TSN : Bottle shock: Napa Valley quake shatters prized wine collections: By Jim Christie NAPA Calif. (Reuters) - Prized collections and wooden casks crashed to cellar floors when a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Napa Valley on Sunday, but damage to the famous wine region at the start of harvest time might be limited to a handful of wineries and warehouses. Wineries closest to the city of Napa and the earthquakes epicenter reported the most serious losses after the pre-dawn jolt, but the extent of damage was still unclear. At Saintsbury, around a mile (1.6 km) from the epicenter, co-founder Richard Ward said we saw a lot of action. The wine library with samples of Saintsbury vintages since 1981 was hit hard and about 400 bottles were destroyed, while empty barrels came crashing down, creating a big mess. Wards wife, Linda Reiff, said this whole thing was knee deep with solid broken glass. Harvest at Saintsbury was due to start Monday and Ward said Well probably put that off a couple of days. The quake that struck at 3:20 a.m. (1020 GMT) was centered 6 miles (10 km) south of Napa and injured dozens of people, damaged historic buildings, set some homes on fire and caused extensive power outages around the picturesque town of Napa.
Posted on: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 09:28:50 +0000
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