Four bidders from Bakersfield, Clovis and Colorado last week paid a total of $104,099.50 for oil and gas exploration leases on 17,832.8 acres in Monterey County wine country as well as in Fresno and San Benito Counties. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) which conducted the auction originally stated that leases on 17,847 acres […]
Fracking Rights Auctioned Off In Monterey Wine Country
December 14, 2012
Oil and gas exploration rights to 6,150 acres in 35 tracts of land in Southern Monterey County in and near the Lockwood and San Ardo vineyard areas have been auctioned off by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The Monterey tracts are part of 79 parcels, encompassing 17,847 acres of Federal mineral estate in Fresno […]
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Sues Wirtz Beverages
December 6, 2012
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates (SMWE) Ltd has sued its former distributor, Wirtz Beverages alleging non-payment for wine. Wirtz had not filed a response at press time. Oddly enough, the SMWE’s complaint and other court documents including the court docket were dated Dec. 7, 2012 but were available before noon (PST) on Dec. 6. SMWE included […]