Comments on: The Fight For The Calistoga AVA, Pt. 1 The Legal Front http://reignofterroir.com/2009/08/09/the-fight-for-the-calistoga-ava-pt-1-the-legal-front/ Wine Blog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:26:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Matthew Reid http://reignofterroir.com/2009/08/09/the-fight-for-the-calistoga-ava-pt-1-the-legal-front/comment-page-1/#comment-48132 Matthew Reid Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:38:03 +0000 http://reignofterroir.com/?p=2083#comment-48132 Another point worth mentioning has to do with the comment period following the announcement of the proposed AVA. Every federal rule has a period for comments which must be evaluated before that rule goes into effect. During the comment period for the Calistoga AVA, there were exactly ZERO comments opposed to the AVA. Both "Calistoga" Cellars and "Calistoga" Estate missed the boat. They obviously have some political pull if they can get the proposed rule blocked even after they fail to comment. I wrote to TTB for an explanation and got polite responses containing absolutely no information. Sigh. Another point worth mentioning has to do with the comment period following the announcement of the proposed AVA. Every federal rule has a period for comments which must be evaluated before that rule goes into effect. During the comment period for the Calistoga AVA, there were exactly ZERO comments opposed to the AVA. Both “Calistoga” Cellars and “Calistoga” Estate missed the boat. They obviously have some political pull if they can get the proposed rule blocked even after they fail to comment.

I wrote to TTB for an explanation and got polite responses containing absolutely no information. Sigh.

]]> By: Morton Leslie http://reignofterroir.com/2009/08/09/the-fight-for-the-calistoga-ava-pt-1-the-legal-front/comment-page-1/#comment-48128 Morton Leslie Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:26:07 +0000 http://reignofterroir.com/?p=2083#comment-48128 The grandfathering was supposed to end two decades ago when the ATF adopted the new rules for AVA's. This put on notice those who would add a place name to their winery after the new rules were adopted would not be grandfathered. Problem is the people that make the rules today don't remember the rules that others in their department made previously. So now does it mean that I can create a winery called Chateau Coombsville or Domaine Tucolay and be grandfathered in making wines from St. Helena AVA should Coombsville(or Tucolay) become an AVA? I better hurry. The grandfathering was supposed to end two decades ago when the ATF adopted the new rules for AVA’s. This put on notice those who would add a place name to their winery after the new rules were adopted would not be grandfathered. Problem is the people that make the rules today don’t remember the rules that others in their department made previously. So now does it mean that I can create a winery called Chateau Coombsville or Domaine Tucolay and be grandfathered in making wines from St. Helena AVA should Coombsville(or Tucolay) become an AVA? I better hurry.

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