CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Well driller Randy Gebke usually uses a geology database and other high-tech tools to figure out where to sink new water wells for clients. But if asked, he'll grab two wires, walk ...

WATER WITCHING: Have you heard of dowsing? Maybe you've heard it called water witching, divining, or doodlebugging? Whatever the term, this practice is the ancient "gift" of finding water, metal, or ...

What Mondavi was concentrating on is the ancient practice used for finding groundwater known as water witching, or dowsing. Witching is believed to have been in use for centuries, and involves using ...