Chase Difeliciantonio
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Philadelphia, PA, United States
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California North Coast marketers reveal how they engage consumers in local tourism, wine, cheese, hospitality, clean energy
"A good brand is like art. It makes you feel something," says a Sonoma County Tourism official at a recent seminar for marketing professionals. Here are more insights from North Bay wine, artisan cheese, hospitality and clean power firms. → Read More
Hemp legal limbo challenges Sonoma County's Delta Separations, other equipment makers
Cotati-based Delta Separations makes high-tech equipment used globally to extract marketable compounds from cannabis and other plants. Here's how the legal limbo over hemp continues to challenge companies throughout the supply chain. → Read More
Why Lloyd's of London likely won't be last insurer to California wineries over rising fire risk
A recent move by Lloyd's of London to no longer cover large North Coast wineries' inventory because of recurring wildfires is expected to be part of a trend toward higher costs and fewer options for vintners large and small in high-risk areas, experts say. → Read More
Straus Family Creamery gets high-level zero-waste certification for Marin, Sonoma operations
Already the first 100% certified organic creamery in the U.S., Straus Family Creamery now is the first dairy processor in the world to get a high level of global certification for a years-long effort to put a lid on environmental impact. → Read More
Napa, Sonoma property assessments increase around 6% in 2019
Sonoma County posted an all-time high in taxable property values, while Napa County had the biggest increase in a half-century, according to newly released figures. → Read More
Thief of up to $1.5M in client wine gets 18 months in federal prison
William Lamont Holder had been paid to hold and transport wine for clients, including some in Napa, but a federal investigation discovered he was surreptitiously selling hundreds of bottles to others. → Read More
First Cannabis Drinks Expo draws producers from multiple industries to discuss fast-growing market
The inaugural Cannabis Drinks Expo saw cannabis and beverage companies and experts from the California North Coast and beyond converge on San Francisco to show off their wares and discuss the burgeoning market segment. → Read More
North Bay recyclers urge customers to keep trash out of blue bins as costs pile up
North Bay recyclers are being hit hard by China's turning away shipments from the U.S. and elsewhere with too much that can't be recycled. Here's how the cost of trashy recyclables is starting to pile up for customers and what can be done. → Read More
Napa Kombucha Company seeks to open brewery for the probiotic tea
Amid the effervescent market potential that recently brought a big investment to another Wine Country kombucha venture, two brothers have applied to set up a brewery on Napa's Action Avenue for the probiotic tea. → Read More
Napa County cannabis business initiative submits signatures, inches toward March ballot
Napa County cannabis advocates submitted signatures to put an up-or-down initiative on the ballot over pot cultivation and sales. → Read More
Napa Valley wineries increasingly explore cannabis infusion
No wineries are pulling up pricey Wine Country grapevines to plant cannabis just yet. But here's how the two industries are already beginning to cross paths in Napa and elsewhere, now that marijuana is now legal in California. → Read More
Cannabis beverage alcohol could be a long way off, say California Wine Country producers
Here's how North Coast wine, beer and cannabis producers are navigating the state and federal hurdles between beverage alcohol and legal blends with pot or its derivatives. → Read More
Napa Valley vintner Eric Sklar eyes move into cannabis as logical step
"This business is not mature at all, and while you’re creating your business, you’re also creating the industry,” says Eric Sklar, owner of Alpha Omega Winery and newly launched cannabis delivery service Fume. → Read More
California agencies face cannabis licensing backlog that could hamper legal supply
The legislature of the Golden State has taken notice that temporary cannabis business licenses will be expiring soon and is looking to move swiftly, but it may be too late to avoid at least a partial breakdown in the legal supply of marijuana. → Read More
California agencies face cannabis licensing backlog that could hamper legal supply
The legislature of the Golden State has taken notice that temporary cannabis business licenses will be expiring soon and is looking to move swiftly, but it may be too late to avoid at least a partial breakdown in the legal supply of marijuana. → Read More