Vintners now can use 'Calistoga' for its wines
After holding their breath for six years, Napa Valley winemakers can now put the name "Calistoga" on wines made from grapes grown in that historic town, federal regulators have ruled.
The decision ends a long slog through regulatory red tape, and completes a crucial piece of the valley's intricate system for labeling its wines - one that stands to make bottles from the area even more valuable.
"We're all fired up," said James "Bo" Barrett, proprietor of the Chateau Montelena winery, who began petitioning the Treasury Department in 2003. Read more...
