Articles

• "Grapes to Wine: Business Models and the Regulation of Wine Production"
  August, 2006 Download Article |
• " Title Issues in Winery and Vineyard Acquisition Due Diligence"
  September, 2007 Download Article |
• "Grape Purchase Agreements - Why a Handshake Deal May Not Simplify Your Business"
  October, 2008 Download Article |
• "A Survey of Local Permitting Issues Applicable to a Stand-alone Winery in California"
  February, 2009 Download Article |
• "Business Models for Making Wine and Growing Grapes", Wine Law In America: Law and Policy
  May, 2011

Presentations

• L'Evolution Des Appellations D'Origine Aux Etats-Unis presented to the Syndicat du Côte du Rhône, Avignon, France, 2002
• Instructor, Wine Law: A Growing Industry, California Continuing Education of the Bar, September, 2006, Napa and Temecula, California
• Instructor, Wine Law Forum, Title Issues in Vineyard Acquisitions, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 2007, Napa, California
• Instructor, Wine Law Forum, “Grape Purchase Agreements and Vineyard Leases”, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 2008, Santa Barbara, California
• Instructor, Best Practices for Owning and Operating a Winery “Vineyard and Winery Land Use and Development”, March, 2007, 2008
• Invited Speaker, 2009 Wine Law in America Conference, "Wine Industry Business Models", July 2009
• Invited Speaker, 2010 Napa Valley Vintners Association Seminar, "Tactics and Tools for Business Success in Changing Economic Times", April, 2010
• Invited Speaker, 2010 Wine Industry Vineyard Economics Symposium, "Grape Contracts in Crisis - Defaults, Re-negotiation and Survival Tactics", May, 2010
• Guest Lecturer, University of California Berkeley School of Law, Wine Law and Policy, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
• Invited Speaker, 2011 Wine Industry Vineyard Economics Symposium, "Grape Purchase Contracts - How the Market is Changing Negotiations and Strategies", May 2011
• Invited Speaker, 2011 Successfully Navigating the New Economy: Legal and Tax Issues Facing the Wine Industry, July, 2011