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IN THIS ISSUE 4 The Hidden World of Jarvis

8 A New Look Back

11 Arts in the Valley

16 The Napa Valley Country Club: A Hidden Jewel in Napa Valley

18 Living the Dream

27 The Speed Demon Vacation

30 Foodie Central

32 An Oxbow Picnic

36 Get Out There!

46 Revisiting St. Helena

50 Grove 45 Olive Oil

54 Kenzo

60 Column: Barbecue & Zinfandel

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43 Downtown Yountville

45 Downtown St. Helena

49 Downtown Calistoga

56 Napa Valley Appellations

58 Napa Valley Wineries

39 Napa Valley Dining

61 Napa Valley Wineries

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n the 40 or so years since the modern Napa Valley wine industry began its ascent to world prominence, it has changed the land-

scape of the valley in myriad ways. Not only by supporting the planting of thousands of acres of lovely vineyards and pre-serving open space at then northern edge of the Bay Area metropolis of millions, but by giving rise to a culture and economy that celebrates California traditions, cuisine and the arts. In this issue of Inside Napa Valley, we take a close look at the variety of unique and thriving establishments that have come to call the Napa Valley home. They include di Rosa, a fascinat-ing indoor-outdoor art gallery in the pictur-esque hills of Carneros that features hundreds of works by renowned Bay Area artists; the Oat Hill Mine Trail, where wagon wheel ruts carved into the Calistoga hillsides during pioneer days are still visible; the Napa Valley Country Club, a jewel tucked into the folds of Coombsville with a rich legacy and rolling greens; the Jarvis Win-ery, an eye-popping example of the architecture and design work of area vintners; and cutting-

edge cuisine at restaurants including Napa’s new Oenotri, the sort of stylish restaurant that little old Napa couldn’t have supported just a few short years ago. This issue is a sampler of the diverse and pleasurable experiences that await locals and visitors to the Napa Valley. As always, Inside Napa Valley includes maps, a list of wineries and restaurants and a calendar of upcoming events. Inside Napa Valley is a quarterly publication delivered without charge at locations in Napa County. For a treasure trove of information about Napa Valley, including more on restaurants, wineries and services for residents, we encour-age you to view the Napa Valley homepage at www.napavalleyregister.com.

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he massive doors set in the mountainside swing open silently. On a cold winter day, it’s warmer inside the cave than outside. This temperature remains constant, even in the hottest days of summer. An office and reception desk are bright and modern, but beyond this, the light dims in long, narrow tunnels. Illuminated by sconces casting shadowy gold arcs, the single row of barrels takes on the aspect of treasure chests. The stillness of this underground world is broken by the curious sound of running water. A waterfall appears, plunging over rocks to become a subterranean stream. The tunnel ends at another set of bronze doors, which swing open to reveal a cavern filled with glittering crystals — giant amethyst geodes — where a glass-topped table is set for yet-unseen diners. The process by which a grape becomes a wine is mysterious enough in any setting, but the deeper one goes into this underground world, the more one expects to find Gandalf the Grey

Wine barrels line the walls of one of the wine caves at Jarvis. The Monticello Road winery in eastern Napa was established in 1985. A unique feature of the winery is that all production takes place underground in the caves and the finished wine will not go back above grounduntil it is ready to be sold.

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stirring a vat — and yet the Jarvis Winery, 45,000 square feet contained underground and entirely powered by solar energy, is one superbly practical place.

