TODAY'S TOP NEWS

• Rotten Vintage Challenges Champagne's Reserves
• Wines of Germany sees growth in greater China
• This Year’s IBWSS San Francisco Theme Is “Bulk Up Your Bottom Line” *Sponsored Link*

• Marijuana tax nets California more than $60 million
• Brown’s budget increases cannabis tax revenue estimates despite disappointing first quarter
• Record-Breaking Almond Crop Predicted for 2018
• Two Napa Valley vintners’ plan to revamp Vallejo’s north Mare Island gets nod to City Council
• A Vintner’s Quest to Create a Truly American Wine
• Napa County continues post-eradication monitoring for European grapevine moth
• Silverado Farming Chosen For Westwood Estate
• How to Design Your Winery Website to Connect and Keep Customers *Sponsored Link*

• After a fiery 2017, west coast winemakers are adapting to a changing climate
• Cleanup of debris from October wildfires is now 99 percent complete
• The fires could not quench the beauty of California's wine country
• Planning For Crisis In Wine Country

• Jim Beam Heir Turns to Pot With Plan for a Cannabis Empire
• Appellations, Lush Farmland, and Talented Growers. Welcome to the Napa of Weed
• Ohio Attorney General certifies marijuana legalization petition
• Women shaping the cannabis industry
• Cannabis Drinks Expo Launched By Beverage Trade Network will bring the global Cannabis drinks industry into one roof. Get more information here. *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• When water is scarce
• Habitat Restoration for Chinook Salmon in Putah Creek: A Success Story
• Can an uneasy truce hold off another water rebellion on California's northern border?
• California WaterFix Implementation Prompts Organizational Adjustments at DWR
• Seawater Intrusion Threatens Some of California’s Richest Farmland

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• OZ: Idyll Wine targeting growth in export market after $7m investment in plant
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