So much is in flux in the Golden State wine industry that I sometimes find myself anaesthetised to the daily changes. But I came out of a foggy haze on 9 July with the word that Jess Jackson has ceased wine production at Arrowood Vineyards & Winery. He will keep the popular Sonoma Valley tasting room open, yet move wine production to his Cardinale facility in Oakville.
Yes, Oakville, in Napa Valley, meaning that a landmark Sonoma County winery's grapes will be vinified in the rival valley to the east. Jackson's decision comes on the heels of Richard Arrowood's...