TODAY'S TOP NEWS

• Atlas Peak grape grower accuses Napa Vision 2050 of libel
• Premiere 2018 — a harbinger of things to come
• Organic Waste to Watts in SLO Wine Country
• Napa County wraps up The Caves at Soda Canyon saga
• Napa County voters to decide how vineyards can be planted among oaks
• Napa hotel revenue up 9% for December, January
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• Mass Evacuation Orders Issued for Montecito, Carpinteria, Parts of Western Goleta, Gaviota Effective Now
• California spent nearly $1.8 billion fighting major 2017 wildfires
• Debris removal from Napa wildfires is about 85 percent complete
• Sonoma County fire-recovery plan underscores key role of new housing
• Evacuation as a New Way of Life in Santa Barbara County

• Legal Cannabis Industry Poised For Big Growth, In North America And Around The World
• Petaluma approves cannabis business zones
• Small pot growers in CA feel stiffed
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AMAZON

• Amazon, Walmart and Target are squeezing traditional grocery chains on price

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• Restaurant units drop 2%, but some operators still find growth
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• PA: Grocery-store wine sales cause revenue slump for state stores
• SD: One-year deal reached on wine manufacturing
• New York vintners urged to pop their corks at annual wine event

• Discovery shows wine grapes gasping for breath

• Nutrients and their impact on healthy plant growth – Ca is for Calcium

• Brane-Cantenac steps out of the shadows
• What are You Whining About? There'll Still be Wine After Brexit
• Chateau La Nerthe Shows How Southern Rhone Wines' Image and Technology Have Improved
• UK: Portman Group joins calls to stamp out sexist drinks marketing

• Australian brewery trademarks the colour of beer

• Profits soar at Chinese online retailer 1919.com

• MW seminar in Mendoza outlines future for Malbec from Argentina

• What to make of imported wine prices in South Africa?

• Lodi city planners OK permit for brewery
• Could the EU be preparing Bourbon tariffs?
• The Beer Institute condemns President Trump's announcement to impose tariffs on aluminum imports next week