W illiam Jarvis grew up in the dry state of Oklahoma before coming

to California to study at UC Berkeley and Stanford. “It was only after I left home that I tasted wine,” he recalled. His studies, like his interests, were wide-ranging, from philosophy to particle physics. And after launching and selling an extremely successful telecommunications company in Silicon Valley, he and his wife, Leticia, a native of Pueblo, Mexico, decided to take a year off to live and study in France. They lived in several areas, including Paris, Angers and Marseilles, but their favorite, Jarvis said, was Rheims, in the Champagne region. Along with languages and literature, they found themselves studying wine. With their young son, Will, they also spent time at Salamanca, studying literature at Spain’s oldest university, and discovering, in addition to Spanish wines, the allure of zarzuela, Spanish folk opera. Back in the U.S., in the 1980s, they decided to find a weekend retreat in the Napa Valley and purchased a 1,320-acre property, once part of the Gasser cattle ranch, high up on Monticello Road in Napa. Remnants of the ranch still remain — two lakes, stone fences and cattle guards

— but the natural beauty of the spot, with its seasonal waterfalls, rocky expanses and old oaks, dominates the views. Deciding to have a go at growing grapes, the Jarvises opted to leave most of the land in its natural state, and planted 37 acres to grapes, the same amount under cultivation today for the estate wines. “We planted the vineyard without any idea of what we’d do with the grapes,” Jarvis said, but intense research into grape varietals best suited to the land paid off. Mike Grgich, who made the chardonnay that won the Judgment of Paris tasting in 1976, became one of Jarvis’s first customers. The next step was irresistible. “When everyone is saying what good grapes you have, you think, ‘Maybe I’ll just try making my own wine,’” Jarvis said. In the style of the lifelong scholars that they are, both Leticia and William enrolled at UC Davis, and made their first vintage in an old outbuilding left over from the cattle ranch. They quickly realized they would outgrow this facility. As they began to design a winery, the Jarvises made the decision to build it all underground, in part because “We didn’t want to spoil the natural beauty of the area with tanks and buildings,” Jarvis said. Creating their underground world offered surprises as well as challenges — including the underground spring they uncovered during excavations, which they incorporated into their design as the waterfall and brook. The Jarvises made an extensive study of other wine caves, and decided on a

circular shape that used parabolic arches, which, Jarvis notes, are not only elegant but efficient load-bearing designs. According to “Into the Earth” by Daniel D’Agostin, the Jarvis project was helped by the expertise of geotechnical engineers from the University of California who had “just made great progress in computer calculations for large underground spaces for testing nuclear bombs … As it was, it took geotechnical consultant Gregg Korbin more than two months of all-night calculations with UC Berkeley’s most powerful computer to model and design the largest underground chambers,” which include a barrel chai, used for barrel storage as well as events like the annual Jarvis ball for wine club members. The size of two basketball courts, the room is about 40 feet high. Embedded in the ceiling are fiber-optic lights, the colors and designs of which are computer-controlled. Powered by the solar panels outside the cave, the winery is a self-contained world where the grapes are crushed, fermented, aged and bottled. “The grapes never see the light of day until we release the wine,” Jarvis said. In addition to the efficiency of having all the operations within easy reach of the winemakers, the design offers the advantage of ample room. Among the innovations within the caves are two horizontal, rotary fermenters, which eliminate the need for “pumping over” — circulating the fermenting juice of red wine by drawing it from the bottom of a tank to pump it over the cap of skins for optimal

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The Crystal Room at Jarvis, the Monticello Road winery in the eastern hills of Napa which is built entirely underground. The winery was founded by William Jarvis in 1985.

An indoor waterfall near one of the tunnels at Jarvis, a Napa Valley winery built entirely underground. Founded in 1985 by owner William Jarvis.

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extraction — but take up more space than traditional upright fermentation tanks. “We have the space for them,” Jarvis said. At the same time they were building the winery, the Jarvises were also doing extensive renovations on an old winery in downtown Napa. Today, it’s the Jarvis Conservatory, which has hosted a range of productions from zarzuela to puppet workshops for children, as well as film showings, a holiday concert and a new monthly program, “It’s a Grand Night For Singing,” which provides a stage for up-and-coming singers.

