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Comment on .05 vs. .08? by Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:03:36 +0000

I hope the Congress does not use federal highway funds as an extortion measure to force states to adopt this lower limit, as they did years ago.

Comment on “How to Own a Vineyard” by Bex Bishop of BX of Napa Wines

Bex Bishop of BX of Napa Wines — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:58:00 +0000

Well said Jeff, and well commented Thomsons! I’ve been intending to write a similar reality check on how to start a winery / wine label. This cracked me up and I will share widely with all my wide eyed winery dreaming friends, who don’t share the weight of the $100m burden.

Comment on “How to Own a Vineyard” by Thomson Vineyards

Thomson Vineyards — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:06:44 +0000

Always nice to see commentary on the blogosphere from another grower who can actually speak to a REAL day in the life of a vineyard owner. I’m having so much “fun” going after wineries for $33,062.50 still owed to me on the “stuff” from 2012 and 2009 harvests while nervously chewing my nails and running the numbers on my 2013 operations budget - and at the same time working towards retrieving the $7,560 owed to me by my “neighbor” for the pressurized 6 inch mainline they broke and replaced with a cotter coupling only to be asked by my attorney for a retainer to fight the 6 inches my three olive trees extend over my “neighbors” property line, never you mind the 6 feet of french drain they’ve illegally run across the very same property line and into my drain tile. And then there’s the paperwork involved with the insurance claim(s) on the Ag theft that occurred two months ago and the 65 vines I lost 1 year ago to a lunatic who launched his truck into my reservoir because he was “having a bad day”. I am having so much “fun” I can barely stand it. Happy Tax Day Mr. Parsons. Jeff, tip of the hat to you this 2013 growing season.

Comment on Why do most restaurants serve sucky wine? by living and food

living and food — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:02:52 +0000

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Comment on The Jobless Rate by Matt

Matt — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 02:44:45 +0000

As a small business owner I have to say I completely agree. Things aren’t looking great for the US right now but our little business has been growing. At http://www.angle33.com we still make our wine chillers (we call them thermals) by hand but we are expanding and are bringing on more people as we extend our product lineup. Fortunately our process isn’t extremely complex and can easily scale well with manual labor. So when you think about the wine industry you also have to consider all of the ancillary industry that is created as well. Thanks for this in depth article!