The fire smoke is so bad today, I cannot see the Yountville Hills which is a 500 foot tall group of hills a quarter mile away from the window I am looking out of. The LNU Complex Fire, the merged Hennessey, Gamble, Green, Markley, Spanish Flat, Morgan Fire and Walbridge fires, is now 15% containment […]
A personal account about being in the Napa Valley during this frightening time
I lived here in Yountville in 2017 when that fire started at the top of the hills directly east from my home. The first thing it did was burn down the hill toward Yountville. Granted there is a wide two lane road, Silverado Trail, and about a mile of vineyards with virtually no trees between […]
The Napa Valley fires continued affects on Yountville and the winery and hotel industry here
Though the true devastation from the Wine Country October 2017 wild fires here was immediate, 7,500 homes lost and a total of 8,400 structures, the lasting effects are plenty. There were nearly 900 homes lost in Napa County but what happened to the economy in this beautiful Valley was almost as traumatic. Immediately after the […]
Wine Country fires burn over 600 homes in the Napa Valley, nearly 5,200 in Sonoma County
The last count I had regarding the number of homes lost to the October fire storm here in the Napa Valley was nearly 500 from my insurance agent about 4 weeks ago. I wasn’t surprised to see that figure climb to well over 600 in the latest number. Napa County puts the figure at 637 […]
