The notice came to Green and Red Vineyard in early spring: its insurer had declined to renew the wineryâs property insurance policy, citing the high risk of wildfire.
âIt flipped us out, not having insurance â especially going into harvest this year,â Ray Hannigan, the wineryâs general counsel and husband of owner Tobin Heminway, told California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara at Castello di Amorosa on Monday. Hannigan and his wife had subsequently cobbled together âa patchworkâ of insurance, he told Lara, but the winery and its tanks remain uninsured.
âThe question is whether anything can be done to expedite (help) for us as weâre awaiting harvest, about to fill our tanks with wine,â Hannigan said.
Come April 15, gatherings can resume in California for the first time since March 2020. Some in Napa Valley s events industry say the future is still uncertain.
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Wood Family Vineyards owner Rhonda Wood walks through the vineyard with assistant winemaker Alec Fraser and her dog, Sauvy.Wood Family VineyardsShow MoreShow Less
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Wood Family Vineyards owner Rhonda Wood smells grapes during harvest.Wood Family VineyardsShow MoreShow Less
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On Nov. 18, 2020, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, announced the approval of the new Tehachapi Mountains American Viticultural Area (AVA), located in Kern County, about 120 miles inland from San Luis Obispo.
Napa Valley wineries reopen after losing millions in revenue amid pandemic, wildfires
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NAPA, Calif. (KGO) The current winter storm, even with concerns of flash flooding, isn t enough to put the brakes on reopening at V. Sattui Winery in Saint Helena. Oh man! What a year this has been! From the pandemic and fires, and now for the third shut down, we are finally, finally open for tasting. And then what happens? The skies open up and we get the rain, says Tom Davies with a big laugh. He is President of V. Sattui Winery.
Reopening is critical says Davies, since so many wineries are so dependent on visitors for bulk of their business.