Region’s breweries take home barrel of medals from Great American Beer Festival
By Staff Report / Monday, October 10th, 2022 / Latest news, Top Stories, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Region’s breweries take home barrel of medals from Great American Beer Festival
The tri-county region’s breweries came home from the 2022 Great American Beer Festival in Denver with gold medals in five different categories and a handful of silver and bronze medals, too. The Great American Beer Festival is one of the world’s top beer competitions, and the 2022 edition ended Oct. 8. Seven breweries based in Read More →

Wine Buzz: An insider’s look at this year’s grape harvest
By Abigail Napp / Friday, September 2nd, 2022 / Agribusiness, Columns, Latest news, Regions, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Wine Buzz: An insider’s look at this year’s grape harvest
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Federal lawsuit accuses Justin Vineyards of years of pervasive harassment of female employees
By Tony Biasotti / Monday, August 29th, 2022 / Agribusiness, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Regions, San Luis Obispo County, Top Stories, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Federal lawsuit accuses Justin Vineyards of years of pervasive harassment of female employees
Justin Vineyards & Winery in Paso Robles and its parent company are being sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of female employees who say they were repeatedly sexually harassed by their male bosses. Justin is among the tri-county region’s biggest wineries, and since 2010 it has been owned by The Wonderful Read More →
Dubroff: Iris Duplantier Rideau’s story is both timeless and as timely as ever
By Henry Dubroff / Sunday, August 21st, 2022 / Columns, Latest news, Wine & Viticulture, Women Inc. / Comments Off on Dubroff: Iris Duplantier Rideau’s story is both timeless and as timely as ever
The summer of 2022 has been about breakthrough stories from revered Black leaders. We learned new details about the norm-shattering role played by Nichelle Nichols, aka Star Trek’s Lt. Uhura, after she died on July 30. We relived the social justice advocacy of Boston Celtics superstar Bill Russell, who died the next day at 88. Read More →

Wine Buzz: ‘Exodus’ by insurance carriers leaves wineries in the lurch
By Abigail Napp / Friday, August 5th, 2022 / Agribusiness, Columns, Latest news, Regions, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Wine Buzz: ‘Exodus’ by insurance carriers leaves wineries in the lurch
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Wine Buzz: Wine in a can? Yes, we can, say Central Coast wineries
By Abigail Napp / Friday, July 8th, 2022 / Agribusiness, Latest news, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Wine Buzz: Wine in a can? Yes, we can, say Central Coast wineries
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With futures and pre-sales, vintners discover a new, old way to sell wine
By Abigail Napp / Friday, June 24th, 2022 / Agribusiness, Latest news, Regions, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on With futures and pre-sales, vintners discover a new, old way to sell wine
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