Embarking on winemaking, “We wanted the best advice,” Jarvis said. So

he contacted Andre Tchelistcheff, whose contributions to the rebirth of the post-Prohibition wine industry earned him legendary status. Tchelistcheff, for many years the winemaker at Beaulieu, had served as a mentor to Robert Mondavi, Louis Martini and many others in the valley, but he was in his 80s when the Jarvises were entering the wine business. “He recommended his son,” Jarvis said. Dmitri Tchelistcheff, who had been working with his father for years, went to work with the Jarvises in 1988, and in 1994 became their winemaker. Now living in Hawaii, Tchelistcheff consults exclusively for the winery. Dmitri, Jarvis said, “is one of the few really great men I have met in my life.”

Jarvis, however, is a hands-on vintner, working along with Tchelistcheff in the early days of the winery. He recalled an incident when he was up at 2 a.m. for a scheduled pump-over but, in the dark, got his tanks confused and ended up pumping cabernet franc juice over a tank of cabernet sauvignon. “Dmitri wasn’t very happy,” Jarvis recalled. The mistake, however, resulted in the Lake William blend, which the winery still makes. The experimental testing continues to be the foundation for the winery program, which produces a variety of wines in small amounts all from estate grapes — cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, petit verdot and chardonnay. The newest addition to the estate plantings is tempranillo grapes, yet to be harvested. The wines routinely garner awards and high ratings, including most recently, Best of Class and Judges’ Choice for the Lake William 2004 and the Reserve Chardonnay 2007 at the San Francisco Chronicle wine

competition. “In a way our vineyards were planted to accommodate the tasting room,” Jarvis reflected. “Dmitri feels you should experience the varietal.” “We have a different style,” he said. “One of the big differences is that we age our wine. We take the time. We’re selling a 2001 cab — it’s absolutely perfect now.” Today, working with Jarvis and Tchelistcheff is resident winemaker Ted Henry, a young UC Davis graduate. Also coming on board is Will Jarvis, a graduate business student at Stanford. The younger Jarvis has been a winemaker since he was in eighth grade, when, for the traditional science project, he got approval to make a barrel of wine — he just didn’t get to taste it. The Will Jarvis Science Project Wine is also still produced today, and recently rated a 93 from Wine Spectator. William and Leticia Jarvis, nonetheless, remain actively and energetically involved in the day-to-day winemaking. “People ask me, ‘Why are you working?’” he said. “I say, ‘I like the wine.’”

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The Crystal Room at Jarvis Winery in Napa set up for an industry dinnerand tasting.

William Jarvis, founder and owner of Jarvis, a winery built entirely underground into a hillside on Monticello Road in eastern Napa.

is lcated at 2970 Monticello Road, Napa, is open for tours and tastings by appointment. The Vintage Tast-ing Tour includes a tour of the underground facility, followed by a sit-down tasting of six Jarvis wines, including a reserve wine, accompanied by cheese and crackers.The cost is $40 per person, free for wine

club members. Tours last about an hour and a half. Visitors under 21 cannot be accommodated. To make a reservation, call 1-800-255-5280, ext. 150. More information about Jarvis Winery and its wines is at www.jarviswines.com.

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athering 35 winemakers and grape growers in one place in 1984 was no easy task, especially for an artist trying to paint a group portrait.

John Michael Keating persevered, however, and captured significant figures from the rebirth of the Napa Valley wine industry. Study the painting and you can find Robert and Peter Mondavi, Warren Winiarski, Michaela Rodino, Joe Heitz, Joseph Phelps, Brother Timothy, Paula Kornell, Myron Nightengale, Peter Mondavi, and Jack and Jamie Davies all sitting together at what was then St. George Restaurant — now Tra Vigne — in St. Helena. Amidst these titans of the wine industry is one journalist, the late San Francisco columnist Herb Caen. The massive 7-by-10-foot painting was commissioned by restaurateur Newton Cope, who appears in the painting too, along with his son, John. “The Vintners” was unveiled to acclaim in 1985, and later ended up in storage. Today, it has a place of honor in the Napa Valley Museum’s new history gallery, which opened this spring. The gallery, located on the lower level of the museum, features changing art exhibits in addition to the museum’s permanent history collections, many of which have been in storage for years.

