Whenever I've bounced an idea off of her, her advice is very well-considered, very sage. She doesn't shoot from the hip.

By opposing Measure A, we are maintaining the integrity of the Napa Valley Ag Preserve. Any measure that threatens this should be opposed by the NVV.

I think that they couldn't have had worse advance publicity going into this.

This is very exciting news. Obviously we've got a lot at stake. It's very exciting that we seem to have all the stars aligned and we've made our case in such a way I think it's clear, it's understood and appreciated. We're going to be able to continue to work to protect this Napa name.

It was quite the affair.