONEHOPE Wine, ONEHOPE Coffee & Tea, Hope at Home, and ONEHOPE Weddings, is to expand its portfolio of wines with the addition of Pinot Noir.
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