Comments on: Q: Are the fires going to affect the wines? http://goosecross.com/2008/07/fires-affect-wines/ Napa Valley Wine Radio, hosted by Goosecross Cellars, delivers home wine education, entertainment, and wine appreciation information from an insiders perspective. Discover a broad range of topics to expand your knowledge of how fine wine is produced while listening to Napa Valley Wine Radio's down-to-earth ideas and suggestions for enhancing your enjoyment of food and wine everyday. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Harvest update from Winemaker Geoff Gorsuch | Napa Valley Wine Radio http://goosecross.com/2008/07/fires-affect-wines/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Harvest update from Winemaker Geoff Gorsuch | Napa Valley Wine Radio Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:14:32 +0000 http://goosecross.com/?p=143#comment-148 [...] concerns that the wildfires might become an [...] [...] concerns that the wildfires might become an [...]

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]]> By: Nancy http://goosecross.com/2008/07/fires-affect-wines/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Nancy Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:00:40 +0000 http://goosecross.com/?p=143#comment-145 Hey, Jake! That sounds like a great project for you! ;-) This report indicates less intensity instead of more, so the chances of negative influence are decreasing which is very good news (scroll down to summary by county). http://www.fire.ca.gov/index_incidents.php I don't know why they don't mention Monterey County, but according to this map it's only about 60% contained, so that's still a problem area very close to wine country: http://www.fire.ca.gov/downloads/incidents/StatewideFireMap_071608_pm.pdf As we said above, the season is still young and hopefully there will be little or no effect for most producers. We'll have to wait and see. Cheers! Nancy Hey, Jake! That sounds like a great project for you! ;-)

This report indicates less intensity instead of more, so the chances of negative influence are decreasing which is very good news (scroll down to summary by county). http://www.fire.ca.gov/index_incidents.php

I don’t know why they don’t mention Monterey County, but according to this map it’s only about 60% contained, so that’s still a problem area very close to wine country: http://www.fire.ca.gov/downloads/incidents/StatewideFireMap_071608_pm.pdf

As we said above, the season is still young and hopefully there will be little or no effect for most producers. We’ll have to wait and see. Cheers! Nancy

]]> By: jake3_14 http://goosecross.com/2008/07/fires-affect-wines/comment-page-1/#comment-149 jake3_14 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:04:46 +0000 http://goosecross.com/?p=143#comment-149 OK, so no affect in Napa? What about other viticultural regions: Sonoma, Paso Robles, Santa Barbara, Lake County, San Benito, Lodi? We need a Google mashup overlaying fire locations, wind patterns and viticultural areas. OK, so no affect in Napa? What about other viticultural regions: Sonoma, Paso Robles, Santa Barbara, Lake County, San Benito, Lodi? We need a Google mashup overlaying fire locations, wind patterns and viticultural areas.

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