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Will wildfires leave lasting economic scars on California's vital wine country?

  • Written by Liz Thach, Professor of Management and Wine Business, Sonoma State University
imageA wildfire burns behind a winery in Santa Rosa, California.AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

Now that the wildfires that have swept through the vineyards, forests and towns of Northern California’s wine country since Oct. 8 have been virtually contained, it’s time to assess the damage.

So far they have destroyed more than 8,400 structures in Napa,...

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