Fire near Ridge Vineyards

The story is developing as I write, and this posting will soon be out of date. A yet-uncontained rural wild fire is burning near Montebello and Mount Eden Roads in hillsides above Cupertino, California. Houses on the sparsely occupied Montebello road have been evacuated. "The area nearby is more vineyards than homes," the recent radio news report mentioned.

That rural region is near Ridge Vineyards (high on Montebello Road) and other wineries of the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA. I hope the fire will be contained soon and the damage limited.

The first of the following local news reports is the most current as of now:

http://www.kcbs.com/pages/883649.php
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_6761253

The smoke from the fire was readily visible this afternoon to those living/commuting in the area. "Nearly contained" is the latest word, which is v. good news.

cheers
al

There was an article and a map in this morning's SJ Mercury. It looks like the fire moved up the north side of the canyon, away from the vineyard slopes.

[Jenise]

Wow, that's a concern. Thanks for the links, Max.