Lawsuit Updates & Press Coverage
The Wine Makers – Lyndsay Hoopes, Hoopes Vineyard
Lyndsay Hoopes has a lot on her plate—and it’s not just wine. Napa County has hit Hoopes Vineyard with a public nuisance complaint over everything from tastings and visitation to a small animal sanctuary on the property. Now, they’re demanding…
Napa’s Ag Preserve Law at Risk
One of Napa’s most contentious laws could come under the microscope after a successful Michigan lawsuit. W. Blake Gray | Wine-Searcher | The modern history of Napa County revolves around its agricultural preserve law, which local voters approved in 1968. It’s intended…
Close to Home: Napa County government is squeezing vineyards
The single most damaging force to the future of small Napa wineries isn’t a foreign tariff. It’s Napa County government. LINDSAY HOOPES, HEATHER BRAKESMAN-GRIFFIN AND STUART SMITH | The Press Democrat The views and opinions expressed in this commentary are…
Podcast 698 – “Save Our Small Farms” Stuart Smith, Lindsay Hoopes & Heather Griffin, Napa Valley
Ray Fister | Life Between the Vines | I recently had an opportunity to sit down with three Napa Valley vintners to discuss several law suits which have been in the news. Lindsay Hoopes founded her winery in Yountville in…
Federal judge puts Hoopes Vineyard lawsuit on hold amid ongoing Napa County dispute
A federal judge has paused a lawsuit by Hoopes Vineyard and two other wineries challenging Napa County’s land use rules, saying it can’t proceed while a related case is still active in state court.
STATEMENT ON JUDGE BREYER’S RULING ON MARCH 28
On March 28, U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer issued an Order Granting Motion to Dismiss on Younger abstention grounds, which essentially stays the federal case while one of the plaintiffs (Hoopes Vineyard) litigates a case in Napa County Superior…