TODAY'S TOP NEWS

• Bigger Bin to Bottle wins Napa County Planning Commission approval
• Napa Valley Vintners’ barrel tasting and futures auction raises more than $4.1 million
• Napa County analyzes proposed personal use heliport ban
• In wake of Wine Country fires, a burning desire to help goes up in smoke
• California Wine Has Been Changing
• Napa man reportedly detained in federal immigration sweep
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• Arrests of Panoche Water District officials may hold up feds’ deal to settle with runoff disaster
• California Water Board Lacks Jurisdiction to Curtail Water Use by Senior Water Rights Holders
• Will California’s Water Wars Create A Constitutional Conundrum?
• How Western Cape farmers and vineyards are being hit by the drought
• Much-needed Sierra Nevada snowfall on the way! But a Miracle March? Not so fast.
• How Cap-and-Trade Could Help Water Districts Meet Conservation Goals

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