Editing Napa County, California (section)

==Economy==
'''Major Economic Activity in Napa County'''<ref name="Napa County Business Census Data"/> (Highest number in each category '''highlighted''')
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Economic Sector (NAICS code description)
!Number of paid employees (2012)
!Annual Payroll (2012)
!Number of Establishments (2012)
!Gross Revenue (2012)
!Major Employers<ref name="Napa Businesses"/>
|-
|Health Care and Social Assistance
|'''11,022'''
|$667,321,000
|406
|
|[[Kaiser Permanente]], [[Queen of the Valley Medical Center (Napa, California)|Queen of the Valley Medical Center]], [[St. Helena Hospital]], [[Veterans Home of California Yountville|Veterans Home]], [[Napa State Hospital]], Community Health Clinic Ole, [[The Doctors Company]]
|-
|Accommodation and Food Services
|10,025
|$246,578,000
|375
|
|Napa Valley [[Marriott Hotels & Resorts|Marriott Hotel & Spa]], The Carneros Inn, The Meritage Resort and Spa, [[Silverado Resort]] [[The French Laundry]], [[The Restaurant at Meadowood]], [[Auberge du Soleil]], [[Bouchon (restaurant)|Bouchon]], La Toque, Solbar, Terra
|-
|Manufacturing (Includes winemaking)
|9,981
|'''$672,448,000'''
|431
|$4,576,801,000<ref name="NVVA 2012 Report"/>
|Over 500 wineries; See [http://www.napavintners.com/wineries/ Napa Valley Vinters] for details
|-
|Retail trade
|6,469
|$191,398,000
|'''536'''
|
|[[Walmart]], Central Valley Builder's Supply, Bell Products
|-
|Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (Includes government)
|3,340
|$96,671,000
|200
|
|County of Napa, City of Napa, City of American Canyon
|-
|Construction
|2,483
|$138,800,000
|409
|
|Nova Group
|-
|Educational Services
|(1000–2499)
|$44,100,000
|56
|
|[[Napa Valley Unified School District]], Napa County Office of Education
|-
|Wholesale trade
|2,275
|$146,131,000
|200
|
|
|-
|Agriculture (Includes grapegrowing)
|601–6790 (seasonal)<ref name="2005 CIRS"/>
|$22,526,000
|40
|
|Vineyard management companies and farmers, see [https://web.archive.org/web/20141230001658/http://www.napafarmbureau.org/membership/businessmembers.html Napa Farm Bureau] for details
|-
|Professional, Scientific and Professional Services
|1,676
|$99,988,000
|396
|
|
|-
|Finance and Insurance
|1,565
|$136,673,000
|203
|
|The Bank of Napa, [[Wells Fargo]], [[Bank of America]], [[Umpqua Holdings Corporation|Umpqua Bank]], [[Rabobank]], [[Westamerica Bank]]
|}

===Wine===
[[File:Barrel room at Merryvale.jpg|right|thumb|Barrel room at Merryvale Winery in the valley]]
{{Main|Napa Valley AVA}}
Napa Valley is widely considered one of the top [[American Viticultural Area]]s in California, and all of the United States, with a history dating back to the early nineteenth century. By the end of the nineteenth century, there were more than 140 wineries in the area. Several still exist in the valley including Charles Krug Winery, Schramsberg, [[Chateau Montelena]], Nichelini and Beringer. Viticulture in Napa suffered a setback when [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]] was enacted in 1920.<ref name="AutoZC-21"/>  Furthering the damage was an infestation of the [[phylloxera]] root louse which killed many of the vines through the valley. These two events caused many wineries to shut down and stalled the growth of the wine industry in Napa County for years. But for many Italian and Swiss families as farm labourers in the vineyards, Prohibition offered the unique opportunity for the growing and shipping of grapes to immigrant home winemakers across the country. Charles Forni, who received a gold coin as his first U.S. dollar upon arriving, rose to be a large shipper. The Mondavi family came West from the Minnesota ore country to Lodi to ship grapes to the "Italian Club" miners. When Prohibition stopped in 1933, the price of grapes crashed to below $24 per ton. Then A.P. Giannini, founder of Bank of America in San Francisco, started to promote to rebuild the commerce of wine and viticulture. Following the [[Second World War]], the wine industry in Napa again began to grow.

[[File:RobertMondavi.jpg|thumb|left|Robert Mondavi Winery, Napa]]
In 1965, Napa Valley icon [[Robert Mondavi]] broke away from his family's Charles Krug estate to found his own. This was the first new large scale winery to be established in the valley since before prohibition. After the establishment of the Mondavi estate, the number of wineries in the valley continued to grow, as did the region's reputation. Consumer trends followed the 60s free lifestyle for experimentation. The old "paesano" customers of "dego red" gallon jug wines changed to young women who considered white wine, not beer, as their new drink of choice for romance. Robert Mondavi Winery attracted new wine aficionados by introducing the larger, 1.5-liter wine bottle for an image of affordable quality.

[[File:Chateau Montelena Winery.gk.jpg|thumb|right|Chateau Montelena]]
In addition to large scale wineries, Napa Valley's boutique wineries produce some of the world's best wines. The producers of these wines include but are not limited to: [[Araujo Estate Wines|Araujo]], Bryant Family, Monticello Vineyards, [[Ceja Vineyards]], Chimney Rock Winery, [[Colgin Cellars]], Dalla Valle Maya, Diamond Creek, [[Dominus Estate]], [[Duckhorn Vineyards]], Dunn Howell Mountain, [[Grace Family Vineyards]], [[Harlan Estate]], Husic, Kistler, Jericho Canyon Vineyards, Marcassin, Rutherford Hill Winery, [[Screaming Eagle Winery and Vineyards|Screaming Eagle]], Sequoia Grove, Shafer Hillside Select, Steltzner Vineyards, and Bouchaine Vineyards.

Today Napa Valley features more than four hundred wineries and grows many different grape varieties including Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, [[Merlot]], [[Zinfandel]], and other popular varietals. As many as five million people visit the area each year.