The newly developed history gallery showcases the permanent exhibit, “Land and People of the Napa Valley” with rare artifacts on display for the first time in 25 years. “We are thrilled to bring many of our collections out of storage and to have this wonderful gallery space available for display,” said Tina Blakeney, interim executive director of the museum. “The space also allows for more changing history exhibitions during the year, so we can present theme-based exhibitions with a variety of objects from our collection.”   The Children’s Exploration Center invites children to learn about the art, history and environment of the region through hands-on exploration of objects, including an assortment of objects found in the museum’s popular Trunk Program displays. Napa Valley history cases that formerly lived upstairs in the main gallery trace a timeline from earliest inhabitants to the current era. This display, which includes stations on the valley’s native, Chinese and Jewish history, is now enhanced by vitrines containing artifacts such as native baskets and California stones that resemble Japanese suiseki. Through July 5 the upstairs gallery is presenting “Quilts and Folk Tramp Art.”

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1) One of the displays at the new History Gallery of the Napa Valley Museum called “The Jews of the Valley”, discusses the history of Jews in the Napa Valley.

2) “The Vintners-Napa Valley” an acrylic on canvas painting by artist John Michael Keating at the Napa Valley Museum’s new History Gallery.

3) A bust of George Yount sculpted by his great, great, great granddaughter Sali Weiss, on display in the new History Gallery of the Napa Valley Museum in Yountville.

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W ith two great performing venues, the Lincoln Theater in Yountville and the

Napa Valley Opera House in Napa, already offering a dazzling range of entertainment, this year a third venue opens in Napa, the restored Uptown Theatre, which will become another live performance venue.

In addition, July brings back the Festival del Sole, now in its fifth year, with performances at the Opera House, Lincoln Theatre and other venues in the valley. Here’s a look at what’s coming up in May, June and July:

The arts are alive in the Napa Valley and late springand early summer are filled with possibilities.

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A mong the artists appearing this season are tenor Francesco Demuro, mezzo-soprano Kelley

O’Connor, violinist Joshua Bell, pianists Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Conrad Tao, cellist Nina Kotova, jazz trumpeter Chris Botti, dancers Maxim Beloserkovsky and Irina Dvorovenko, conductors Carlo Ponti and Omer Wellber, jazz/pop singer Nikki Yanofsky and, making a much-anticipated return as resident orchestra, the Russian National Orchestra (RNO). The RNO will be in residence for the next four seasons of the festival, through summer 2013. Napa Valley Festival del Sole was co-founded and is produced by IMG Artists, an international arts management firm. Festival director Richard Walker said, “Five years ago we set out to create a festival combining the best in music, art, food and wine. And we have done just that.” This year Robert Cole, former director of Cal Performances at UC Berkeley, joins the team as festival advisor. “I look forward to working with everyone involved to further the festival’s reputation for the finest in music and dance,” Cole said. The fifth anniversary season kicks off with a July 16 concert at Napa Valley Opera House, with award-winning pianist Conrad Tao and the RNO Four Strings, and soloists Maxim Rubtsov and Vladislav Lavrik. Chef Ken Frank hosts an after-party at La Toque at the Westin Verasa Napa. On July 17 the festival presents A Taste of Napa at Calistoga Ranch. Also on hand is

nutrition specialist Melina Jampolis to lead the first in a series of wellness programs. That evening, Far Niente marks its 125th anniversary celebration with performances by jazz trumpeter Chris Botti and violinist Joshua Bell, the cuisine of top chefs and dancing in the Carriage House. The concert July 18 at Lincoln Theater Napa Valley features the U.S. debut of Omer Wellber, recently named principal conductor of Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia, Spain. Wellber leads the RNO, Joshua Bell and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet in a program that includes Mendelssohn’s Double Concerto. The next night, July 19, is A Night of Tango at Palmaz Vineyards, featuring the music and cuisine of Argentina. The program includes the music of Astor Piazzolla performed by the RNO Four Strings. Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Nina Kotova join the Rossetti String Quartet for chamber music at Castello di Amorosa on July 20. Renowned for its sophisticated, sensual sound, the Rossetti String Quartet is a frequent collaborator of the virtuoso French pianist. Jazz-pop prodigy Nikki Yanofsky performs at Castello di Amorosa on July 21. The 16-year old sensation who recently sang Canada’s national anthem at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics, is also poised to release her first studio album. On July 22, tenor Francesco Demuro and cellist Nina Kotova headline a concert with the RNO under the baton of Omer

