The Glass Fire is one of nearly 30 wildfires burning around California, and the National Weather Service (NWS) warned that hot, dry conditions with strong Santa Ana winds could remain a fire danger in Southern California into Tuesday. The top priority of the 23 major wildfires burning across the state is the Glass Fire, which ignited a week ago and has been burning in Napa and Sonoma counties. Burgess Cellars: The barrel warehouse and the original winery built in the 1880s on … Despite their proximity to fire-damaged wineries and vineyards, Napa Valley superstar producers Duckhorn Vineyards, Rombauer, Smith-Madrone and Spottswoode Estate were among those that emerged relatively unscathed. Sherwin Family Vineyards: Another Spring Mountain winery, Sherwin posted this on its website: “We are heartbroken to share the news that our winery burned to the ground … But, rest assured, we will rebuild and be there for you. ©2021 FOX News Network, LLC. 132 of 173 133 of 173 Wine tanks burned by the Tubbs fire stand behind Robert Ellison's sculpture "Frame" at Paradise Ridge Vineyard & Winery in … Douglas wrote on the Aratas website: “Cal Fire’s brave, but battle-weary firefighters fought relentlessly for 24 hours while ‘Big Bertha,’ the starship 747 super fighter dropped retardant from overhead. We feel we were all too prepared for this one, having gone through the horrific 2017 fire. Its crown jewel, The Restaurant at Meadowood, was gutted in the Glass fire, which also claimed the more casual Grille and golf pro shop. Updated on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 4:00 p.m.Â. The Glass Incident Fire, which is the fifth largest of the almost two-dozen major fires burning in California right now, currently stretches across 58,880 acres … Hourglass Winery: Early reports had owner Jeff Smith losing his Calistoga winery, but winemaker Tony Biagi told Wine Spectator magazine: “Unfortunately, we lost two structures on the property that were dear to our hearts,” he said. “Spot fires are still burning between our houses and the neighbors below, but within the containment lines,” she posted. The list of Napa wineries engulfed by the Glass fire is a who’s who of ”up valley” cabernet sauvignon producers, among them Burgess, Cain, Hourglass, Newton and Sherwin Family, plus the Michelin three-star restaurant at Meadowood Resort. “It burned right up to the tasting room doors,” Mending Wall co-owner and winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown told Wine Spectator. (Christopher Chung/ The Press Democrat), A staircase remains, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, at the Restaurant at Meadowood, which burned in the Glass Fire, in St. Helena, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger), A tanker drops above Davis Winery on Silverado Trail during the Glass fire, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020 near St. Helena. St. Francis Winery & Vineyards: Crews were picking grapes on this east Santa Rosa winery estate the night of Sept. 27 when flames drew near. Aratas Wine: Stephanie Douglas, her husband, John Chohany, and John’s brother, Mickey Chohany, own this Calistoga vineyard, which specializes in petite sirah and with lesser amounts of sauvignon blanc and rosé. Flames from the blaze reached the Meadowood Napa Valley Resort in St. Helena. Spring Mountain Vineyard: The main winery building, the photo-worthy Miravalle mansion (you saw it if you watched “Falcon Crest” on TV) and onsite Chateau Chevalier winery, built in 1891, were spared, although vineyard manager Ron Rosenbrand’s house burned, as did the nearby La Perla winery, established in 1873. Castello di Amorosa: Owner Dario Sattui’s replication of a Medieval Tuscan castle, complete with moat and dungeon, suffered the loss of its “farmhouse,” which housed offices, a fermentation room, the bottling line and bottle storage. This time, the intolerable heat and erratic winds were too much to harness.” Douglas lost her bungalow and “treehouse,” where guests were entertained. