This week we examine growing pressure on Napa Valley as industry insiders call for major restructuring, a California appeals court pauses Hoopes Vineyard's $4 million penalty, all four of Napa's leading agriculture and wine organizations unite behind permitting reform and long-term land-use protections, and Norah Jones launches a new wine label following her Grammy-winning music career.

Plus, we feature Thacher Winery & Vineyard in Paso Robles, review the Michael Klouda Wines Hatterle Zinfandel 2017, spotlight King's Fish House where corkage is complimentary, and highlight Gourmet Italia with a corkage fee of just $20 per bottle and no bottle limit.

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Wine News Round-Up:

♦️ Insider Calls for Radical Napa Change

♦️ Norah Jones Pivots to Wine

♦️ California Appeals Court Pauses Hoopes Judgment

♦️ Napa's Four Orgs Calling for Permitting Reform

Wine & Winery of the Week:

♦️ Thacher Winery & Vineyard in Paso Robles, CA

♦️ Michael Klouda Wines "Hatterle" Zinfandel 2017

Restaurant & Corkage of the Week:

♦️ Kings Fish House in Laguna Hills, CA

♦️ Corkage Is Complimentary

♦️ Gourmet Italia Corkage Fee is $20 Per Bottle / No Limit

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