A huge brewery is being built in the nearby city of Mexicali, and Gallegos – like many others – fears it will suck up what little water remains to make beer for export to the US.”
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Gallegos and other farmers see themselves as the victims of an unhealthy deal between the state government of Baja California and Constellation Brands, the third biggest brewer in the US.
They’re managing the water as if it were loot to be divvied up among them,” he said. “The government’s intention is to leave us with nothing, without land and without water.”
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If this brewery was such a good deal wouldn’t it be [across the border] in Calexico or Las Vegas?” asked farmer Eduardo Cisneros, 75. “They just want cheap water and cheap labour.
Mexicali Resists, the local movement of farmers and residents, have been fighting this decision since it was announced. They have held demonstrations outside government offices and set up protest camps at the construction sites of these water pipes. They are asking to join them in a boycott of Constellation Brands. This includes the following beer, wine, spirit, and sparkling brands:
Alice White, Anderra, Arbor Mist, Ballast Point, Black Box Wines, Black Velvet, Blackstone, Blindfold, Blufeld, Cadet d'Oc, Casa Noble Tequila, Charles Smith Wines, Clos du Bois, Cook’s, Corona brands, Cuttings, Diseno, Drylands, Estancia, Franciscan Estate, Funky Buddha Brewery, High West, Kim Crawford, Manischewitz, Mark West, Meiomi, Milestone, Modelo brands, Monkey Bay, Mount Veeder Winery, Mouton Cadet, Night Harvest, Nobilo, Pacifico, Paso Creek, Paul Masson Brandy, PopCrush, Primal Roots, Ravage, Ravens Wood, Red Guitar, Rex-Goliath, Robert Mondavi brands, Roget, Rosatello, Ruffino, Saldo, Saved, Selaks, Serpent’s Bite, Simi, Simply Naked, Svedka Vodka brands, Taylor, The Dreaming Tree, The Hogue Cellars, The Prisoner, Thorn, Thorny Rose, Toasted Head, Tocayo Brewing Company, Tom Gore Vineyards, Urlo (scream), VNO, Vendange, Victoria, Wild Horse Winery & Vineyards, Wild Irish Rose, and Woodbridge.
“We’re already having water shortages. Now imagine when the plant starts working.”- Mexicali Resists protester, Ana López. “
