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  "id": 4371295,
  "title": "49-year-old Napa Valley winery files Chapter 11 bankruptcy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/49-year-old-napa-valley-winery-files-chapter-11-bankruptcy",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-28T23:28:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/49-old-napa-valley-winery-232843032.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Signorello Estate LP, a Napa Valley-based ultra-premium winery founded in 1977, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The move comes as economic challenges in the wine industry, with a 21% revenue decline from 2020 to 2025, have left several wineries struggling. Signorello Estate suffered significant losses after an Atlas Peak wildfire destroyed its operations in October 2017, and subsequent smoke taint from wildfires in 2020 further exacerbated its financial difficulties. The winery, which employed over 70 people at its peak, was unable to service its substantial reconstruction debt and was unable to complete a 10-month-long sale process. With only $10 million to $50 million in assets and liabilities, Signorello Estate seeks to obtain debtor-in-possession financing from two high-net worth individuals and a stalking-horse bidder to continue operations and preserve jobs.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/bioxcel-files-for-chapter-11-will-sell-assets-to-teva",
        "published": "2026-08-28T10:25:28.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}