Signorello Estate, on Silverado Trail, was completely destroyed buildings at nearby Stags’ Leap Winery burned, too. Atlas Peak and its surrounds in southeastern Napa Valley were particularly hard-hit. Flames burn along a ridge behind a Partrick Road vineyard in Napa on Oct.
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When he entered the winery, he found it full of smoke, and sealed all of his tanks - still full of fermenting grape juice - in the hope that carbon dioxide might push out any smoke that might taint the nascent wines.Įven though the fate of the wines looks bleak, Donelan was luckier than many wineries, in that its building did not burn. “Just chimneys and burnt-out cars and cooked trees.” “It looks like a bombing run,” said Nielsen, who had evacuated his own home in Santa Rosa around 2 a.m. By 10 a.m., it was clear that his winery had been spared, though homes just across the street were singed. He saw the industrial park at Coffey Lane in flames, blocked off by fire trucks.
Joe Nielsen drove over to Donelan Family Wines, where he is the winemaker, around 7:30 Monday morning. Other winery owners were still trying to determine the extent of the damage to their vineyards, their homes and their businesses, many of which have burned and more of which have been evacuated. And some historic vineyards, especially in Sonoma Valley - irreplaceable old vines dating back to the 19th century, in some cases - were feared singed.
White Rock Vineyards, whose Soda Canyon area winery was first established in 1870, was completely gone, a staff member confirmed.
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