May 21st, 2013

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Growers start vine work early to avoid labor shortage

Given continued uncertainties around immigration policy in Washington and Sacramento and the budding of a 2013 crop that could be decent-sized, North Coast winegrape growers are looking for ways to stretch labor farther so they aren’t as short-handed as a number were during the record-volume 2012 season.

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• Napa, Sonoma winery-direct shipments rise 8%, 10% in 2012

• Napa County winegrape crop value rises 55%, tonnage up 50% in 2012

• Regulators scrap Napa River, Sonoma Creek vineyard runoff waiver

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North Bay home prices soar 20% to 31% on low supply

Demand continues to outpace supply for housing markets in the North Bay and the Bay Area, and housing prices continue to climb skyward at double-digit rates, according to a monthly housing report by San Diego-based DataQuick.

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• Vineyard appellation value can prune tax bill

• Wine industry must grapple with big health care, tax, estate changes

• State gives high marks to North Bay health plans and providers

Business Journal names 2013 Forty Under 40 winners

NORTH BAY — The Business Journal released the names of the winners of its seventh-annual Forty Under 40 awards today. The winners, selected from more than 130 nominees, were chosen on the basis of their leadership in companies and organizations as well as their participation within the community across the North Bay.

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• Sonoma Co. EDB, Commerce Dept. to hold trade forum

• Union vote at Kaiser begins anew

• La Saison opens Napa kitchen