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP). Westwood’s tasting room in downtown Sonoma and its Brasswood winemaking facility in St. Helena were safe; no structures were on the vineyard property. San Francisco Chronicle reporter Dustin Gardiner tweeted a video Monday saying that "most of the large buildings are standing, but the tennis complex is on fire.". Stony Hill Vineyard: Fred and Eleanor McCrea planted grapevines on Spring Mountain in 1948, in what was then a wild and wooly place to make chardonnay, riesling and gewurztraminer. The damaged vines could regenerate next spring, and replanting is also a possibility, Tomassini said. The Spring Mountain District website reported that Maytag lost two houses on the outer extremes of the ranch, plus a barn and all of its equipment. Newton Vineyard: Su Ha Newton and the late Sir Peter Newton founded the stylish vineyard property in 1977, near the base of Spring Mountain. Utility Pacific Gas and Electric said 37,000 customers were without power in the areas of the fire by Monday evening. (AP Photo/Noah Berger). Charred wine bottles rest at Castello di Amorosa, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, in Calistoga, Calif., which was damaged in the Glass Fire. A charred rose is seen in front of the destroyed Chateau Boswell Winery in St. Helena, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. The crew cut lines on three sides of the property, the highway protecting the fourth side. What will the COVID-19 economy recovery look like? This is the most destructive fire America’s most famous wine region has ever faced. “The inferno swept through our property and burned all 23 acres,” she later told Wine Spectator magazine. A drain pipe appears to have melted, causing water to back up. The Oso Vineyard, owned by Michael Mondavi Family Estate, was spared in the LNU Complex Fire, but suffered severe damage in the Glass Fire. We still have wine and we are still in business, so all is not lost.”. “I brought the water truck, filled it and sure enough, everything was in flames. On Sept. 29, The Press Democrat reported the winery had sustained “significant damage,” and later, the company posted this on Facebook: “It has been a tough week for Fairwinds and so many of our family, friends, employees and neighbors here in Napa Valley … We stand together to rebuild and support each other during this difficult time.”. Flames from Napa Valley’s Glass Fire, which exploded overnight, were tearing through parts of this world-class tourist destination Monday, incinerating at least … Photos have indicated fire damage at both Meadowood and Calistoga Ranch, but details are not yet available. Despite some vineyard scorching, Sonoma winemakers, in the Valley of the Moon region, have reported relatively little damage to their facilities. Legal Statement. READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS BY CLICKING HERE. (Christopher Chung/ The Press Democrat), Ledson Winery in September 2020: Smoke from the Shady Fire, which is part of the larger Glass Incident, rises behind Ledson Winery in Santa Rosa, California, on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. The raging Glass Incident Fire incinerated property on the popular Fairwinds Estate, Davis Estates and Hourglass wineries — and burned down the … In Napa County, there were 288 customers whose power had been intentionally cut as a public safety power shutoff while the rest were caused by fires. "The lab is gone, offices are gone, the wine was destroyed," Sattui said. FAQ - Updated Privacy Policy. Hunnicutt is located on the Silverado Trail, next door to Chateau Boswell; Boswell was demolished by the fire. “Most buildings survived,” the website stated. But the Glass fire undid much of the new beauty, the biggest loss likely the new pagoda-like building that housed the fermentation rooms and laboratory. The fire, which started Sept. 27, tore through mostly remote, rugged hillsides at the height of the red-grape harvest, with power outages, downed trees and utility poles, roadblocks and spotty cell phone service hampering firefighting and winemaking efforts. Behrens Family Winery: Les Behrens and Lisa Drinkward, proprietors of this Spring Mountain winery, explained their loss on Facebook: “As you have probably heard, our sweet little winery building, guest apartment and beloved Westcraft Trailer were burned to the ground in the Glass fire on Monday morning. VIDEO: Parts of famed Castello di Amorosa Winery destroyed in Glass Fire All rights reserved. The Glass Fire started burning Sunday, east of Calistoga, which is now under evacuation. (Christopher Chung/The Press Democrat), Steve Ledson, owner of Ledson Winery & Vineyards helps Cal Fire firefighters pull hose at his property in Santa Rosa on Monday, September 28, 2020. Winery workers Carlos Perez, left, and Jose Juan Perez extinguish hotspots at Castello di Amorosa, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, in Calistoga, Calif., which was damaged in the Glass Fire. (CNN) The famed 41-year-old Chateau Boswell Winery in Napa Valley, California, was destroyed during the Glass Fire on