TODAY'S TOP NEWS

• Pawnee Fire: Evacuations mandatory as Lake County fire continues to burn
• Map of the Pawnee fire burning in Lake County
• Gov. Jerry Brown declares a state of emergency as Lake County fire threatens hundreds of homes
• Where Northern California fire victims can find resources – and how you can help

• San Francisco restaurants can't afford waiters. So they're putting diners to work.
• San Francisco's Permit Patty faces business backlash from fellow cannabis entrepreneurs
• A California Winery Is Hosting A New Boozy Escape Room
• 11 Essentials to Keeping Customers Engaged on Your Winery Website *Sponsored Link*

• Napa County Supervisors poised to allow outdoor, personal use cannabis cultivation
• Efforts to Regulate California’s Cannabis Capital Spark Legal Fight
• Green Gold: Corporate Titans Are Betting Big on Cannabis Beer, Wine, and Cocktails
• Puff or Chug? Pot Beer Is Coming to Nevada, California
• Cannabis Drinks Expo Launched By Beverage Trade Network will bring the global Cannabis drinks industry into one roof. Get more information here. *Sponsored Link*

• Hotels Hope To Drive Food And Beverage Sales With Amazon Echo
• Amazon expands “ultrafast” Whole Foods delivery to San Antonio, other markets

DROUGHT/WATER

• Senate Passes Energy and Water Appropriations Bill
• Tracking rain, one droplet at a time
• This one issue could make splitting California into three states virtually impossible
• South Africa: Cape Town’s dams are now 42.7% full

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• Lower Risk with Winery Lot Traceability
• Why it’s time to curb widespread use of neonicotinoid pesticides

• Suduiraut has lucky escape from fire
• France increases winery stock level to mitigate weather hazards
• UK considers mandatory calorie labelling on restaurant menus
• English winemakers experiment with Charmat method
• Occitanie rosé in the pink as UK market dries up
• Greek whites vie for Assyrtiko's crown
• Bordeaux Wine Month proves a hit with indies

• NZ: Wine research centre more research than centre

• United Spirits invests $4m in India’s first alcohol delivery app

• Not Jewish Enough: Israeli Winery Drops Ethiopian Workers From Production Line

• Will there be wine on Mars?

• Craft brewing and business strategies: ‘Small is the new big’

This NewsFetch was hand-crafted for you by Editor Becca Yeamans-Irwin (The Academic Wino) and Publisher/Executive Editor, Lewis Perdue.