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| 11/9/1999 - NAPA VALLEY VINTNERS ANNOUNCE MAJOR FUNDING FOR NEW HEALTH CENTER TO HOUSE
NONPROFIT HEALTH CARE AGENCIES Calling it an "investment in the future well-being of our community," Napa Valley Vintners Vice President Jack Stuart announced major funding for a new $6 million health center in the city of Napa to provide an affordable, permanent home for a number of... more |
| 11/4/1999 - NAPA VALLEY VINTNERS VOTES TO ‘SUNSET'MISDESCRIPTIVE USE OF GEOGRAPHIC BRAND NAMES The Napa Valley Vintners Board of Directors today approved a position that would further protect and enhance the integrity of winegrowing regions throughout the United States. The NVV will move forward with a proposal that will phase out wine brand names... more |
| 10/1/1999 - NVV Announces Matching Fund Program
to Support Free the Grapes The Napa Valley Vintners board voted recently to establish a matching fund program to support the free-trade advocacy group Free the Grapes. The NVV will match member donations up to $36,000 for a potential total of at least $72,000 to assist Free the... more |
| 9/30/1999 - NEW YORK GOVERNOR GEORGE PATAKI ADDRESSES WINE INDUSTRY ISSUES IN NAPA VALLEY Governor George Pataki, in California on a fact finding visit this week, told Napa Valley Vintners he intends to introduce legislation that will allow the direct shipment of California wines to the State of New York. Governor Pataki was the featured speaker... more |
| 8/17/1999 - 1999 Harvest Report: Growing Season Update Napa Valley is experiencing a long, cool winegrowing season that promises great quality and good quantity, according to experts here. "We started with a cool, dry spring and really haven't seen any tremendous heat spikes," says Dave Whitmer, Napa County... more |
| 5/25/1999 - NAPA VALLEY VINTNERS AWARDS TWO SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOCAL GRADUATES The Napa Valley Vintners awarded two scholarships, each in the amount of $2,000, to Giancarlo Bettinelli, St. Helena High School, and Levi Hetrick, Vintage High School. The NVV created this annual scholarship to recognize the achievements of outstanding... more |
| 5/6/1999 - NAPA VALLEY VINTNERS EXPLORES PROPOSAL ON GEOGRAPHIC BRAND NAME ISSUE The Napa Valley Vintners Board of Directors has forwarded a proposal to its members targeted at further protecting and enhancing the integrity of the Napa Valley Appellation. The proposal is the result of a year's discussion and study by the Association's... more |
| 4/19/1999 - NAPA VALLEY VINTNERS DONATE FUNDS FOR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL AGRICULTURE PROGRAM The Napa Valley Vintners Board of Directors has voted to help create an Agriculture Program at St. Helena High School by pledging up to $25,000 in matching funds to the Program's building fund. According to school administrators, a new facility is needed... more |
| 2/22/1999 - THIRD ANNUAL PREMIERE NAPA VALLEY SHOWCASES UNIQUE LOTS; ATTRACTS KEY U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE Premiere Napa Valley, a midwinter barrel auction for the trade, featured 108 lots of the region's most hard-to-find wines - many exclusive to the auction and not commercially available - to more than 500 members of the trade and their guests on Sunday,... more |
