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97,000 Gallons of Red Wine Spills From Tank at Sonoma Co. Vineyard, Leaks Into Russian River [CA]
ktla ^
| 01/23/2020
Posted on 01/23/2020 4:04:13 PM PST by BenLurkin
The cabernet sauvignon, enough to fill eight large tanker trucks, spilled at the Rodney Strong Vineyards in Healdsburg Wednesday after a door near the bottom of a large blending tank popped open, spilling all of the wine it was holding into a sanitary sewer system on the property, the Press Democrat reported.
The wine spilled into a drainage ditch that feeds into Reiman Creek and eventually made its way to the Russian River.
According to the Governors Office of Emergency Services, which was notified of the accident on Wednesday, about 20% of the 97,112 gallons spilled were contained. Estimates showed anywhere between 46,000 and 96,000 gallons reached the Russian River.
The Sonoma County Sheriffs Office helicopter determined the wine reached as far south as Riverfront Regional Park within a matter of hours.
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TOPICS: Food
KEYWORDS: cabernetsauvignon; russianriver; sonoma; wine
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To: BenLurkin
Rodney Strong makes one very good Cabernet.
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posted on
01/23/2020 4:37:00 PM PST
by
Mariner
(War Criminal #18)
To: the_daug
I dont think the fish will be complaining...
42
posted on
01/23/2020 4:37:05 PM PST
by
Magnum44
(My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
To: a fool in paradise
Between Justin Wilson and my granny, I should be a chef. He was awesome.
43
posted on
01/23/2020 4:39:14 PM PST
by
waterhill
(I Shall Remain, in spite of __________.)
To: BenLurkin
UB40- red red wine
Red red wine, you make me feel so fine
You keep me rockin’ all of the time
Red red wine, you make me feel so grand
I feel a million dollar when you’re just in my hand
Red red wine, you make me feel so sad
Any time I see you go, it make me feel bad
Red red wine, you make me feel so fine
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posted on
01/23/2020 4:40:04 PM PST
by
Redcitizen
("There's no replacement for shot placement" - Paul Harrell)
To: BenLurkin
Man, how come stuff like that never happens around here?
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posted on
01/23/2020 4:41:20 PM PST
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: Redcitizen
Life is a Cabernet old chum
Come to the Cabernet...
46
posted on
01/23/2020 4:42:04 PM PST
by
gov_bean_ counter
(Trump didnÂ’t want an AG, he wanted a consigliere.)
To: BenLurkin
97,000 gallons will fit in a cube that’s 23.5 feet on each side.
To: BenLurkin
If it had been a late harvest Riesling I would be upset. Cabernet? Meh.
CC
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posted on
01/23/2020 4:42:40 PM PST
by
Celtic Conservative
(My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV)
To: Redcitizen
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posted on
01/23/2020 4:42:44 PM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(We need a tax to stamp out Communism- If you espouse Marxism weÂ’ll redistribute all of your money.)
To: cymbeline
do they sell that size box wine at Costco?
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posted on
01/23/2020 4:44:23 PM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(We need a tax to stamp out Communism- If you espouse Marxism weÂ’ll redistribute all of your money.)
To: BenLurkin
I gallon of wine is roughly equivalent to two 750 ml bottles.
OK, so let's say you can drink two bottles of wine per day.
This amount of wine would last you 266 years.
To: tired&retired
It goes beyond the Kalifornee math.
Posted story said all of it went into the sanitary sewer. If such is true, how did it get info the water shed?
If the sanitary sewer empties into a water shed, some folks belong in jail.
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posted on
01/23/2020 4:49:26 PM PST
by
Deaf Smith
(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
To: EMI_Guy
I’m glad someone else picked up on that.
A sanitary sewer is not the same as a storm sewer or drainage ditch.
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posted on
01/23/2020 4:51:43 PM PST
by
2111USMC
(Aim Small Miss Small)
To: ncpatriot
Probably not.
Their Cab is a damned fine glass of wine. Ive been to this winery and have sampled a fair share of their product.
Someone is in really big trouble.
L
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posted on
01/23/2020 4:52:41 PM PST
by
Lurker
(Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
01/23/2020 4:53:11 PM PST
by
mgstarr
("Some of us drink because we're not poets." Arthur (1981))
To: BenLurkin
Fortunately the Russian River doesn’t flow into the San Joaquin delta or there could have been a lot of drunk delta smelts.
To: mgstarr
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posted on
01/23/2020 4:55:23 PM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(We need a tax to stamp out Communism- If you espouse Marxism weÂ’ll redistribute all of your money.)
To: Zathras
Ah yes, the old Sanapa Noma jokes.
To: SamAdams76
not if you drink like a fish...
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posted on
01/23/2020 4:57:12 PM PST
by
heavy metal
(truth trumps lies...)
To: BenLurkin
You never seem to hear about breweries having these kind of problems...
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posted on
01/23/2020 5:01:38 PM PST
by
Dogbert41
(Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord!)
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