ROHNERT PARK, Calif. – Assemblyman Bill Dodd (D-Napa) and Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) will unite their respective Select Committees on Wine for a joint hearing on issues impacting the California wine industry.

The hearing will take place from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, at the Sonoma State University Student Center, 1801 E. Cotati Ave., in Rohnert Park.

The committees will meet with a panel of top industry experts for an informative hearing on the future of the wine industry in California.

The topics of the hearing will be “Growing with the Drought: Water and Sustainability in Wine Agriculture” and “Cultivating the Future of the Industry: Farmworker Housing and Education.”

“The wine industry has a significant impact in my district and generates more than $60 billion annually for California’s economy,” said Dodd. “It’s important that the legislature is well educated on the issues facing the wine industry, and we’re ready to work collaboratively.”

Dodd represents the Fourth Assembly District, which includes all or portions of Sonoma, Napa, Lake, Solano, Yolo and Colusa counties.

You can learn more about the event at www.asm.ca.gov/dodd or you can call Assemblyman Dodd’s office at 800-965-6765.