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Commentary: Help County Preserve Ag Industry…

The Napa Valley Register

December 9, 2003

By ANDY BECKSTOFFER

In 1968 there were 30 wineries in the Napa Valley, 10 percent of the current total; and 11,908 acres of vineyard, 25 percent of the current total. The Napa Valley wine industry had little voice. Ag land preservation began with conversations about a National Preserve, Williamson Act provisions and economic viability of vineyards. Amid the...