Kendall-Jackson winery family home destroyed in Kincade Fire

Vineyards are seen at Jackson Family Wines, the ninth-largest wine company in the U.S. The family home in Geyersville was destroyed in the Kincade Fire late Wednesday night. Vineyards are seen at Jackson Family Wines, the ninth-largest wine company in the U.S. The family home in Geyersville was destroyed in the Kincade Fire late Wednesday night. Photo: Google Maps Photo: Google Maps Image 1 of / 8 Caption Close Kendall-Jackson winery family home destroyed in Kincade Fire 1 / 8 Back to Gallery

The San Francisco Chronicle reports the Geyersville home of Julia Jackson, a second-generation proprietor of Jackson Family Wines, was found to be another structure that fell victim to Wednesday evening’s devastating Kincade Fire, which set over 10,000 acres ablaze overnight.

She didn’t learn of the horrific news until it was too late – the fire was just four miles away.

“The flames were coming down toward the house,” Jackson told The Chronicle’s wine critic Esther Mobley. “I didn’t have time to grab anything.”

It had been her home since childhood.

Jackson Family Wines is the maker of Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay and is the ninth-largest company of its kind in the country, The Chronicle reports.

The blaze damaged two large buildings at Goldschmidt Vineyard's thirty acre Crazy Creek vineyard. Grapevines were also reportedly burning at the Murphy Ranch Winery. A number of vineyards have confirmed they are safe, including The Francis Ford Coppola Winery, the Robert Young Estate Winery and Trione Vineyards and Winery.

For more information on how wildfires have become a professional focus for Jackson, read the rest of the San Francisco Chronicle story here.

Amanda Bartlett is an SFGate digital reporter. Email: amanda.bartlett@sfchronicle.com

Full Kincade fire coverage:

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— All of Geyserville now under mandatory evacuation

— Map: Kincade Fire burning in north Sonoma County

— 70 mph wind gusts whip Bay Area hills, similar conditions forecast for Saturday

— Terrifying videos show wild spread of Kincade Fire overnight

— Road and school closures prompted by the fire

— Our full California wildfires page