Clusters of dark purple grapes hang from vine branches in a sunlit vineyard, with green leaves overhead and rows of vines softly blurred in the background.
FILE – Pinot noir grapes hang on the vine at a vineyard at Goldeneye Winery in Philo, Calif. on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. (Sarah Stierch via Bay City News)

MENDOCINO CO., 12/10/25 – Lawmakers introduced a bill Monday to support wine producers and other specialty crop growers who have been hit financially by the Trump administration’s foreign tariffs. 

If approved, the Specialty Crop & Wine Producer Tariff Relief Act would create a new U.S. Department of Agriculture program that provides direct payments to growers of winegrapes, nuts, fruit and vegetables who can show financial losses from the tariffs. 

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Sarah Stierch covers breaking news and more for The Mendocino Voice. Reach her at sarah@mendovoice.com.