Sunday evening, according to … Photos from state Sen. Bill Dodd show some of the destroyed structures on the property. (Alvin A.H. Jornada / The Press Democrat), Ledson Winery in October 2017: A helicopter drops water over a wildfire burning behind Ledson Winery Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, in Santa Rosa, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong), A bottle of Courage lays among the rubble of the Fairwinds Estate Winery, which was destroyed by the Glass incident fire, in St. Helena on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP). Market data provided by Factset. WILDFIRES have destroyed a famous Napa Valley winery as 2,000 residents were urged to leave their homes in California. For the third time in four years, wildfires have wreaked havoc in Wine Country, with the still-burning Glass fire destroying or damaging some 600 homes in Sonoma and Napa counties and scarring more than 66,000 acres as of Oct. 6. CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE DANGER PROMPTS POWER SHUTOFFS AS PG&E REDUCES SCALE, SAN DIEGO COULD BE IMPACTED. The sale closed this summer, and now the winery is in ashes; the vineyard is said to have suffered some damage, but is not destroyed. Through in-depth stories and vivid photography, Sonoma Magazine keeps readers on the pulse of the restaurants, wineries, arts, entertainment, culture and style that make Sonoma a destination, a haven, and a way of life. A scorched welcome sign shows the damage the Glass Fire did to Hunnicutt Wine Co.’s hospitality building. (The damage is still being assessed). The tourist-magnet castle itself, located up a steep driveway west from Highway 128, was untouched, though the sight of charred and broken bottles on the farmhouse site was of little comfort to Sattui, who spent years – and likely millions – building the castello. WILDFIRES CHOKE WEST COAST VINEYARDS, 'WET ASHTRAY' WINE GRAPES LEFT FOR BIRDS. The Associated Press contributed to this report. York Creek Vineyards: Fritz Maytag, founder of Anchor Brewing Co. in San Francisco, also created, less famously, York Creek Vineyards, on Spring Mountain. Renovated in 2019, Newton was more glorious than ever, with pagodas, fountains, precisely manicured gardens and as always, outstanding chardonnays and cabernet sauvignons. The fires of 2017 still burn in our memory. Chef Christopher Kostow earned three Michelin stars at the restaurant – the highest rating possible – and the wine list was one of the most extensive in the country. This latest blaze struck midway through the region's traditional grape-harvesting season, with many growers saying they would forgo a 2020 vintage. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group via AP), The luxury resort Calistoga Ranch was also impacted, with ranch spokesperson Jessica Rothschild telling SF Gate the five-star resort was "extensively damaged by the fire.". The mansion-like Chateau Boswell winery in St. Helena also went up in flames on Sunday night. Fantesca Estate: The Spring Mountain winery lost equipment and its outdoor tasting deck, but the vineyard and winery are fine, according to co-owner Duane Hoff. We worked on it for about two hours to get the fire taken care of,” Wagner told FOX40. Pride Mountain Vineyards on Spring Mountain, which straddles Napa and Sonoma counties, saw forest and chaparral burn around the property, although the vines and winery were untouched. A charred rose is seen in front of the destroyed Chateau Boswell Winery in St. Helena, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. Chateau Boswell: The destruction of this 45-year-old winery on the Silverado Trail, east of St. Helena, was one of the first looks TV viewers had at the horror the Glass fire created in Napa Valley. "The fire has expanded into Sonoma County at a dangerous rate of spread," the agency said. Barnett Vineyards: Another prominent winery on Spring Mountain, Barnett – through the Spring Mountain District AVA organization — confirmed that it sustained damage to an upper deck, storage shed and vineyards, yet the winery and residence were successfully protected. 