Some Napa and Sonoma Valley wineries are worried about the China tariffs. AP Photo/Eric Risberg April 12, 2018 Should California winemakers be worried about China’s tariffs? Julian M. Alston, University of California, Davis; Daniel Sumner, University of California, Davis, and Olena Sambucci, University of California, Davis While the proposed tariffs would have little effect on US wine sales in the short term, their long-term impact could be much more problematic.