Anthony Gismondi: Golden State cashing in on wine sustainability

A large portion of the California wine industry was in Vancouver this week to kick off a countrywide tour under the 38th California Wine Fair banner.
The Canadian landscape has changed dramatically since those early days when California was the leader of New World wine producers, led by the incomparable Robert Mondavi. Back then B.C. was still a decade or more from producing its first VQA, or 100 per cent locally grown wine, and Europe (read France) dominated import wine sales.
The Californians