I continue to hear so many things about Bitcoin, as I’m sure you do as well, so I decided to do some research on the cryptocurrency to answer the question: “What is Bitcoin?” I also wanted to [ … ]
We’re all making adjustments to our work environments as a result of the coronavirus crisis, and, as I recently discussed, more people will be working from home than ever before. The Italian concept of far [ … ]
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted many aspects of life, and here in Napa Valley, just one of the effects was the closure of tasting rooms and restaurants. We’re all looking forward to a successful safe [ … ]
With closed tasting rooms and wine supply chain problems resulting from COVID-19, this year’s “California Grape Crush Report”, which was the result of the 2019 harvest which occurred in October and November, was positive. However, [ … ]
The California solar panel law for all new residential homes took effect January 1, 2020, and I think it’s likely the panels will continue to be required for the foreseeable future, although recent challenges from [ … ]
We’ve all heard of 5G technology, set to replace 4G technology because of its blinding speed for internet access, but how does it work? If you live in parts of Los Angeles or Sacramento, you [ … ]
We’ve all been concerned to see animals silhouetted against smoke and flames, fleeing wildfire in my native Australia. The devastating scenes have drawn attention to the impact of climate change on a global scale. We’ve [ … ]
In the face of California’s growing wildfire danger, any property owner should be considering ways to protect their home from fire. Insurance companies have already responded to the increased risk of fire by dropping coverage [ … ]
Last April, Sonoma County’s supervisors banned commercial hemp cultivation, disappointing some agricultural producers in the county who hoped to establish a new, commercially viable crop. The story in Sonoma County changed in November, however, when [ … ]
Napa Valley’s vineyards could be a little safer from disease thanks to fantastic news from UC Davis’ grapevine researchers. Vine-killing Pierce’s disease (PD), which forced removal of many vines from Napa Valley’s vineyards in 2015, [ … ]