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Vendimia 2014 cancelled

bajabound2005 - 11-14-2013 at 09:17 AM

http://www.elvigia.net/general/2013/11/14/cancelan-fiestas-vendimia-141238.html

Hook - 11-14-2013 at 09:30 AM

A well-written article would have, at least, given a synopsis of the regulations that the wineries are against.

Can anyone shed light on the issues here?

Martyman - 11-14-2013 at 09:53 AM

Bummer...I'd like to go sometime.

Hook - 11-14-2013 at 09:56 AM

This is probably a long ways from actually being cancelled. Isn't it still nine months away?

It sounds like the first volley in a negotiating ploy.

bajabound2005 - 11-14-2013 at 01:47 PM

http://www.ibtimes.com/mexicos-surprising-wine-industry-trouble-1469576

movinguy - 11-14-2013 at 04:16 PM

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Originally posted by Hook
A well-written article would have, at least, given a synopsis of the regulations that the wineries are against.

Can anyone shed light on the issues here?


My understanding is that the Ensenada mayor, in a closed door meeting, and possibly with some under-the-table compensation (shocker), voted to allow residential development in parts of the Valle.

Stay tuned . . .

Hook - 11-14-2013 at 04:21 PM

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Originally posted by movinguy
Quote:
Originally posted by Hook
A well-written article would have, at least, given a synopsis of the regulations that the wineries are against.

Can anyone shed light on the issues here?


My understanding is that the Ensenada mayor, in a closed door meeting, and possibly with some under-the-table compensation (shocker), voted to allow residential development in parts of the Valle.

Stay tuned . . .


Well, no wonder the paper gave it the ole matador move.

Martyman - 11-14-2013 at 04:58 PM

Fancy resorts will bring more tourists to drink more wine. Isn't that what they want?

elgatoloco - 11-14-2013 at 05:14 PM

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Originally posted by movinguy
Quote:
Originally posted by Hook
A well-written article would have, at least, given a synopsis of the regulations that the wineries are against.

Can anyone shed light on the issues here?


My understanding is that the Ensenada mayor, in a closed door meeting, and possibly with some under-the-table compensation (shocker), voted to allow residential development in parts of the Valle.

Stay tuned . . .


The mayor of Ensenada, Enrique Pelayo, said that construction plans had been approved before his term of office and that he is just following that decision. “I have been one of the biggest promoters of the wine region. I have no personal interest in the construction project, I am just following a previous decision,” he said to Spanish newspaper El País.

bajabound2005 - 11-14-2013 at 08:51 PM

we don't need more wine drinkers..there is not enough production as it is because of the water restrictions. very little of mex wine gets exported. most of it goes to Mex City. there is not enough water to support 5000 houses and a golf course in the valle de guad. leave it as it is. it's growing, already too fast, but at its own pace that is hopefully sustainable. really, how many Oxxo's are needed there?

Hook - 11-16-2013 at 09:34 AM

Some developer has visions of a pseudo Napa/Sonoma/Paso real estate killing.

Except, of course, that those regions have GOOD wine. :smug:

wilderone - 11-17-2013 at 09:12 AM

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/nov/16/guadalupe-valley-...

An excerpt:
The website for the project’s apparent architecture firm, Atelier Urbano, describes a “master-planned country community” that will function as the “catalyst of unprecedented changes in the Guadalupe Valley.” Drawings show tennis courts and a swimming pool and a series of small cottages as well as larger structures, but there are no detailed descriptions. A promotional video talks of a project that would include a hotel-spa, timeshares, commercial areas and a golf course.
The new zoning regulations, which critics said were written to accommodate Lagos’ development, for the first time open the door to multi-unit dwellings and two-story buildings in agricultural areas. They increase the number of residences allowed on land zoned for agricultural use — from one home per every 10 acres to four, according to an analysis by the city’s Municipal Institute for Research and Planning.


The usual corruption and idiocy.
At the end of the article it says there are 18 other projects pending.