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The Hoopes Saga
The Hoopes Saga
Bill Hocker | Mar 11, 2025 on: Compliance Issues
Update 2/6/26
County Hoopes Nuisance Lawsuit web page
It looks like this saga may be winding down in substantial favor of the county. It is interesting to see that the county is doing their own public documentation of the process. It would be great if every controversial project received its own running synopsis on the county website.
Update 3/11/25
KQED News 3/11/25: Family-Run Napa Winery Gets a Win in Long Legal Battle With County, But It’s Not Over
NVR 3/11/25: Judge issues stay on Hoopes winery injunction, pauses Napa County visitation ban
Winebusiness 2/24/25: Small Family-owned Napa Valley Winery Ordered to Close, At Least Temporarily
Update 9/4/24
NVR 9/6/24: Two court cases focus on Napa County winery rules
NVR 9/4/24: Federal lawsuit filed challenging Napa's winery visitation restrictions
NVR 8/26/24: Napa County says 'nothing nefarious' in Hoopes winery case conduct
SF Chronicle 8/9/24: "Major Abuse of power": Napa County secretly changed property rights, vintner says
Original Post 2/13/24
Documents
9/8/23 Hoopes letter to AG Bonta and Ramsey
1980 Small Winery Exemption Ordinance (not 1984)
Napa County Public Winery Database 2019
Articles
NVR 2/16/24: Napa County/Hoopes winery trial wraps up testimonies
NVR 2/8/24: Napa County puts Hoopes winery leader in witness stand
Press Democrat 2/5/24: Winery regulations at the heart of Napa County lawsuit against winery
NVR 2/5/24: Napa County makes its legal case against Hoopes winery
NVR 1/30/24: Trial between Napa County, Hoopes winery begins
WineIndustryNetwork 1/29/24: Changing the Rules: Hoopes Trial Could Upset Decades of Zoning & Winery Permits in Napa Valley
WineBusiness 12/29/23: Hearing in Hoopes Vineyard Lawsuit Against Napa County This Week
NVR 11/12/23: Napa County versus Hoopes winery legal battle sees twists
Wine-searcher 11/10/23: Napa Wineries Claim Tastings as Human Rights
WIN Advisor 11/8/23: Three Wineries Seek Federal & State Civil Rights Investigations
SF Chronicle 8/4/23: ‘It’s like a purgatory’: Inside a 4-year battle over wine tasting in Napa Valley
VisitNapaValley 7/17/23: Best Kid-Friendly Wineries in Napa Valley
NVR 10/26/22: Napa County sues Hoopes Vineyard winery
WIN Advisor 8/32/21: Hoopes Vineyard Partners with Top Chefs and Food Personalities for Virtual Series “Corks & Cookery” Global Cooking Classes
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County Hoopes Nuisance Lawsuit web page
It looks like this saga may be winding down in substantial favor of the county. It is interesting to see that the county is doing their own public documentation of the process. It would be great if every controversial project received its own running synopsis on the county website.
Update 3/11/25
KQED News 3/11/25: Family-Run Napa Winery Gets a Win in Long Legal Battle With County, But It’s Not Over
NVR 3/11/25: Judge issues stay on Hoopes winery injunction, pauses Napa County visitation ban
Winebusiness 2/24/25: Small Family-owned Napa Valley Winery Ordered to Close, At Least Temporarily
Update 9/4/24
NVR 9/6/24: Two court cases focus on Napa County winery rules
NVR 9/4/24: Federal lawsuit filed challenging Napa's winery visitation restrictions
NVR 8/26/24: Napa County says 'nothing nefarious' in Hoopes winery case conduct
SF Chronicle 8/9/24: "Major Abuse of power": Napa County secretly changed property rights, vintner says
Original Post 2/13/24
Documents
9/8/23 Hoopes letter to AG Bonta and Ramsey
1980 Small Winery Exemption Ordinance (not 1984)
Napa County Public Winery Database 2019
Articles
NVR 2/16/24: Napa County/Hoopes winery trial wraps up testimonies
NVR 2/8/24: Napa County puts Hoopes winery leader in witness stand
Press Democrat 2/5/24: Winery regulations at the heart of Napa County lawsuit against winery
NVR 2/5/24: Napa County makes its legal case against Hoopes winery
NVR 1/30/24: Trial between Napa County, Hoopes winery begins
WineIndustryNetwork 1/29/24: Changing the Rules: Hoopes Trial Could Upset Decades of Zoning & Winery Permits in Napa Valley
WineBusiness 12/29/23: Hearing in Hoopes Vineyard Lawsuit Against Napa County This Week
NVR 11/12/23: Napa County versus Hoopes winery legal battle sees twists
Wine-searcher 11/10/23: Napa Wineries Claim Tastings as Human Rights
WIN Advisor 11/8/23: Three Wineries Seek Federal & State Civil Rights Investigations
SF Chronicle 8/4/23: ‘It’s like a purgatory’: Inside a 4-year battle over wine tasting in Napa Valley
VisitNapaValley 7/17/23: Best Kid-Friendly Wineries in Napa Valley
NVR 10/26/22: Napa County sues Hoopes Vineyard winery
WIN Advisor 8/32/21: Hoopes Vineyard Partners with Top Chefs and Food Personalities for Virtual Series “Corks & Cookery” Global Cooking Classes