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Paso Robles Groundwater Levels

Paso Robles groundwater levels could drop 70 feet more by 2040, report says BY DAVID SNEED dsneed@thetribunenews.com A new analysis of the Paso Robles groundwater basin shows that aquifer levels near Paso Robles will drop an additional 70 feet if pumping continues unabated over the next 30 years. The new hydrological analysis commissioned by the San Luis Obispo County Department …


INAUGURAL E. & J. GALLO WINERY CONSUMER WINE TRENDS SURVEY

INAUGURAL E. & J. GALLO WINERY CONSUMER WINE TRENDS SURVEY CAPTURES A COLORFUL SNAPSHOT OF HOW AMERICANS ARE ENJOYING WINE TODAY Modesto, CA (December 9, 2014) / PR Newswire / — E. & J. Gallo Winery, the world’s largest family–owned winery, recently commissioned its inaugural Gallo Consumer Wine Trends Survey to capture the current state of Americans’ wine drinking attitudes …


Snapshot of the American Wine Consumer in 2014

Snapshot of the American Wine Consumer in 2014 by Liz Thach, Janeen Olsen & Tom Atkin Who is the American wine consumer today? What types of wine do they prefer and where do they purchase their wine? How much do they spend on a bottle of wine in a restaurant? These and other questions are addressed in a new annual …


Vineyard for Sale In Paso Robles

  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Pacifica Commercial Realty is pleased to exclusively represent Calverne Sayler for the sale of his vineyards located at 6955 Estrella Road, Paso Robles, CA, in the heart of the Paso Robles AVA. The entire Property contains of 95.9 acres in two legal parcels.  APN 019-071-070 is 14.5 acres and APN 019-071-071 is 81.4 acres.  It has been …


Volunteers Cause Winery Woes

Volunteers and for-profit businesses shouldn’t be served together. That lesson has proved to be fatal for a small California winery. As reported by the San Jose Mercury News, Westover Winery’s “use of volunteer workers has put [it] out of business after the state squeezed [it] like a late-summer grape for $115,000 in fines.” The winery owner claimed ignorance of the …


Price, Postel & Parma LLP adds new Wine Attorney

The law firm of Price, Postel & Parma LLP is pleased to announce that preeminent wine lawyer Matthew T. Allen has joined the firm. His practice will center on the winery, vineyard, and agricultural industries, with his expertise applied to land use, business formation, real estate, licensing, and compliance. Based in Santa Barbara’s thriving wine country, PP&P is a full-service …


Its a Vineyard Sellers Market

It’s a Vineyard Seller’s Market Speakers at financial symposium compare data and trends in West Coast states by Paul Franson Rising vineyard prices in California have caused acquisition activity in the Pacific Northwest to increase.   Napa, Calif.—The 23rd Wine Industry Financial Symposium, designed to bring together lenders and the wine business, was held earlier this week at the Marriott …


Supervisors vote to start process for water district

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday to start the process of creating a Paso Robles groundwater basin district. The move follows the state’s passage last month of new legislation to permit the district’s formation. On a 4-1 vote, the supervisors directed county staff to prepare a petition to the Local Agency Formation Commission to form …


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11 new viticultural areas established within Paso Robles

The United States Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau on Thursday, Oct. 8, is publishing a final rule in Federal Register establishing 11 new American viticultural areas within the existing Paso Robles viticultural area in San Luis Obispo County, Calif. TTB is issuing this regulation in response to a petition from an association of local vintners and grape grower, …


Council Approves Lake Nacimiento Water Recovery Well

Paso Robles City Council gives go-ahead for $245,000 construction contract Article By Heather Youg At their Sept. 2 meeting, members of the Paso Robles City Council passed approval for the city to enter into a contract for $245,149 to construct a recover well for Lake Nacimiento water. The project would add a shallow well at the Thunderbird well field that …