date:May 27, 2014
establishment of the trailblazing agricultural preserve in 1968 and the Winery Definition Ordinance (WDO) of 1990 plus subsequent additions. But they have reached a new fervor in the past few years, as direct-to-consumer (DTC) marketing, particularly exclusive experiences on estate property, is seen as the lifeline for the luxury side of the business, a local plan for greenhouse-gas emissions curtailment emerges and Californias farms are being increasingly scrutinized for use of groundwater, esp