Daniel Mufson | Nov 23, 2014 on: Mount Veeder

[email sent to BOS members and Director Morrison]

So we are told that there were some vineyards on the hills in 1890 as if to justify clear cutting our hilltops to plant grapes under the mantra of ag is good. So too are WATERSHEDS. You keep telling us that Napa is ag and ag is the best and highest use of the land-- And that ag is wineries and wineries are visitor centers and that is good. That is the mantra. But when is enough, enough? No one locally seems to want to address that. But wine reporters are sending the message that Napa is not so hot and that visitors ought to go elsewhere. They see the tarnishing of the golden goose