This past week, Stoel Rives partners Chris Hermann and John McKinsey and associate Jake Storms all participated as panel speakers at the Best Practices for Owning and Operating a Winery conference, held at the Hyatt Vineyard Creek in Santa Rosa, CA. John also acted as co-host of the conference, which covered a wide variety of
Napa County Farm Bureau Holds Water Forum
On March 9th, the Napa County Farm Bureau held its first water forum in five or six years in St. Helena, California. Kicked off by Bureau President Jim Lincoln, the event was well attended, with over 100 concerned stakeholders listening to the most recent updates in California water issues.
Phillip Miller, the Deputy Director of
Sonoma Sets Fees, Program Schedule for Frost Protection Program
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has adopted the final measures for moving ahead with the County’s Frost Protection Program (the “Program”). This final act was merely a carry-over from the February 8 meeting where the Board adopted the fee structure for the Program and extended the time frame for implementation of the Program until 2012.
Changes to Utah’s Liquor Laws
The 2011 legislative session wrapped up last night with several changes being made to Utah’s liquor laws, including:
- Converting 40 tavern only licenses into 15 full restaurant licenses and 25 limited restaurant licenses (beer and wine only)
- Allowing a hotel guest to order one drink at a time through room service
- Permitting alcohol to be
Chris Hermann recipient of Industry Partner award by Oregon Wine Industry
Stoel Rives partner and wine attorney Chris Hermann was one of two recipients of the Industry Partner award at the 2011 Oregon Wine Industry Symposium in Eugene, Oregon. This award is presented to a vendor or service provider to the industry who, in the course of doing business, has significantly assisted the growth and success