Wellber at Castello di Amorosa. Also appearing is actress, singer and dancer Rita Moreno. A recipient of the National Medal for the Arts, and an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy and Tony award winner, Moreno opens the program with a special reading. The festival’s first-ever Dance Gala takes place July 23 at Lincoln Theater. American Ballet Theatre principals Maxim Beloserkovsky and Irina Dvorovenko perform together with stars from the Bolshoi, Kirov and San Francisco ballets. Festival del Sole presents Chris Botti, one of today’s best-selling contemporary jazz artists, at Robert Mondavi Winery on July 24. On July 25, it is the RNO in concert at Lincoln Theater with conductor Carlo Ponti, Grammy-winning mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor, and the Volti chorus. The festival’s fifth anniversary gala takes place July 18 at Meadowood Napa Valley, featuring dinner, a performance by the RNO Brass, and an Artists vs. Vintners croquet match. The festival’s closing night dinner is July 25 at the Orchard at the Carneros Inn. Concert tickets may be purchases on line at www.fdsnapa.org or by calling 888-FDS-NAPA [888-337-6272]. Tickets are available in person at the Napa Valley Opera House and Lincoln Theater box offices, the Robert Mondavi Winery and Castello di Amorosa gift shops. Prices start at $35. The Bouchaine Young Artist Series is free. For information on festival packages visit, contact fdsconcierge@gmail.com.

Summer’S FeStival del SoleFillS FiFth SeaSon with muSic— and more

Napa Valley’s Festival del Sole returns for its fifth anniversary season, July 16-25, This year’s 10-day schedule is packed with events, from classical music to tango and jazz, gourmet meals to free family-friendly concerts, wellness programs and art exhibitions to wine tastings and after-parties, and a first-ever croquet match between artists and vintners.

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W hen the storied Uptown Theatre reopens its doors in mid-May, it will launch both a

new era and a new audience to a different style of entertainment — live music. The Uptown first opened in August 1937 as a downtown movie theater, screening Hollywood’s best — and occasionally worst — films for more than half a century. In 2001, Napa’s largest downtown property owner, George Altamura, and Hollywood director and Napa Valley vintner Francis Ford Coppola purchased the Uptown along with other investors, vowing to restore it to its former glory. Craftsmen are busy putting the finishing touches on the elaborate restoration, readying the Third Street venue for its grand opening as a music palace come May 14.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is set to headline the festive inaugural party. Featuring jitterbug, swing, Dixieland and jazz with hits like “The Jumpin’ Jive,” Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has performed in wine country previously, most recently at the Napa Town & Country Fair and the Napa Valley Opera House. Tickets for the opening night concert and party are $40 and $50. Grammy Award-winning leader of the new folk movement, Shawn Colvin, will share the Uptown stage on May 22 with singer/songwriter Lisa Loeb. Tickets for this show are $37 and $47.

