Signorello Was A Beautiful Winery In Napa
Before: James Gateley; After: Jim Wilson/The New York Times
Amazingly, another image shows there are some fermentation tanks still left standing at Signorello Estate winery but the structures and vines on the 42 acres of property were burned. Winemaker Pierre Birebent and the Signorello crew were on location as the fire reached the property, and attempted to save it.
Ronald Plunkett, the Estate Sommelier, told SF Eater, “When the fire first broke out, they tried to use water and hose it down until it kind of overran them and the fire department kicked them out of the winery.” He continued, “We have 38-year-old Chardonnay vines; those are irreplaceable. If we’ve lost from the vineyard, it takes five years to get your next viable crop if we have to replant. God forbid it’s a 100-percent loss. [That would mean] we can’t produce wine for another five years. That’s huge.”
