date:May 27, 2014
on environmental issues and hospitality issues, he said. Mr. Beckstoffer also called for no new winery projects to be approved until cumulative impacts are studied.
While direct-to-consumer sales are on the rise for premium wineries, its a trend that may not last, yet the provision for visitor traffic to support it will be in place, he said. Rather, vintners should be encouraged to locate visitor services to urban areas, as called for in the county General Plan, he added.
Rob Mondavi Jr., gran