TODAY'S TOP NEWS

• Italy’s sparkling wine exports soar
• OR: Warm start to harvest season helps grape crop have balanced finish
• BC: Okanagan grape growers downplay smoke impact
• A year of trials for Lodi grape growers
• German winemakers expect higher quality but lower yields (video)
• Republic of Georgia earns $116m by exporting 53m bottles of wine
• Hungry parakeets ruin wine harvest at London's only commercial vineyard

• Sonoma’s proposed tasting room moratorium on hold
• TricorBraun Hires David Jewell As Vice President of WinePak Operations
• Is Rutherford Still The Center of The Earth In California Wine?
• Wine Women hosts Advanced Social Media Marketing Strategy
• Livermore Valley Wine Auction Raises $450,000
• Alton Wine Academy Names Peter Neptune MS to Chief Ratings Officer
• Wonderful Nurseries Lives Up to Its “Growers First” Reputation *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Judge denies irrigators special treatment, millions in drought payments
• California reservoirs are full, but will this winter be wet or dry?
• Farmers seek clarity in rewrite of WOTUS rule
• Paso Robles: ‘Critical error’ found in ballots for North County water district special election
• CA State Water Board posts materials related to the Phase II Update of the Bay-Delta Plan

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• Interview with Corlea Fourie of Bosman Family Wines
• A Q&A with Paul Draper at A&D
• Australia’s women in wine to watch

• Does Sommelier Certification Matter?

• A new grocery startup is taking on Amazon and pursuing a $100 billion opportunity

• Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Issues Statement on Proposed Monetization of PLCB Profits
• NY: Cornell's Lake Erie Regional Grape Program welcomes Vincent Kane to the team

• UC Davis researchers study oral surface interactions to understand mouthfeel perception
• USDA Announces $12.6M to Train Next Generation of Ag Scientists
• USDA to invest $48 million in specialty crop research
• Southern Illinois University: Fermentation science program continues tapping into its potential

• How will climate change impact the Arizona wine business?

• European vine rules stunt Italian winemakers' ambitions
• Soave's two-speed economy
• France: New GM of Oeneo winemaking division
• WW2 grenades found near St-Emilion vineyards

• NZ: One in 10 people in Marlborough work in wine

• South Africa: Boost for black wine-makers

• Could Cult Yeasts Become the New Hops?