A Napa native, Lindsay Hoopes spent her childhood walking the vineyards with her family, and in so doing, developed an unparalleled love for farming and her surrounding community... The post Lindsay Hoopes: Creating Economic Viability and Attracting the Next Generation of Consumers to Napa appeared...
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Afternoon Brief, October 5th
Website Launches to Inform Public About Lawsuits: Hoopes Vineyards, Summit Lake Vineyards and Smith-Madrone Winery are suing Napa County over unconstitutional patterns and practices and have now launched saveoursmallwineries.org...
Afternoon Brief, September 8th
Two Wineries Join Lawsuit Accusing Napa County of Unconstitutional Patterns & Practices: Two wineries have filed motions to join Hoopes Vineyards as parties in interest in the ongoing action against Napa County alleging an unlawful pattern and practice of forcing wineries that have operated for decades to seek permits for rights they have long possessed...
20th annual report indicates changes to wine sales in a post-COVID world Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the bank of the world’s most innovative companies and their investors, today released its 2021 State of the Wine Industry Report. Now in its 20th year, this authoritative annual report assesses...
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Napa County Puts Hoopes Winery Leader in Witness Stand: Napa County's attorneys put Lindsay Hoopes of Hoopes Family Vineyard in the witness stand to question her about alleged winery rule violations...
Afternoon Brief, January 30th
Trial Between Napa County, Hoopes Winery Begins: A trial between Napa County and the Hoopes Vineyard winery is underway, with the county's winery regulations being the focus...