Napa Winemakers Raise 130k to fight Franzia
Last week, The Napa Valley Grapegrowers Association held a fundraiser in Rutherford to raise funds for one purpose: the fight against Bronco Wines and Four Buck Fred in court. As the legal case continues to be dragged out, the winemakers of the valley are coming up with creative ways of raising funds to protect their name from companies like Bronco. As everyone knows, it isn’t cheap to defend yourself in court, and the time that cases are drawn out can be exasperating. Franzia claims he can use the name Napa on a label as long as the wine is made their, not necessarily from Grapes from the region, but an earlier supreme court ruling this year said he couldn’t. Currently the law requires 75% of the fruit to come from the area in order to use the region of origin on the label.
