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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.
Napa County has spent more than $830,000 on outside counsel on its lawsuit against Hoopes Vineyard as of the end of September, according to the county.
A legal battle over whether the Hoopes Vineyard winery or Napa County has gone rogue in interpreting county regulations — and whether some of those rules are unconstitutional — has taken new turns.
A small group of wineries in Napa County are banding together to fight Napa County’s contention that they do not qualify for on-site wine tasting.
Heather Holmes takes an in-depth look at the dispute between local wineries and Napa county.
The Constitution guarantees the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, but what about the pursuit of customers?