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| 12/20/2000 - NAPA VALLEY WINE AUCTION DONATES $92,547 TO THE
NAPA VALLEY SHELTER PROJECT The Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) has approved a $92,547 grant to the Napa County Council for Economic Opportunity's (NCCEO) Shelter Project to assist the local homeless population. Thanks to proceeds raised by the 20th annual Napa Valley Wine Auction... more |
| 11/21/2000 - NAPA VALLEY WINE AUCTION DISTRIBUTES
$8.7 MILLION TO LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS The Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) has generously contributed a record-breaking $8.7 million toward the betterment of the Napa Valley community, thanks to the proceeds raised by the 20th annual Napa Valley Wine Auction (NVWA) sponsored here last June. "What... more |
| 10/13/2000 - NAPA VALLEY VINTNERS UNANIMOUSLY VOTE TO SUPPORT LOCAL MEASURE "I" THE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE INITIATIVE The Napa Valley Vintners Board of Directors has voted unanimously to support Measure I, the local Napa County initiative to raise the hotel tax in unincorporated areas of the county from 10.5 percent to 12 percent and to use the increased revenues to improve... more |
| 10/6/2000 - NAPA VALLEY WINE AUCTION TO DONATE $155,000 TO RED CROSS FOR LOCAL EARTHQUAKE RELIEF The Napa Valley Wine Auction's Health Care Fund today donated $155,000 to the Silverado-Napa County Chapter of the American Red Cross to assist in earthquake relief efforts. The Health Care Fund is a long-term endowment established and funded by contributions... more |
| 10/4/2000 - 2000 Harvest Report: Growing Season The 21st century in the Napa Valley has begun with the virtually picture perfect growing season of the year 2000, according to Andrew Hoxsey, valley grower and owner of the Napa Valley Wine Company. The almost uneventful spring and summer weather pattern,... more |
| 9/28/2000 - CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GRAY DAVIS SIGNS
NAPA VALLEY VINTNERS LEGISLATION TO PROTECT CONSUMERS Napa Valley vintners are celebrating a hard-won legislative victory today to protect consumer interests and the integrity of the Napa Valley designation. Senate Bill 1293 was signed into law by Governor Gray Davis ending an era of consumer confusion... more |
| 6/27/2000 - NAPA VALLEY VINTNERS PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO PROTECT THE NAPA VALLEY NAME FINDS SUPPORT IN STATE SENATE The California Senate Government Organization Committee today voted overwhelmingly to support legislation that would protect the Napa Valley name. At the hearing, the vote was seven to one in favor of the proposed bill. "We are very pleased by the support... more |
| 6/4/2000 - 20TH ANNUAL NAPA VALLEY WINE AUCTION SPINS KALEIDOSCOPE OF SENSATIONS, SETS WORLD RECORDS High tech continued its rebound this weekend at the world's largest wine charity event - the Napa Valley Wine Auction, held here today at Meadowood Napa Valley resort. A record-breaking $9.5 million was raised at the event sponsored annually by the Napa... more |
| 2/28/2000 - PREMIERE NAPA VALLEY'S UNIQUE WINE LOTS
COMMAND RECORD BIDS; ATTRACT KEY TRADE Premiere Napa Valley, a midwinter barrel auction for the trade, featured 104 lots of the region's most hard-to-find wines - all exclusive to the auction and not otherwise commercially available - to 550 members of the trade and their guests on Sunday, February... more |
| 2/15/2000 - NAPA VALLEY VINTNERS GIVE $25,000 TO HELP FUND "HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS" IN NAPA The Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) Board of Directors has approved a $25,000 gift to help fund a new multi-agency program, Health Care for the Homeless, in the city of Napa. "This most recent gift is yet another expression of our deep commitment to social... more |
| 1/12/2000 - NAPA VALLEY VINTNERS ELECT JACK STUART AS 2000 ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT Jack Stuart, Winemaker and General Manager, Silverado Vineyards, has been elected president of the Napa Valley Vintners (NVV), one of the most prominent positions in the wine industry. Stuart assumes the reins from Tom Shelton, NVV's 1999 president... more |
