It will be the grape industry. Very few wineries actually grow their own grapes. The vines you see are almost always for show.
Wines will be more expensive with imported out of sate grapes.
Yep. That is why there is “estate vintage.”
Wineries in the rest of the country generally blend their grapes with Western grapes....
The vast majority of the U.S. grape production takes place in California. In 2019, 6.48 million tons of grapes were grown in California. In contrast, Washington, the second biggest producer of grapes, only grew about 391 thousand tons of grapes in that same year.
So...you are wrong.
That isn’t true—that the grapes in Napa are “mostly for show.” Some of the best grapes in the world grow in Napa. Lots of great estate grapes. Not this year apparently. I’m in Napa wine tasting all the time (my hobby when I’m not freeping.)
The vines you see are almost always for show.
I have worked in Sonoma Napa and Mendocino, that is absurd. They do buy some grapes from out of the region but the ones in those vineyards are absolutely not for show.
A friend of mine who started a winery in Napa Valley started out growing his own grapes. But eventually he shut that part down and started buying grapes.
Anyway, his winery is located between St. Helena and Calistoga right in the middle of the Glass Fire.
I haven't talked to him in a couple of months so I have no idea how he's doing with the fire. I'm afraid to call and ask.