Ghost Winery

Ghost winery is a nickname for a dormant, deserted winery.  Although the California wine industry is thriving today, at the turn of the 20th century, the combined hardships of Prohibition, phylloxera, and the 1929 stock market crash caused many wineries to be abandoned. At one time, there were nearly 100 ghost wineries in the Napa Valley alone.  Most of those are now once again in operation.