Napa Needs a New Kind of Governance

Napa County has been biting the hand that feeds it for a long time. But now it seems intent upon dismembering the body itself. Under increased industry scrutiny and in the face of ongoing legal challenges

Family-Run Napa Winery Gets a Win in Long Legal Battle With County, but It’s Not Over

Napa County’s six-year legal battle with a family-run winery is far from over — even after Hoopes Vineyard was ordered to close its doors for tastings.

Napa winery must shut down tasting room after 6-year legal battle

By Jess Lander | SF Chronicle | Mitten Aghera pets one of his dogs…

Small Family-owned Napa Valley Winery Ordered to Close, At Least Temporarily

By Kerana Todorov | WineBusiness.com | A small family-owned Napa Valley winery has…

Judge orders Hoopes Vineyard to halt tastings, tours in long-running Napa County dispute

The preliminary injunction, issued Thursday, effectively shuts down the Yountville-based winery’s public-facing operations.…

Napa court issues injunction against Hoopes winery

By Barry Eberling | Napa Register | Napa Superior Court has issued a…

Napa County’s Legal Battle With Family-Run Winery Sparks a Federal Court Challenge

Katie DeBenedetti | KQED | After a yearslong legal battle, a small winery…

Sustainability Meets Napa Wine

Andrew Dillinger | Napa Valley Insider Podcast | In this week’s Napa Valley…

Napa’s Wineries Battle Local Restrictions

In the heart of California Wine Country, rigid local rules are choking small…

Napa County Wins Round One in Court

W. Blake Gray | Wine Searcher | The first battle between a winery…

Napa County Judge Tentatively Rules Against Hoopes Vineyard

by Kerana Todorov | Wine Business | A Napa County Superior judge has preliminarily…

Napa judge denies vintner’s attempt to throw out county’s permit violation case

JEFF QUACKENBUSH | Press Democrat | A decision is still pending nearly seven…

Wineries Sue Napa County in Federal Court

Growing grievances against increasing local regulations on tasting room visits, construction and more…

Hoopes winery asks judge to dismiss Napa lawsuit

By Barry Eberling | Napa Valley Register | August 13, 2024 | Lindsay Hoopes…

Troubling vineyard decisions

Peter Mott, Napa Valley Register | The tendency for people to believe false…