Smoke Taint Science Outpaces Insurance

Wildfire smoke’s wrecking wine country—and science is racing ahead to fix it, while insurance lags behind with outdated tests. New research reveals how smoke compounds ruin grapes and even offers detection fixes, but insurers still rely on 2010s-era methods. In 2017, 2019, and 2020, fires in Sonoma and Napa alone cost over $600 million in smoke-damaged vines. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/5aba91af13b4cb75