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In this photo taken Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, proprietor Marc Mondavi demonstrates dowsing with &quot;diving rods&quot; to locate water at the Charles Krug winery in St. Helena, Calif. As water supplies shrink during California’s historic drought, vineyard owners and other farmers are looking to an ancient, yet scientifically discredited, source for finding water: dowsers. Also known as water witches, dowsers use so-called “divining rods” made of copper or wood, pendulums or other items to find water deep underground using nothing more than their own intuition. Even though dowsing hasn’t held up under scientific scrutiny, according to U.S. Geological Survey, it remains a popular national past-time, especially in drought-stricken areas. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

California farmers hire dowsers to find water

By JASON DEAREN - Associated Press

In this photo taken Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, proprietor Marc Mondavi demonstrates dowsing with &quot;diving rods&quot; to locate water at the Charles Krug winery in St. Helena, Calif. As water supplies shrink during California’s historic drought, vineyard owners and other farmers are looking to an ancient, yet scientifically discredited, source for finding water: dowsers. Also known as water witches, dowsers use so-called “divining rods” made of copper or wood, pendulums or other items to find water deep underground using nothing more than their own intuition. Even though dowsing hasn’t held up under scientific scrutiny, according to U.S. Geological Survey, it remains a popular national past-time, especially in drought-stricken areas. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

California farmers hire dowsers to find water

By JASON DEAREN - Associated Press

In this photo taken Oct. 27, 2011, a sign along Highway 29 welcomes visitors to the Napa Valley in Oakville, Calif. Napa Valley wine producers will go a long way to protect their good name, all the way to Thailand if necessary. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Napa wine industry fights for truth in labeling

By Michelle Locke - Associated Press