  Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Burned inventory sits in the remains of one of Castello di Amorosa's winery buildings. With high winds subsiding, containment can begin, but the danger remains When the fires came in the middle of the night to Spring Mountain, 2,000 feet above the Napa Valley floor, Steve Sherwin and his son Matt were not going to give up without a fight. They began helping fire crews, trying to keep the flames away from Sherwin Family Vineyards.
"Steve and Matt had been courageously up there all night battling spot fires, trying to save homes and further loss on the mountain," Wesley Steffens, estate director and associate winemaker at the nearby Vineyard 7 & 8, told Wine Spectator. "Their winery burned, as did the winery at Behrens, though other structures on both properties still stand. Fred and Andy Schweiger [of neighboring Schweiger Family Vineyards & Winery] were on the hill battling for over 30 hours," Steffens said. "Efforts like theirs, and the Sherwins', and a handful of others' show the incredible community we have."
Across northern Napa Valley, vintners are finding hope and sorrow and tales of bravery today. The winds are subsiding, allowing firefighters to begin containing the sprawling Glass fire and attempt to stop it from destroying more homes and businesses.
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