Calistoga businesses taking a hit from PG & E power shutdown

CALISTOGA, Calif. (KGO) –

Harvest time is the busiest time of year for wineries, but today the grapes have not been de-stemmed or crushed because PG & E has shut down the power.

"This time of year is usually crazy." It's a big inconvenience, "said Todd Graff, general manager and winemaker at Frank Family Vineyards.

They also closed the tasting room.

PG & E said it shut down the power because it concerned the wind.

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The outages are impacting on 415 customers in Sonoma County, 2,300 in Calistoga, 5,700 in Napa County and approximately 11,000 in Lake County. At least 42,000 PG & E customers have been impacted in the Sierra Foothills. PG & E estimates most likely to be over by tonight, but some possible last repairs.

The outages have caused some school closures in Lake and Napa counties.

"We support the pre-cautionary measures." "I'm not sure what to say. I'm dumbfounded," said Kevin Kathman, the chef at All Seasons Bistro in Calistoga. He brought in his cold to try and keep his groceries cold. He estimates he will lose about $ 20,000 worth of meat and produce if the power is not turned over by this afternoon.

He hates the thought of throwing out all that food and may decide to feed the neighborhood.

"I do not know what else to do," Kathman said.

Cal Mart is also closed today because of the power outage. Calistoga resident Chelsea Collins shut down in the hopes it was open. She says despite the hassle, she appreciates the power outage saying last night 's wind reminded her of the night of the fires last year.

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"It was scary because it was windy just like it was last year.I did not sleep well.This is a minor inconvenience," said Collins.

Back at the vineyard, they are talking about buying a generator in PG & E does this every harvest season.

"I understand why they did it last year was a terrible thing." "It's getting better than sorry-it's up to normal now," said Graff.

PG & E said it is inspecting all of its lines for restoring the power. If there is no damage, the power could come back to the end of the day.

"I did not know what to say," said Kathman.

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The following is a full list of counties and cities that could experience some outages, according to PG & E: