Afternoon Brief, April 29th
Labor Department Sets Sweeping New H-2A Foreign Guestworker Rule: The U.S. Department of Labor has adopted a new rule it said will protect foreign seasonal farmworkers from being abused, imposing sweeping regulations the head of an agricultural employers association called "offensive."...
Afternoon Brief, June 7th
Pix Poised to Re-Emerge Despite Legal and Financial Challenges: Paul Mabray started Pix in late 2020 and launched it the following year. The company cut most all its writers and editors in August 2022 after a round of funding didn’t materialize, but next week a customer-focused website portal for vintners and retailers called Pix Business is set for rollout...
Rob Lorenz Named Director of Hospitality and DtC Sales at Notre Vue Estate
Industry veteran brings expertise to Windsor winery Windsor, Sonoma County, June 2022 – Rob Lorenz has joined Notre Vue Estate Winery & Vineyards as Director of Hospitality and DTC Sales, […]
Afternoon Brief, August 16th
Right-Wine Extremist from L.A. Who Turned a Lodi Vineyard into a Shooting Range Cops a Plea with Feds: Right-wing extremist Benjamin Jong Ren Hung who, according to FBI court documents, turned his family’s Lodi-area vineyard into a militia-style, illegal firearms training camp — complete with human target mannequins — has signed a plea deal with federal prosecutors...
“Super-Sensory Trio Experience” at Notre Vue Estate
Educator Dr. Hoby Wedler, Winemaker Alex Holman, Chef Didier Ageorges team up Windsor, Sonoma County, July 2021 — On September 18 Notre Vue Estate has organized a “Super-Sensory Trio Experience,” where Dr. Hoby Wedler, the acclaimed “super-taster,” will, along with Notre Vue Estate winemaker Alex Holman and Didier Ageorges, Pascaline’s Executive Chef, present newly released […]
