Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office helicopters found the wine about five miles south at the Riverfront Regional Park, the Associated Press reported. The winery responsible for what might be the largest wine spill in the county’s history has contracted two vacuum spill trucks to help contain the wine, the Press Democrat reported. ADADCharles Reed, a water supervisor for the California Environmental Protection Agency, told the Press Democrat the heavy rains probably diluted the acidity of the water. State experts responded to the scene Thursday to assess water and wildlife damage, according to the Press Democrat. AD“We’re lucky in that it’s winter, the river is high, there’s a fair amount of dilution,” he said.

Source: Washington Post January 24, 2020 20:22 UTC