Wildfire explodes across Wine Country as firefighters battle strong winds and steep hills

Ana Maria Rus

Firefighters are fighting a fast-moving wildfire that erupted near the edge of Northern California’s Wine Country , where strong winds and rugged terrain helped flames race across hundreds of acres and threaten nearby homes. The Putah Fire ignited shortly after 11:30 a.m. Monday along Highway 128 west of Winters, near the Solano-Yolo county line and northeast of Napa Valley . The blaze quickly spread through dry grasslands near Lake Berryessa, prompting evacuation warnings, road closures and

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