The Kincade fire is awful
The Kincade fire has already burned 54,000 acres in Sonoma County, roughly the size of the area also under vine. There have been mandated evacuations of 180,000 residents and the 3,400 first responders have it only 5% contained. Strong winds have blowing sparks and embers huge distances but the winds are moderating. The governor has declared a state of emergency. Power outages have further disrupted many lives in the Bay Area.
It is terrible. Follow Twitter #kincadefire for the latest updates. Fortunately, for all the loss of property, no human lives have been lost. Please post in the comments about places where we can donate to help. Symbolically, buying a bottle of Sonoma wine could help show that we are thinking of them.
And then there are they Getty and Tick fires in Southern California…
Floods, hail, late frosts, and fire have all threatened vineyards around the world in recent years. The changing climate has really affected winegrowing dramatically.
On November 1st, 2019 at 4:53 pm ,Jennie wrote:
So glad the evacuation in Sonoma has been lifted. Now to see the damage…
On November 20th, 2019 at 3:48 pm ,Dr. Vino wrote:
Linda Murphy, Sonoma resident and wine writer, does a round-up on the damage for Sonoma Magazine:
https://www.sonomamag.com/latest-update-the-kincade-fires-impact-on-sonoma-county-wineries-and-vineyards/