Heat & Drought

In this era of drought and extreme heat waves, Napa Valley grape growers have to adapt farming plans and take additional safety precautions. Below are resources to help growers in a changing climate. 

NVG Weather Alert

The Napa Valley Grapegrowers annual Weather Alert is a free service exclusively for NVG Grower and Vineyard Manager members as a benefit of membership.  The Weather Alert will help growers and vineyard managers in effectively planning for extreme weather events throughout the season including frost protection, irrigation strategies, preventing heat illness and exhaustion during summer season, management for rain days, and more.  NVG Grower and Vineyard Manager members may choose to receive a call or email whenever an extreme weather event is in the forecast from frost through harvest.  

Learn More

External Resources on Heat Safety

OSHA Heat Illness Prevention
California Heat Regulation Code
Pocket Guide: Protect Yourself from Heat Illness

Video Library

Heat Illness Prevention Training in Spanish 2022

Sustainable Vineyard Practices: Drought & Irrigation 2022

Rootstock: All Things Water – The Key to Resilient Farming 2022

Farming Strategies for Drought 2021

Sustainable Vineyard Practices: Vine Physiology & Irrigation 2021