He’s thankful that his home survived, but remains wary of the blaze. His father, wearing jeans and a Golden State Warriors T-shirt because it “was the last one in the suitcase,” has been keeping tabs on his home through Calistoga officials and firefighters stationed nearby. “Luckily, 90% of our vineyards have already been harvested.” “It’s going to take some time for us to recover economically,” Nick Skinner said. They’ll open the tasting room Tuesday but don’t know if they’ll have customers.Ī hotel around the corner from the winery, typically booked solid this time of year, was almost completely vacant. On Monday afternoon, Skinner and his son arrived at their winery to prepare to reopen it.

The trio, completed by drummer Gary Novak and bassist Jimmy Haslip, welcomes a variety. Though Napa County officials say all of Calistoga is open to residents, the Skinners, who live just feet from the fire’s extinguished perimeter, say roads leading to home are still blocked. Jeff Lorber Fusion has returned with a new album called Space-Time. As of Monday afternoon, the Tubbs fire was 70% contained. The evacuations were finally lifted Sunday, and officials said all homes in Calistoga were spared. I don’t know what to do,” Nick Skinner said. They stayed in the winery offices until Wednesday and tried to sleep on the floor. “That first night the wind, smacking against the house,” said Nick Skinner, Mark’s son. They sped down to the winery in north Napa Valley.

There were branches on fire, flying through the air,” said Skinner, the general manager of Calistoga’s Von Strasser Winery.

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