This is a baffling story that includes a Napa history lesson, an idea of how the Valley has grown and then a jaunt into intrigue, sting operations, and what appears to be an effort to kill the goose that laid the golden egg by the Napa County government. It seems that the County is going after small wineries in an attempt to bankrupt them out of business.
By WineForNormalPeople | This is a baffling story that includes a Napa history…
A Napa County Superior Court judge decided the Smith-Madrone and Summit Lake wineries can’t join the legal tussle between Napa County and Hoopes winery over the county’s winery rules.
Napa County Superior Court Judge Mark Boessenecker on Nov. 28 ruled that Smith-Madrone and Summit Lake Vineyards and Winery LLC could not intervene and join the ongoing lawsuit.
