On August 21, 2025, the Pickett Fire started near a stretch of Pickett Road north of Calistoga. It burned for 17 days across more than 6,800 acres of Napa County’s Howell Mountain wine country.
One home and four outbuildings were destroyed. Thousands of residents were evacuated. Dozens of wineries abandoned their 2025 vintages entirely after smoke tainted their grapes beyond salvage.
Napa County agricultural officials estimated the winegrape losses at $56 million, with another $1.7 million in damage to other agricultural commodities and farm structures…