Pickett Fire May Have Been Ignited During Set-Up of Unauthorized Wedding at Napa Winery

The article was originally published on https://sfist.com/2025/08/31/wedding-at-napa-winery-may-have-caused-pickett-fire-which-was-65-contained-sunday/Cal Fire is investigating whether the 6,800-acre Pickett Fire was ignited by ash from an outdoor fireplace at Hundred Acre Wines in Calistoga in preparation for an upcoming wedding on the property. Weddings have been banned at wineries in Napa since 1990. As the Chronicle reports, Sam Singer, a spokesperson for Hundred Acre Wines, confirmed in a statement Friday that the smoldering ashes produced by a fire in the venue’s new outdoor fireplace could have sparked the Pickett Fire. However, Singer claimed that the event that was scheduled to take place at Hundred Acre, which ultimately moved to a venue in St. Helena after the wildfire began, wa