(KGO) -- In Napa County, or any winemaking region, every season that ends with a crush begins with buds. The buds have emerged and now the work begins. For grape growers and winemakers like Jennifer Lamb of HL Vineyards, spring in the Napa Valley is all about emerging buds not much bigger than the tips of pencils. "What we worry about is the moment these little tiny buds come out, how to protect this vine and this crop for the rest of the growing season," says Lamb. In that sense, a person could view all of the Napa Valley as an intensive care nursery, right now. A place with so much potential and yet, so much danger.