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While the family is safe, they don’t know the vineyard’s status, and it could be several days before they find out. All our employees are safe and accounted for.”įolio Fine Wine Partners, a Michael Mondavi family winery, owns the Atlas Peak district Animo Vineyard. “It (the fire) is fairly distant from the back hills. “We believe the winery is OK,” says Chimney Rock Winery winemaker Elizabeth Vianna. Several wineries still were unclear about the status of their buildings and vineyards. Many top Napa wineries buy fruit from Stagecoach. According to Gallo, they have not been able to get updates on the vineyard’s status at this time. Gallo, the winery is indeed intact, saying, “William Hill sustained only minor cosmetic and landscaping damage, in addition to minimal vineyard damage.” Gallo also owns the famous 600 acre Stagecoach Vineyard off of Soda Canyon Road in Napa Valley, where the Atlas fire has been burning. She credits CalFire teams camping out at the winery since yesterday for keeping the fire at bay.Īccording to a statement released by William Hill Estate Winery owner E. But the winery buildings are structurally sound. Bundschu says the family is still assessing crop damage, as their winery property is on the fire line. An active gas line still roared with a molten glow next to a charred chimney.Īnd, the historic Gundlach Bundschu is still standing, according to Katie Bundschu, despite earlier reports of fire damage. Just across the road, was more scorched earth. Along London Branch Road, Benziger Winery barely escaped damage, though four of their employees lost their homes, said owner Mark Burningham. In the village of Glen Ellen, the historic buildings were untouched, but just up side streets, it was a different story. In Sonoma, Arrowood Vineyards’ winery also escaped the flames, even with the fire coming right up to the property boundaries however some vines appeared to be damaged. Robert Sinskey Vineyards had some vegetation around the winery burned. Stag’s Leap Winery lost some outer buildings on its property but the main winery and tasting room are intact. In Napa, Artesa Vineyards, located in the Carneros region is safe, although fires burned at the edge of the winery’s vineyards. Have a comment about this? Join the conversation at our Facebook page. Even production facilities that do much of the winemaking work behind the scenes, such as Barrel Ten Quarter Circle, a Napa bottling facility owned by Bronco Wine Company, are closed. The winery was closed Tuesday, as were many tasting rooms across Napa and Sonoma. Many wineries remained in harm’s way Tuesday, including singer Dave Matthews’ Dreaming Tree in Geyserville in northern Sonoma. On Facebook he posted, “We were able to hold off the fires on our property lines so far, however many of our neighbors weren’t so lucky.” Jake Fetzer, who owns nearby Masut Winery, confirmed that his winery is still standing. The Redwood Valley fire in Mendocino County claimed at least three wineries: Frey Vineyards the small, family-owned Golden Vineyards and Oster Wine Cellars, owned by Kenny and Teresa Oster. “Total loss, everything gone except our (wine) cave,” he said.Įditorial: Nix last-minute California wildfire insurance bailout scheme
VinRoc proprietor and winemaker Michael Parmenter had to evacuate late Sunday night and confirmed Tuesday that his Atlas Peak district winery and home were destroyed, too. She reports all 25 winery employees are safe. According to spokesperson Charlotte Milan, winemaker Pierre Birebent and the winemaking and vineyard teams were on the property fighting the fire overnight Sunday to Monday morning, but retreated when flames overcame the building. Napa Valley winery Signorello Vineyards proprietor Ray Signorello, whose winery and residence burned to the ground on Monday in the Stag’s Leap District, says he too will rebuild. The Byck family who owns the property report that they and their winery team are safe and posted on the Paradise Ridge Facebook page, “We are strong and will rebuild.” Paradise Ridge Winery in Sonoma burned down on Monday. and the Regusci Vineyard owners describe the fire damage in the Stag’s Leap District.Ī lot of uncertainty remained Tuesday, more than 30 hours after wildfires broke out across wine countries in Napa Valley, Sonoma County and Redwood Valley in Mendocino County.
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