In a major shakeup for Napa and Sonoma wine country, Gallo is permanently closing its Ranch Winery in St. Helena and cutting a total of 93 jobs across both counties, according to state filings and local reporting. The move will shutter the roughly 70-acre St. Helena production campus the company bought in 2015 and trim staff at tasting rooms and production facilities in multiple locations. Roles hit span winemaking, hospitality and culinary jobs, with separations expected to begin as soon as mid-April. Local officials and workers are already bracing for the economic and community fallout.
According to the Napa Valley Register, the company’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notice lists the Ranch Winery shutdown alongside staffing reductions at Louis M. Martini and…..