US-CA: Some wine leaders pleased with pending demise of forest-to-vineyard project
US-CA: Some wine leaders pleased with pending demise of forest-to-vineyard project
Mar 1, 2013 6
(PressDemocrat) - Sonoma County wine industry representatives and grape growers are voicing some relief over news this week of the tentative conservation deal that would shield nearly 20,000 acres in northwestern Sonoma County from a disputed forest-to-vineyard conversion project.
The large proposal called for clearing almost 1,800 acres of former commercial timberland to grow premium pinot noir and chardonnay grapes. Industry officials said it could have flooded the market, crowding out small-scale area growers.
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