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The wine country inferno began with the Glass Fire at 3:50 a.m. Sunday and two subsequent fires merged with it, burning 17 square miles as of early Monday, according to Cal Fire. Founded by Tom and Linda Burgess in 1972, the winery — the original Souverain … The Glass Fire has spread rapidly and is now burning through land that was saved from the other recent wine country fires, according to Cal Fire Assistant Chief Billy See. Today Stony Hill remains the gem it’s been ever since, in need of mere polishing after the fire. Their house sustained damage but is still intact. An air tanker drops retardant on the Glass Fire burning in Calistoga, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020. “In the end, we lost trees, shrubs, grasses, quite a bit of peripheral infrastructure, and one tractor,” the winery said. Not far from the Meadowood Estate, a portion of the castle at the world-famous Tuscany-style Castello di Amarosa in Calistoga was damaged by flames. By the next morning, three sides were scorched and a home east of the winery was burned, yet the castle was not harmed. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. As of Sunday night the Glass Fire was zero per cent contained, Cal Fire said California wildfires have scorched more than 3.7 million acres so far … The Glass Fire has damaged or destroyed an untold number of Napa Valley wineries and resort properties that embody the laid-back, upscale lifestyle … Unlike northern Sonoma County’s Kincade fire in 2019 and the Tubbs and Nuns fires in 2017, the Glass fire has been unthinkably destructive to wineries in Napa Valley, where at least two dozen are believed to have been leveled or seriously damaged in the northern part of the valley, between Calistoga and St. Helena, and on the western flank of Howell Mountain. “But the things that truly matter: the people, the vines and the wines are all intact.”. Some are likely to produce no cabernet in 2020, although the white-grape crush had been largely completed before the fire. Our new tasting room and crush pad/tank barn are still standing and the chickens and their coop have survived.”. All rights reserved. “We were up late last night picking and we heard the fire was coming closer,” Ledson told The Press Democrat. Cellar worker Jose Juan Perez extinguishes hotspots at Castello di Amorosa, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, in Calistoga, Calif., which was damaged in the Glass Fire. As of Monday morning, the Glass Fire had consumed 67,484 acres and was 95% contained, damaging or destroying nearly 30 Napa wineries and vineyards, as well as a … Perez helped build the wine cellar that was scorched in the blaze. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in three counties -- Napa, Sonoma and Shasta -- because of the Glass Fire and Zogg Fire further up north. Founded by Tom Burgess in 1972 at the former Souverain winery site, it was acquired by the Lawrence family and Carlton McCoy, also owners of Heitz Cellar. Luke Wagner with the Big Bear Fire Department told FOX40 his team arrived at the Meadowood Resort with swirling winds, falling ash and lots of smoke to try and save what they could. Cal Fire said Monday night the Glass Fire that's raging through Napa and Sonoma counties has tripled in size, burning at least 36,236 acres while remaining 0% contained. Dutch Henry Winery: A photograph taken by winemaker Scott Chafen, published online by the San Francisco Chronicle, shows what appears to be major damage to this 2,000-case-per-year winery on the Silverado Trail near Calistoga. People gather to watch as the Glass Fire burns above in the hills of Calistoga, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 28, 2020. Merus Wines: Mark Herold co-founded Merus in his Napa garage, later selling the brand to Foley Family Wines. Phifer Pavitt Winery . Burgess Cellars: Located in Deer Park, between St. Helena and Angwin, Burgess has been a tried-and-true maker of mountain-grown cabernet sauvignon. (AP Photo/Noah Berger), Winery worker Carlos Perez, left, walks, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, in Calistoga, Calif., through Castello di Amorosa, which was damaged in the Glass Fire. Contact the winery directly to inquire about wine. Pictures show the Chateau Boswell engulfed in flames as the Glass Fire continues to rage near St Helena. Without this (the truck) we would have been screwed.”, Home behind Ledson Winery on Hwy 12 in #Santarosa lost to #glassfire #glassfireincident ⁦@NorthBayNews⁩ pic.twitter.com/i2LhLMAuGE, — Kerry Benefield (@Benefield) September 28, 2020, Cal Fire crews here helping put out blaze in underground drainage system at Ledson Winery from #glassfire #glassfireincident @NorthBayNews @CAL_FIRE pic.twitter.com/7ebJVJwUcU. Fairwinds Estate Winery: On the Silverado Trail in Calistoga, Fairwinds – formerly Cuvaison Winery – is owned by Brandon Chaney and Anthony Zabit. A Trail of Charred Vines and Broken Dreams: Napa Vintners Assess Damage as Glass Fire Continues to Threaten Wineries The danger remains high in the northern valley as firefighters try to begin to contain the wildfire; Cain is the latest winery confirmed destroyed Charred wine bottles rest at Castello di Amorosa, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, in Calistoga, Calif., which was damaged in the Glass Fire. