The problem — and this is a significant one — was that the company’s owners never received the proper permits from the California Coastal Commission or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which turned that “perfect environment” into an illegal one.
On top of that, the company sold the wine without a business license, without an ABC alcohol sales permit, and it was collecting taxes from each purchase without paying the required taxes to the state.
It’s amazing how much some people truly believe that the law only applies to other people.
I hope they also recieved a hefty fine, and will have their vineyard watched like a hawk by the regulatory committee.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
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Why not confiscate the wine instead of destroying it, and make some use of the proceeds from its sale? My first thought was donate the wine to the homeless, but that might not be such a good idea.
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Wtf regarding aging the wine at the bottom of the ocean??? Is that to keep it cold, or what?
The byline on the article reads…
Officials call the wine “not fit for human consumption.”
Considering all of the other shenanigans the company was up to, I certainly wouldn’t trust them enough to put anything they made in my mouth.
Cold consistent temp, low light. Free real estate.
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