The Complex Science of Assessing California's Fire-Damaged Vines
Soot on the base of a vine post-fire in Cornell Vineyards. Photo by Matt Morris. “The Gamble fire came from the north, 15-10 from the south, and Hennessey from the west—they all came here and partied,” says Craig Becker, the proprietor of Somerston Estate in Napa, Calif. The 1,682-acre property saw approximately 1,400 acres of damage, including the loss of 20,000 vines during the LNU Lightning Complex Fire. Becker is just one of many growers whose vines were damaged during the 2020 wildfires at the peak of harvest. Now, at the start of the 2021 growing season, California’s vintners ar...
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