October, 12, 2017 California fires produced as much pollution in 2 days as all the state’s cars do in a year

(USAToday) - There’s enough  wildfire activity in California and Nevada  to blanket much of both states with a layer of smoke in the coming days. In California alone more than 140,000 acres are burning in large, wildland fires throughout the state. A fire in rough terrain ne...

October, 11, 2017 Wine Auction Sales Continue to Climb in 2017

(WS) - In the third quarter of 2017, global sales of fine and rare wine at auction (consisting of sales in the U.S., Hong Kong and London markets) totaled $53.7 million, up 8.7 percent from last year's $49.4 million sum in  2016's third quarter . U.S. sales totaled $30.3 million, up 9....

October, 11, 2017 List of wineries damaged or destroyed in the Wine Country fires

(Mercurynews) - As fires continue to burn throughout much of Northern California, reports are surfacing more regularly about the fates of wineries throughout Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino counties. Here is what we know so far about those damaged or destroyed (and we are including only those for which ...

October, 11, 2017 Fire Wreaks Havoc in Mendocino County

(Wines&Vines) - Winery and vineyard owners prepared for fires to flare up again today, as strong winds were expected to return to California’s North Coast region, which has been plagued by fires since late Sunday. Mendocino County  Cal Fire’s Mendocino Unit had achieved...

October, 11, 2017 How the Napa fires could affect the taste, price of your wine

(USAToday) - Smoky flavors in wine are a possibility in the aftermath of the fires charring Napa, Sonoma and other parts of  Northern California wine country . The effect, called smoke taint, occurs when compounds in wildfire smoke are absorbed by vines and berries, ultimately becoming unwelco...

October, 11, 2017 Boiling river of wine flows through burned down California winery

(FoxNews) - A scalding torrent of copper-colored wine flowed among burned wine barrels and charred fermented tanks at a California winery after flames swept through the area Tuesday, part of the devastating wildfires wreaking havoc on wine country. The blaze engulfed Paradise Ridge Winery i...

October, 09, 2017 Face of California Wine Is on Fire, Threatening $50,000 Grapes

(Bloomberg) - Wildfires tore through northern California’s iconic wine-growing regions of Napa and Sonoma, damaging some of the most valuable vineyards and wineries in the U.S. and leaving vintners dumbfounded. “We are all in shock and trying to help our fellow growers and neighbors ...

October, 09, 2017 California wildfires force evacuations, threaten wine country

(FOXNews) - Several raging wind-whipped fires forced evacuations Monday in California's famed wine country, as Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency and officials estimated at least 1,500 homes and commercial buildings were destroyed. California Department of Forestry and Fire Prot...