TODAY'S TOP NEWS

• WINE WOMEN Launches Volunteer Program
• WBI Announces 2nd Volume of Academic Case Research Journal
• Sonoma Cheese Factory to be partially demolished for project like Napa’s Oxbow
• Sonoma County hotel 1Q revenue up 26% with continued postfire demand
• This Year’s IBWSS San Francisco Theme Is “Bulk Up Your Bottom Line” Sponsored Link*

• Rising Cannabis Use Could Cut Into Wine Consumption
• Marijuana is part of its religion, says Jurupa Valley church fighting city to stay open
• Cannabis Drinks Expo Launched By Beverage Trade Network will bring the global Cannabis drinks industry into one roof. Get more information here. *Sponsored Link*

• 3 Ways to Get Your Amazon Customers to Buy Directly From You
• Amazon Prime tops 100 million subscribers for the first time

DROUGHT/WATER

• How California Water Suppliers Are Getting Earthquake-Ready
• Water and weed: Now that’s it’s legal ….
• Friant Water Authority: 'California's water math does not compute'
• The Rocky Mountains Are Dusty, And It's A Problem
• High E. coli Levels at Lower American River the Focus of Central Valley Water Board Testing
• First known water-offset tool launches in Cape Town, South Africa

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• Uber Eats is the fastest-growing meal delivery service in the U.S.

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• Cornell projects support Concord grape growers in New York

• Contractors lined up for Lake Michigan College winery project

• Cover crops competition for water in vineyards: case studies in Mediterranean terroirs (PDF)
• New approaches to the vineyard microbiome (video)

• NZ: Wine fountain like those in Italy and Spain mooted for Marlborough

• China's Penglai wine region to introduce third party quality control

• Why Your Accent Gets Stronger When You’re Drinking

• Rare whisky returns better than gold
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• Japan’s big four beer companies to share transport amidst shortage of manpower