Firefighters and Favorable Weather Slow Pickett Fire in Napa as Investigators Look at Possible Spark in Vineyard

Visitors to most of Napa Valley today will find blue skies, the energy of harvest shifting into gear and tourists exploring and tasting wine. But at the north end of the county, in the mountains above and east of Calistoga, the Pickett Fire continues to smolder. For most vintners, there’s been a sigh of relief, while a few are saying they’ll need to test their grapes for potential smoke taint. Meanwhile, investigators are looking into what started the fire. According to rep