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 …
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 …