Afternoon Brief, July 18th

Foley Family Wines Acquires Silverado Vineyards: Foley Family Wines today announced the acquisition of Silverado Vineyards, which sits just north of the town of Yountville on the Silverado Trail in the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley...

Mitroff Consulting & Associates has been retained to conduct a search for the Human Resource Senior Manager for our Client, Silverado Farming Company, Inc. (SFC). This career opportunity is for a prestigious vineyard farming company which services many of the elite vineyards in Northern California....
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Winegrowers are nothing if not adaptable, given that the grape is a harbinger crop, or in more prosaic terms, the canary in the coal mine for agriculture. As a result, when climate shifts generate more frequent heat waves of higher temperatures and longer duration, viticulturists swing into action...
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More Than 220,000 Acres in California are Enrolled in FFF Program NAPA, Calif. (November 25, 2024) – Thirty-two winegrape growers and wineries from Sonoma, Napa and Mendocino counties have been recognized with the Founders’ Award from the Fish Friendly Farming Certification program for achieving...
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A 40,000 case per year facility designed to reflect the architecture of the Napa Valley. The facility houses crushing, fermenting, pressing, wood aging, lab, bottling and case storage. Administrative offices, as well as a banquet room and kitchen, are an integral part of the facility. An entry...
Read MoreAfternoon Brief: The Supreme Court Is Poised to Remind States That the Constitution Doesn't Stop at the Liquor Store

Twice in the past two decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has heard landmark cases involving protectionist alcohol laws, and twice the Court has made it clear that when states discriminate against out-of-state alcohol businesses, they are running afoul of the U.S. Constitution...



