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Napa County Plans Winery Rule Changes
Napa County Government, which has been widely criticized as making it unnecessarily difficult to operate a winery successfully in the current environment, is taking the first steps toward making life easier.
The Planning Commission has recommending, and the County Board of Supervisors will consider removal of the "rours and
English Whisky Gets Geographical Indication Protection
English whisky has been granted Geographical Indication status under the UK Spirits Drinks Geographical Indications Scheme, giving the category legal protection along with Scotch Whisky, Single Malt Welsh Whisky and Irish Whisky.
English Whisky must use cereal grain grown in the UK and English water. It must be distilled in
How Regulations Are Suffocating the Wine Industry
Regulations, including both production and direct-to-consumer sales requirements, represent nearly one-fifth (17.5%) of the cost of producing a bottle of wine in Napa Valley.
That's the conclusion in a new report, The Regulatory Costs of Wine Production in Napa County, authored by Dr. Lynn