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Atlas Peak Survives Napa Fire

Napa’s Famed Atlas Peak Mountain Prospers After the Fires

Napa is well known around the world for its exceptional wines, and the appellation that surpasses all others is Napa’s famed Atlas Peak mountain region - Napa’s hottest wine region, so to speak.
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As Napa fires rage, wineries face singed grapes, displaced workers and costs of rebuilding

California's sun-tinged wine country is familiar with the life and death of the growing cycle, from green buds to purple grapes to dry, gnarled vines. But the fires sweeping through three wine-growing counties have shaken this cycle to a core, with possible repercussions for years to come.