Press Release Photo by Suzanne Becker Bronk Paul Goldberg has been named the Napa Valley Grapegrowers 2024 Napa Valley Grower of the Year. Goldberg is President of Bettinelli Vineyards, overseeing the development and management of high-quality vineyards throughout the Napa Valley. As an active member of the Napa Valley Grapegrowers for over 15 years, Goldberg has served in various leadership roles, including on NVG’s board of directors for 8 years and as past board president.
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Press Release For nearly 50 years, the Napa Valley Grapegrowers has provided education and advocacy that supports the preservation of local agriculture and promotes a thriving, prosperous community. Aligned with this work, we’ve built events and resources that support the ongoing cultivation of new wine and viticulture professionals. Our goals are to foster young professionals already working and living in the Napa Valley, position the Napa Valley as a career destination for aspiring wine-industry professionals, and cultivate strong connections with the leaders of tomorrow.
Samie Hartley, Napa Valley Register If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about Napa Valley’s legendary agricultural legacy and evolution straight from the grapegrowers and winemakers, Afternoon in the Vineyards is the place to be on April 13.
Napa Valley Grapegrowers and Napa Valley Vintners team up to host the 20th iteration of this event — it used to be annual until 2020 and the COVID-19 lockdown mandates — which invites Napa County residents to tour vineyards to gain a better understanding about sustainable vineyard practices that keep the Napa Valley wine industry viable despite drought, climate change and wildfires. Aly Brown, Bay City News
Third Annual Fire Resources Fair Shares Key Info on Wildfire Preparedness, Structure Hardening3/18/2024 Katherine Martine, Wine Business Photo by Katherine Martine, Wine Business The Napa Valley Grapegrowers along with Napa Valley Vintners, Napa Firewise and CalFire/Napa County Fire hosted the third annual community Fire Resources Fair on March 16, a sunny afternoon of speaking with various fire protection exhibitors, meeting with furry land grazing partners and learning key insights on home and business hardening from Napa County Fire Administrator Dave Shew.
“Being fire prepared is a community effort, and Napa Valley Grapegrowers loves having the opportunity to host this event with our partners to promote fire resiliency in our community. It’s also a great way to showcase how responsible conservation practices employed in the vineyard create positive benefits for the environment, the natural ecosystem, and our entire community,” said Molly Moran Williams, the industry & community relations director for Napa Valley Grapegrowers. Press Release Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG) and Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) present the 20th annual Afternoon in the Vineyards on Saturday, April 13, from 1:00 to 3:00pm. Afternoon in the Vineyards is an annual program for Napa County residents to discover unique vineyards in their neighborhood and learn about the grape-growing process, sustainable vineyard practices, and the resiliency of the Napa Valley wine community.
Jesse Duarte, St. Helena Star
Grazing sheep are becoming a more common sight in Napa Valley vineyards — and advocates say there are good reasons for that. The Napa Valley Grapegrowers and Napa Green organized a field day on Tuesday at Castello di Amorosa outside Calistoga to show growers and vineyard managers how sheep produce healthier vineyard soil and more fire-resilient wildlands. Christian Cain of Perennial Grazing said there are four reasons to let sheep graze in vineyards: soil fertility, labor savings, frost mitigation and cost reduction. Sheep are also making practical sense as more growers go organic and eliminate pesticides. “If you’re outlawing glyphosate … this is part of the solution,” said Robert Irwin of Kaos Sheep Outfit. Press Release
The Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG), Napa Valley Vintners (NVV), CAL FIRE/Napa County Fire, and Napa Firewise are co-hosting the 3rd annual community-wide Fire Resources Fair on Saturday, March 16, from 10am to 2pm. This annual fair brings together members of the wine industry, Napa residents, families, community organizations and local businesses to learn how they can help prevent or mitigate wildfires. The Fire Resources Fair is open to the public at the Napa Valley Expo and is complimentary to attend “When facing community-wide challenges like wildfire risks, we are strongest when we all work together. This fair is about increasing awareness of services and access to resources that help prevent fires and keep us all safer during fire events. It’s a pleasure to team up again with our partners at Napa Valley Vintners, Napa Firewise, and CAL FIRE/Napa County Fire,” said Molly Moran Williams, Industry and Community Relations Director for the Napa Valley Grapegrowers. W. Blake Gray, Wine-Searcher Napa County politics sound angry from a distance. Up close, they are strikingly polite. But politicians there also may not be directly addressing the issues that the community cares about most.
Last week I drove up from San Francisco to watch a debate between the six candidates running for three seats on Napa County's Board of Supervisors. The Board has only five members, so the upcoming election in March is crucial. It will decide how friendly the county will be to the wine industry, and how much it will restrict development to please environmentalists. |
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