6.0 earthquake hits wine grapes Northern California
Wineries are impacted seriously. As wine is aged in barrels, they are stacked on racks, held in place by gravity. If there is serious lateral shaking, they could collapse.
Across Napa Valley, winemakers were grappling with the aftermath of the strongest temblor felt in the area in decades. Although there was little damage to facilities and equipment, there were vast stores of wine in barrels and bottles that were jolted, and in some cases destroyed.
The quake could not have come at a more critical time for an industry that generates $13.3 billion annually for Napa County’s economy. Growers are in the midst of a major harvest, brought on several weeks earlier than usual because of drought.
Source: LA Times