TODAY'S TOP NEWS

• Sonoma County spending on tourism tops $2B, but wildfire recovery is a factor, report says
• Sonoma County Barrel Auction raises $645,000
• 54 businesses meet Napa County's deadline for code compliance review
• Napa County explores tensions between state housing mandates, ag preserve
• Is Napa Valley ready for Amy Poehler's 'Wine Country' movie?
• Matt Stamp: We’re in a new era of Napa Cabernet
• UGH! Another required compliance report! Napa County now wants a new one EVERY YEAR for your use permit! Click now to learn how to deal with that. *Sponsored Link*

• California legal cannabis industry rides out 'wave of extinction' as legislation grows in DC
• Expect Hard Science at Santa Barbara Medical Cannabis Expo
• CBD is everywhere but is it safe?
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• Amazon's latest store proves the cashless dream is dead
• A startup is making it easier for Amazon's sellers to fulfill orders, and it's a hint at how one-day shipping could become a reality
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• A Little-Known Company Is Quietly Making Massive Water Deals
• Many large Northern California reservoirs nearly full

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Bordeaux’s leading co-operative bans carcinogenic agri-chemicals over 4,200 hectares of vines
• Europe leading the charge in organic wine, leaving New World trailing behind
• Conventional Wines Contain 10 Times More Copper than Organically Grown Wines—And You Can Taste the Difference

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• McDonald uses 'smart' story telling to help sell wine
• I'll Drink to That: Winegrower Joe Rochioli, Jr. (podcast)

• Walla Walla prison project nears start date
• Oregon garagistes prove there’s more to the state than just Pinot
• New retail rules for wine should help Ontario wineries
• MO: Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control expands list of wine bottles with possibility of explosion

• USDA report calls for more tech in U.S. farms

• UK: Chapel Down begins planting on new 388 acre Kent site
• Pol Roger to use robot to reach century-old buried Champagne

• OZ: Cellar door grants to encourage wine tourism
• OZ: Margaret River Wine Association appoints Greg Wall as chair

• Advancing Brand Israel