When the Atlas Fire burned down Signorello Estate in 2017, winemakers wondered whether they’d seen the worst of wildfire season or whether it was yet to come. Now, the unprecedented destruction of the 2020 fire season has winemakers wondering whether the lifeblood of Napa—cabernet sauvignon—is at risk. Signorello winemaker Priyanka French and Randy Dunn of Dunn Vineyards join Alta Journal contributor Heather John Fogarty in this Alta Live to discuss how Northern California wineries are innovating their production to protect against smoke and burns.
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