Beginning Jan. 1, winegrowers will be able to host wine tastings for up to 49 people in vineyards without wine production facilities. The Napa County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 16 unanimously approved the pilot program to implement a new state law that becomes effective Jan. 1. The pilot program ends July 1, 2027, unless […]
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Napa County approves groundwater pumping fees for 2026, splitting supervisors in 3–2 Vote
Napa Valley vineyard owners and other well-users will start paying an annual pumping fee beginning in 2026 for a subbasin that stretches from south of Napa to Calistoga. Those sitting outside the basin are not affected. Napa County’s Board of Supervisors, acting as the Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency, on Tuesday approved pumping fees that […]