They got the last of the people out, even the people who did not want to leave. Here is a look at the current evacuation map. You can see that people should be ready to leave in many parts of Sonoma County, reaching all the way to the pacific ocean. It goes all the way as far as mt. St. Helena to the coast. Once again, these are mandatory Evacuation Orders. We also have video from sam brock, our former coordinator and now nbc correspondent. He tweeted this incredible video. It looks like driving through the end of the world. He said fire encroaching the highway on this is in sonoma up. Everywhere. Trees and power lines are down thats from sam brock. We have video of structures on fire in geyserville. Look at that. A big home on fire. These are under mandatory evacuation. We heard that 50,000 people were evacuated within five hours yesterday. Its incredible that authorities have been able to successfully get everyone out safely. We have no word this morning of any injuries given this in
Wine tasting hoping to resume soon when Sonoma and Napa counties move into the next phase and of course, new safety measures will be in place. Janelle Wang spoke to Kathryn Hall, owner of Hall Wines in Napa Valley about what they’re doing to get ready. wineries Apr 12, 2020
In stark contrast to the normal hustle and bustle of tourists and enophiles, the grounds sit empty at California’s oldest commercial winery the historic Buena Vista. Tasting rooms statewide shut down last month after the governor ordered businesses to close to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. So Buena Vista and other wineries that want to stay viable…