tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post1548034365585968636..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: Democrat or Republican? The politics of California wine countryW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-60125988022723262902016-07-29T23:01:03.998-07:002016-07-29T23:01:03.998-07:00Missing from your occupational survey: the politic...Missing from your occupational survey: the politics of California wine writers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09537737782259421612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-65904871048879448422016-07-28T08:31:18.886-07:002016-07-28T08:31:18.886-07:00#ImWithPinot#ImWithPinotAmalie Robert Estatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581258604443446976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-86890423391883248902016-07-27T10:16:58.720-07:002016-07-27T10:16:58.720-07:00Hugo: There have been surveys about the well-being...Hugo: There have been surveys about the well-being of vineyard workers in various counties that include demographics and I've been covering them for years. You can look these up online if you're interested.<br /><br />I spend time talking to vineyard managers. I have talked with plenty of legal immigrants working in vineyards, many of them naturalized citizens. <br /><br />It's W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-56918639017840760762016-07-27T09:46:55.009-07:002016-07-27T09:46:55.009-07:00Hello,
I'm curious about this assertion of you...Hello,<br />I'm curious about this assertion of yours:<br /><br />"To the curious: Yes, there are still plenty of illegal immigrants in farm labor, but because vineyards pay better than most farms they hire a much larger percentage of citizens with voting rights than other farms."<br /><br />How do you know this?<br /><br />Hugo SantosAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230385009336447786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-61276825768424004932016-07-27T09:20:32.641-07:002016-07-27T09:20:32.641-07:00It's worth looking at who represents us here i...It's worth looking at who represents us here in wine country (Napa County). U.S. Congressman Mike Thompson (D St. Helena)is a centrist Democrat aligned with progressives on social issues but conservative about money.<br /><br />He's also a former a paratrooper and hunter who is calling for more responsible control on guns, a former wine industry worker and owner of a small vineyard. He&#Paul Fransonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14973791275269307662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-19950843835444220232016-07-27T09:15:15.091-07:002016-07-27T09:15:15.091-07:00Living here in Lodi, Blake, it's ironic that t...Living here in Lodi, Blake, it's ironic that the majority (not all!) of farmers are indeed conservative, but obviously they would be in favor of immigration reform as opposed to just building a wall and deporting every undocumented laborer in sight. But that's the way the world spins: talking to many of them, I know that most will still vote Republican and let the chips fall where they Randy Caparoso:https://www.blogger.com/profile/09592071993026270036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-76884980079193165352016-07-26T12:50:17.119-07:002016-07-26T12:50:17.119-07:00I think it'd actually be fascinating to have a...I think it'd actually be fascinating to have a study/survey in a place like Paso Robles or Santa Barbara County which are long term traditional farming that's only fairly recently moved over to substantial vineyards & wine making. Although still a fair amount of the traditional farming in place. I think your comments on the tasting room staff might be a bit different for there, Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09911398647505242281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-65902706402183378982016-07-26T12:37:48.564-07:002016-07-26T12:37:48.564-07:00For what it's worth, Sonoma County voted for B...For what it's worth, Sonoma County voted for Bernie in the Demo primary....Jim Caudillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09163559952765216636noreply@blogger.com