"Right now, we're all just crossing our fingers," Cottingham added.
Several more wineries are reportedly threatened. Winemakers won't know the impact of the fires until evacuations orders have been lifted and they can return to their properties.
"At this point, there's still a question mark on what's happening," Maureen L. Cottingham, the executive director of the Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance, told USA Today.
"There hasn't been a lot of actual wineries have burned but we've had reports of some vineyards and personal homes of winemakers that have been destroyed," she said.
Several buildings at the winery, known for its Cabernet Sauvignon, have burned. We will update this post when we find verified photos of the ruins at Stags' Leap Winery.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Established in 1893, Stags' Leap Winery on the Silverado Trail changed how wine connoisseurs perceived the young Napa Valley region before it became a globally- known brand.
Flames scorched the earth and left the sky hazy and orange.
Paradise Ridge Winery was a popular wedding destination for its stunning views.
"Paradise Ridge team is safe — our hearts go out to all who have lost their homes and businesses. We are strong and will rebuild," a post read on the winery's Facebook page.
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Paradise Ridge Winery in Santa Rosa — a large city in Sonoma County that saw entire neighborhoods burn to the ground — also turned to rubble during the massive fires.
The window frame is nearly all that was left.
A photo taken inside a tasting room at Signorello Estate winery shows a circular window.
Here's the entrance to the Signorello Estate winery as seen on Monday.
Signorello Estate winery, located on Silverado Trail, has been destroyed. Flames climbed the ivy-covered walls of the winery headquarters on Monday, and it eventually collapsed.
Source: Wine Spectator
The wine-lover's paradise looked eerie with clouds of smoke hanging overhead. The extent of the damage is unknown, but here are the wineries we know have been lost.
A blaze called the Tubbs Fire has burned more than 27,000 acres in and around the city of Santa Rosa, according to the Cal Fire website. The Atlas Fire in Napa has devastated an additional 25,000 acres. Firefighters were still battling the fires on Tuesday morning.
A series of wildfires ravaging pieces of Northern California's wine country is being called one of the worst firestorms in state history. The largest blazes hit Napa and Sonoma.
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