North Bay Business Journal

NORTH COAST — State water-quality regulators are developing new rules that would require North Coast agricultural property owners or operators to develop, follow and update ongoing, multiyear plans for controlling and reversing erosion into ecologically sensitive waterways.

NAPA — Wine industry economics in California have changed dramatically in the last year — even since the beginning of this year — as more wine producers realize the marketplace for grapes and wine in bulk won’t be large enough to keep pace with sales of finished wine. And the outlook for adding significant supply of major varietals in the state, particularly in the North Coast, will be challenging for the foreseeable future, according to experts at a major industry seminar in Napa.

NAPA — Backed with new funding, VinPerfect is moving into larger-scale production of its design for a screw cap and liner combination that allows winemakers to control oxygen transfer to the wine after the bottle is sealed.

SONOMA — Increasing sales of wine plus greater demand for direct shipments has fulfillment services provider Wineshipping packing for a major expansion to Napa Valley.