Almaden-Santa Clara Vineyards v. Paul

This is an appeal by Charles Paul, Director of Agriculture of the State of California (Director) and Philip J. Vogel, doing business as Vogel Farms (Vogel) from a judgment of the trial court ordering the issuance of a peremptory writ of mandate commanding said Director to set aside his order suspending the processor’s license of Alma-den-Santa Clara Vineyards, a corporation doing business as Almadén Vineyards (Almadén), respondent herein and petitioner below.

Almadén is engaged in the business of selling wine and is duly licensed as a processor of farm products pursuant to division VI, chapter…