The Napa County Agricultural Commissioner said it estimates the Pickett Fire has caused $65 million in damages, mostly impacting the wine industry.

While fire crews are getting the upper hand on the Pickett Fire , the damage it left behind is devastating for Napa County's wine industry. Bruce Regalia knows exactly what flames and smoke can do to grapes.

"I think about years past when we lost all our fruit," Regalia said. "There were years we had so much smoke that we didn't harvest any fruit."

Regalia has been making wines for more than 30 years. He said he is hoping this year's crop will be OK since Wild Diamond Vineyards is well north of the Pickett Fire. Regalia said it doesn't take much for smoke-influenced grapes to produce wines that taste like ashtrays.

"It infiltrates t

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