TODAY'S TOP NEWS

• Napa grants Davis Estates big wine production, visitor increases
• Dream Big Darling brings women to fore of local wine and spirits industry
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• How To Build a Wine Program That Creates A Loyal Clientele *Sponsored Link*

• Red-flag fire danger warning issued for Bay Area hills
• California Enters Peak Fire Season With Delaware-Sized Burn Scar
• Wineries, vineyards clash over how to handle grapes affected by wildfire smoke
• OR: Smoke taint not an issue in Umpqua Valley
• One year later, state still silent on cause of deadly Tubbs Fire
• California wildfire victims say cleanup crews add to woes
• How Two Businesses Are Bouncing Back From California's Most Destructive Wildfire

• All the potential red flags for investors in IGC, the pot stock that jumped 1,000% in three months
• Chief scientific officer of a high-flying cannabis product company faked data at the NIH
• Constellation Brands: ‘The cannabis space is opening up much more rapidly than originally expected’
• California’s new marijuana law is a first but likely not the last
• Molson Coors finalises deal to form Truss cannabis JV
• New Cannabis Tech Boosting Industry and Providing a Better User Experience
• 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

• The Public Trust and SGMA
• Mendocino: Water shortage declaration extended

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