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A new Napa neighborhood rises: RiverSound housing, parks take shape in south Napa
Napa Valley RegisterConstruction on new homes in the RiverSound area continues on Tuesday, July 8. Nick Otto/RegisterSouth Napa’s RiverSound community is growing so quickly that if you don’t visit regularly, it’s easy to get disoriented when you do. New homes popping...
A prime Napa Valley winery hits the market for $65 million
SAN FRANCSICO CHRONICLEFounded in 1989, Napa Valley’s Vineyard 29 is for sale for $65 million. Courtesy of Ned Bonzi/Vineyard 29A high-end Napa Valley winery with 13,000 square feet of caves is for sale for $65 million.Founded in 1989 within the St. Helena hillsides,...
Napa strikes US$64.6 million fire protection deal
THE DRINKS BUSINESSNapa County has agreed a three-year “disaster readiness” deal with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.The issue of wildfires has become one of the most pressing challenges for Napa Valley’s wine industry. For example, earlier...
Underground winery near Sonoma line approved, despite Napa County’s growing winery tensions
NORTH BAY BUSINESS JOURNALNapa County officials on Wednesday approved a new underground winery near the Sonoma County line, a rare project that planners say will reduce traffic and minimize environmental disruption.But it comes at a time when many residents are...
Napa County approves microwinery at Stewart Ranch, home of ‘belted cows’
NAPA VALLEY REGISTERGuests at the planned Belted Vines microwinery at the Stewart Ranch near the city of Napa will be able to see the ranch's Belted Galloway cattle.A small winery is set to join the Belted Galloway cows – called "Oreo cows" by some observers – that...
Redevelopment of former Franklin Station post office into hotel gains new life
NAPA VALLEY REGISTERThe historic Franklin Station post office in downtown Napa has been closed since it was damaged in the 2014 earthquake. The developer Jim Keller plans to build a hotel that would incorporate the 92-year-old Art Deco building.Although the...