A Sonoma, California Winery Just Filed Chapter 11 With $39M in Liabilities. At 63, His Vineyard Loss Can Offset His Wages in Social Security’s Earnings Test

A Sonoma, California Winery Just Filed Chapter 11 With $39M in Liabilities. At 63, His Vineyard Loss Can Offset His Wages in Social Security’s Earnings Test

Sonoma wine country is hurting, and a 63-year-old collecting early Social Security while running a money-losing vineyard may be handing the government more of his benefit check than the rules actually demand.