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) A chimney stands, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, at the Restaurant at Meadowood, which burned in the Glass Fire, in St. Helena, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger). (AP Photo/Noah Berger). Westwood Estate Wines/Annadel Gap Vineyard: Westwood’s 40-acre vineyard in eastern Santa Rosa, across from Oakmont on the north side of Highway 101, suffered damage to some of its vines, according to estate director Andrew Tomassini. “The fire burned to our property line on Pythian Road,” said Louton’s co-winemaker, Katie Madigan, who had left for the day. The Glass fire is sweeping through the famous wine regions of Napa and Sonoma in northern California. Ritchie Creek Vineyard . (Christopher Chung/ The Press Democrat), Damaged steel tanks at Fairwinds Estate Winery in St. Helena on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Noah Berger), Flames from the Glass Fire consume Chateau Boswell Winery in St. Helena, Calif., Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020. An explosive wildfire that's raging in areas north of San Francisco has damaged iconic landmarks in the famed Napa Valley region, including wineries … “We’re still assessing the damage,” she said on Sept. 30, “but all of our structures are fine. All that remains of Susan Boswell’s boutique, cabernet-centric winery is its stone facade. Keenan Vineyards: President Michael Keenan posted on the Spring Mountain District AVA website on Oct. 3 that his Spring Mountain property “somehow miraculously made it through this hellish week intact and in relatively good spirits.” There was some minor damage to the vines. Wineries and vineyards have not been immune. The Glass Fire in California has burned the Chateau Boswell Winery in St. Helena, which dates back to 1979 and is among a handful of privately owned family wineries in the Napa Valley. Meadowood Resort: It’s not a winery, yet it’s been home away from home for Napa winemakers and grapegrowers, and oenophiles from around the world. For the third time in four years, wildfires have wreaked havoc in Wine Country. The winery survived. “However, we are blessed to state that the winery made it through relatively unscathed from our vantage point.”. Ritchie Creek Vineyards: This tiny Spring Mountain winery and home of owners Andre and Tina Minor was destroyed, with significant damage done to their vineyard. The 2019 and 2020 vintage wines stored on the remote property were destroyed, though older vintages – including the just-released, flagship 2016 Cain Five Bordeaux-style blend, are held off-site. (Christopher Chung/ The Press Democrat), Burned barrels in the barrel room of Fairwinds Estate Winery in St. Helena on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. So far, it has burned more than 36,000 acres in Napa and Sonoma counties. Planted mostly to red grapes, including pinot noir and Rhone varieties, Annadel Gap had harvested approximately 20% of its grapes prior to the fire, which ended the season, Tomassini said. The Glass fire is now one of more than 20 wildfires burning in California, in what has been called the most destructive wildfire season in the state’s history. Firefighters walk through the burning Chateau Boswell Winery as the Glass Fire moves through the area on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, in St. Helena, California. The 475 vintners in Napa Valley alone account for just 4% of the state’s grape harvest but, according to Reuters, half the retail value of all California wines sold. Gov. Actual damage could not be determined at publication time. These wine properties are known to have been damaged or destroyed by the Glass fire: Ledson Winery: Steve Ledson’s “castle” winery on Highway 12, between Santa Rosa and Kenwood, made national news in October 2017 via dramatic photographs of helicopter and airplane drops of water and fire retardant on the burning hill behind the winery – which was saved. Juslyn Vineyards: The house and guesthouse of owners Perry and Carolyn Butler were spared, though the couple lost 50% of their Spring Mountain vineyard and forested land, and all of their outbuildings. 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