Fire officials said Sunday morning that the Kincade fire jumped Highway 128 and moved into the Alexander Valley region around 4 a.m.
had Sonoma County wine country under seige Sunday, burning buildings in the famed Alexander Valley and destroying the Soda Rock winery.
“We’ve seen the news. We are devastated,” Soda Rock posted on Facebook. “We don’t have much information, but we will update you as soon as we know anything. Our staff is safe—right now what is most important is the safety of the first responders battling the fire. Thank you everyone for your concern.”
The stone-walled winery is considered a major historic site in the Alexander Valley and a popular tourist destination.“Soda Rock is the original site of the Alexander Valley general store and post office, and was once the central hub of activity for the valley. Historic records provide evidence of the first bonded winery on this property in 1880,” the winery saidThe site said the current owners were in the process of a painstaking restoration of the historic parts of the property.
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