The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors held the second of three public hearings about the proposed Lodi Winery Business Improvement District and the assessment that will be added to all sales at tasting rooms.

Some small wineries are concerned about the fallout.

"There's a lot of people who are about principle," Intercoastal Wine Company co-owner Rachele Spaletta said. "I'm about principle. I don't like paying 10 cents on a bag at the grocery store in California."

This is the analogy Spaletta used during the public hearing. Her concern is that the proposed district and its assessment will drive customers away.

"That's not going away, and so once it gets in, it's never going away," she continued.

The idea is to add a 1.5% assessment on all final sales on all products in tasting ro

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