Collection of Articles on Clos de la Tech Winery and La Honda

The following is a collection of articles compiled by Toby McLeod, Cuesta La Honda Guild Winery Committee, about the Clos de la Tech Winery or winery-related environmental concerns. Some members of the La Honda community are concerned that the Clos de la Tech Winery will affect their water quality and/or quantity.

Newsweek Magazine — February 20, 2006 (National Coverage)
The Rebel Vintner
T. J. Rodgers, a Silicon Valley original, aims to make the best pinot ever
By Brad Stone
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11295703/site/newsweek/
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San Jose Mercury News — January 15, 2006
Bureaucracy, gophers slow winery dream
By Renee Koury
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/13632371.htm
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San Francisco Chronicle —April 26, 2005
Vertical vineyard fights fears of slides —
Planting down steep slope has La Honda residents worried
By Maria Alicia Gaura
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/04/26/MNGI0CFDV61.DTL
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San Francisco Chronicle —April 28, 2005
Vineyard’s neighbors speak out —  200 meet to discuss environmental issues
By Maria Alicia Gaura
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/04/28/BAG8BCGHNB1.DTL
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San Mateo County Times— February 12, 2006
(the link seems to be missing for these, although perhaps they can be retrieved through the archives)
Locals wary of winery
County planners await environmental report on La Honda vineyard's growth
By Laura Ernde
http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_3501585

Does the county need winery environmental regulations?
By Laura Ernde
http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_3501600
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Half Moon Bay Review — February 12, 2003
Was that an Explosion?
By Emily Wilson
http://www.hmbreview.com/articles/2003/02/12/export11103.txt
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Half Moon Bay Review — March 12, 2003
Exploded boulder causes cave-in at wine cellars
By Emily Wilson
http://www.hmbreview.com/articles/2003/03/12/export11405.txt
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Half Moon Bay Review — April 16, 2003
Blowing up rock, wooing neighbors, making wine
By Emily Wilson
http://www.hmbreview.com/articles/2003/04/16/export10643.txt
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Half Moon Bay Review — April 20, 2003
Controversy bubbles over La Honda winery
By Jeannine Gore
http://www.hmbreview.com/articles/2005/04/20/news/local_news/story06.txt
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Wine Spectator — August 10, 2005
California Community Clashes with Budding Vintners:
Clos de la Tech's establishment in San Mateo County has prompted another case of residents concerned about winery development
By Lynn Alley
(not available on line without subscribing)
http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Free/Feature_Teaser_Page?page_id=/Wine/Features_Print/0,,2822,00.html
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Winery/Vineyards in California — Related Articles:
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Washington Post —March 16, 2003
Environmental Concerns Create Headaches for Wine Industry
By William Booth
http://www.smithmadrone.com/press_booth030316.html
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Associated Press — January 21, 2006
Environmentalists fight vineyards' spread
By Terence Chea
http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2006/01/21/environmentalists_fight_vineyards_spread/?page=1
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California Wild (California Academy of Sciences) — Spring 2005
Nature in a Bottle
By Gordy Slack
http://www.calacademy.org/calwild/2005spring/stories/habitats.html
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California Land Use — November 2003

Water and Wine: Regulation of Vineyard and Winery Development and Operation in California’s North Coast Counties
By Christopher J. Carr and Janelle E. Kellman
http://www.argentco.com/htm/f20031101.415440.htm
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Town Hall Coalition in the News
Growers' uphill battle regulation have raised environmental awareness, but they also have made planting new vines costlier and more time-consuming
By Tim Tesconi (Press Democrat, 2/4/01)
http://www.townhallcoalition.org/about_us/thc%20articles/in_the_news_tesconi2.htm
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