As of late Monday, over 68,000 people have been evacuated from the fire zone, including the entire town of Calistoga, and 8,500 structures are threatened by the blaze. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Napa, Sonoma, and Shasta counties (home to a separate wildfire known as the Zogg Fire, which has killed three people and destroyed at least 100 structures, KCRA reports) for the explosive wildfires burning out-of-control. According to the Napa County Office of Emergency Services, there are 64 total wineries within the evacuation zone, a significant percentage of Napa Valley’s 400 (or so) total wineries or tasting rooms. Many more winery owners say that they’re waiting until Tuesday to return to their properties and assess the damage, so this list will likely grow. Tuck Beckstoffer Vineyards: Owner Tuck Beckstoffer tells WS that “we saved the winery last night, but everything else was lost.”.Tofanelli Vineyards: Owner Vince Tofanelli tells the SF Chronicle that he believes that “many of the grapevines, planted in 1929,” were lost, as was a 120-year-old barn and the winery’s (currently unoccupied) family home.Sterling Vineyards: A statement from owner Treasury Wine Estates confirmed “that video footage on social media appears to show Sterling Vineyards suffering fire damage, but that the property is currently evacuated and the damage has yet to be assessed,” WS reports.Paloma: Sheldon Richards, who owns the Spring Mountain winery, tells WS that he believes the property has been completely destroyed, but that he was forced to flee on Sunday night.Newton Vineyard: The Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) owned winery “was significantly impacted, Wine Spectator reports, with a spokesperson saying that the company “intends to do whatever it takes to rebuild this truly special place.”.Meadowood Resort: The building that housed three-Michelin-star the Restaurant at Meadowood, the Grill at Meadowood, and a golf shop has burned to the ground. Hunnicutt Wines: The SF Chronicle reports that “much of its winemaking equipment” was lost, but that its winery building is safe.“The fire burned through our Blueline vineyard adjacent to Calistoga Ranch.” Hourglass Winery: Wine Spectator reports that the proudly “anti-Napa” winery has “extensive damage.” ”It’s hard to say what the true damage is,” winemaker Anthony Biagi tells WS.: /Tl8PWLLhS2- San Francisco Chronicle September 28, 2020 See damage from the Napa County #GlassFire at the Fairwinds Estate Winery in Calistoga. This will change us, but it will not reduce us.” According to video from photojournalist Brittany Hosea-Small, it appears to be completely leveled. Our hearts go out to friends and neighbors, many of whom have lost their homes and all their belongings. Fairwinds Estate Winery: On its website, Fairwinds says that “Most of the Fairwinds Winery and its Tasting Room has been very seriously damaged by the recent Napa Valley fires.We are pleased to report our people are all safe.Davis Winery: The heat from the flames prompted a 1,000-gallon propane tank on the property to explode, owner Mike Davis tells the Chron, but though “everything surrounding the winery” burned, the winery, itself, was saved.Chateau Boswell: The winery was one of the first destroyed by the Glass Incident Fire.Its castle remains safe, but “the huge storage building holding millions of dollars of bottled wine is ruined,” KPIX reports.
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