News Briefs: Riverbanks Are Red After Sonoma County Winery Spill

An estimated 97,000 gallons of wine spilled out of a blending tank at the Rodney Strong Winery in Sonoma County, California. A mechanical failure caused the incident, which saw around 45,000 gallons of wine spill into the nearby Reiman Creek and another 45,000 gallons into a treatment pond. Cleanup efforts are ongoing, but Christopher O’Gorman, Rodney Strong communications director, says there have been zero effects recorded on the wildlife and ecosystem after 50 volunteers from the California Department of Fish & Wildlife monitored the creek and the Russian River. “We were relieved to hear that.” O’Gorman also says the company