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Indigenous North American grapevines, not the standard European varieties, may be California wine s answer to climate change
A handful of California winemakers are convinced that long-maligned hybrid grape varieties are the future
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Matthew Niess believes the future of California wine lies with native California grapes.
This might sound self-evident, but for the $40 billion wine industry, Niess’ idea is a serious provocation. Grapes native to California, or to any part of North America, are unheard of here. Virtually all of our vineyards are planted with European imports, specifically the grapevine species Vitis vinifera. Name a wine grape Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, even something obscure like Trousseau Gris and it’s certain to be a member of the vinifera species, European by parentage.
La vendimia del 2018 en Marimar Estate fue de película y este Albariño 2018 lo prueba
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Good fire revival: How controlled burns in Sonoma County aim to curb risk of catastrophic wildfires
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Probe into Mill Valley School District credit cards completed
KTVU s Brooks Jarosz reports.
MILL VALLEY, Calif. - An independent audit of the Mill Valley School District’s credit cards that included a limo ride, food on the Sonoma Coast, and hotel charges, found no evidence of fraud, but did issue policy recommendations to protect against potential waste and abuse in the future.
A review of expenses was immediately ordered by the board in February following a KTVU investigation into district spending. The board hired Eide Bailly LLP at a cost of roughly $5,000, records show.
Thousands of dollars in meals, hotels, gifts, and trips charged to school credit cards were initially discovered by a group of parents that campaigned against the board and several superintendents in recent years out of fear taxpayers’ money and district funding was being abused.