Afternoon Brief: The Supreme Court Is Poised to Remind States That the Constitution Doesn't Stop at the Liquor Store
Twice in the past two decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has heard landmark cases involving protectionist alcohol laws, and twice the Court has made it clear that when states discriminate against out-of-state alcohol businesses, they are running afoul of the U.S. Constitution...
Afternoon Brief: Vinarchy - A New Global Wine Company
Vinarchy combines the assets of wholly-owned Accolade Wines with the Australian, New Zealand and Spanish wine businesses formerly owned by Pernod Ricard, which were acquired by AWL in April 2025...
First Monarch Electric Tractor Arrives at Oregon Vineyard
Nicolas-Jay is the first winery in Oregon to receive an electric tractor Newberg, Oregon (December 14, 2023) — In a landmark moment for sustainable agriculture and viticulture, the first Monarch tractor has […]
Castoro Cellars Adds 3 Fully Electric Tractors to Their Fleet
Castoro Cellars, a 40-year tenured winery in Paso Robles levels up their sustainability efforts with the addition of 3 fully electric Monarch Tractors to
Afternoon Brief, June 20th
Cal/OSHA Safety Board Denies Monarch Tractor Petition to Modify Regulations Regarding Autonomous Tractor Use: Current California safety regulations under the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) written in the 1970s require a human operator to be stationed at the vehicular controls for all self-propelled tractors used in agricultural operations, thus presenting a regulatory roadblock to the use of autonomous, driver optional tractors that are being developed, marketed and trialed for use in California's vineyards and farmlands...