May 29 Loud & Rich, Loudon Wainwright III and Richard Thompson — makes its Napa Valley debut. This is the first time folk singer/humorist/actor Wainwright and Thompson, arguably the greatest guitarist in British folk-rock, have teamed up. $37 and $47.June 6 Blues guitarist/vocalist Robert Cray returns to wine country with his band, $37/$47.June 12 Popular country/western singer/songwriter Merle (“Okie from Muskogee”) Haggard will bring his band, The Strangers, to town, $70/$85June 13 Part-time Napa Valley resident and king of blue-eyed soul Boz Scaggs is back with a special show, $75/$90.June 17 Although he launched his career at

14, it’s taken blues/rock guitarist Jonny Lang 15 years to make his Napa Valley debut. $40/$50.June 19 Song stylist/songwriter Rickie Lee Jones will not only perform “Chuck E.’s in Love” but her newest material from last fall’s “Balm in Gilead,” $37/$47.June 25 Grammy Award-winning singer, guitarist, and songwriter Ani DiFranco makes her debut in the Napa Valley as summer begins, $47.50.July 12 Catalonian superstars, The Gipsy Kings, will make their Napa Valley debut this summer in support of a new recording, $120/$135.July 16 Blues singer/guitarist Keb’ Mo’ started his musical career playing the steel drums and upright bass in a calypso band. He’ll make his local debut at the Uptown, $37/$47.July 21 Lyle Lovett, ticket prices to be announced.July 24 Named in honor of a Monty Python sketch, Toad the Wet Sprocket is a successful alternative rock quartet and has had a number of hits, including “All I Want,” $37/$47. For the most part, all shows are scheduled at 8 p.m., with venue doors opening at 7. Tickets maybe purchased at the theater’s Web site at www.uptowntheatrenapa.com or Ticketmaster.

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n apa’s history Opera House marks its 130th anniversary in 2010, and its summer

line-up includes a a performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s greatest hits, a nod to the works of the duo whose “HMS Pinafore,” was the first work performed at the historic, restored theater. Other summer shows range from community performances to acclaimed entertainers on tour. The Napa Valley Opera House is at 1030 Main St.,, Napa. For tickets and more information, visit the website, www.NVOH.org or call (707) 226-7372. The line-up from May to July includes:

May 2 The Napa Valley Chorale performs “A 20th Century Revue,” of popular hits. 7:30 p.m., $25. May 6, 7, 8 & 9 “A Chorus Line,” featuring a Napa Valley cast directed by Olivia Cowell. Tickets: $12 (student/senior, 65+), $20 (adult). May 9 is a matinee at 2 p.m. Other performances are at 7:30.May 15 An Evening with Jimmy Webb, composer of classics like “By The Time I Get To Phoenix” and “Wichita Lineman,” performs in concert, 8 p.m., $25, $30, $35May 16 Singing on a Sunday Afternoon: Napa

High School Chamber Choir in Concert. The 54-voice Napa High School Chamber Choir, along with several smaller ensembles, present choral music composed over five centuries, in several different languages from around the world, including works performed during their special invitational performance appearance at the Notre Dame’ Cathedral in Paris earlier this spring, 3 p.m., $20.May 21 & 22 Garage Band 101: Music of the 1980s. Napa School of Music presents a concert of music from the 1980s, 7 p.m., $12 in advance; $15 at the door.May 23 Pacific Chamber Symphony presents a program of lyric Romanticism with a Spanish twist in “Maestro’s Surprise: Eroica and Aranjuez Together,” 2 p.m., $32, $40. June 5 The Steve Chapin Band performs A Tribute to Harry Chapin, 8 p.m., $25/$30.June 6 Pocket Opera presents “La Vie Parisienne,” Jacques Offenbach’s mischievous, joyful paean to his adopted city. 2 p.m., $30, $35. June 11 Papa Doo Run Run. Formed in 1965, this group toured with Jan and Dean and the Beach Boys and had a 15-year run as the Celebrity House Band at Disneyland. They perform classic rock hits of the 60s and 70s, 8 p.m., $30.

June 18 David Grisman Quintet Plus One, For over 45 years, mandolinist/composer Grisman has been creating “dawg” music, a blend of folk, swing, bluegrass, Latin, jazz and gypsy, 8 p.m., $40.June 19 Missoula Children’s Theatre presents “Treasure Island.” Children ages 5–18 are invited to audition for the production. Auditions are June 14, 10 a.m., in the Café Theatre. Rehearsals are June 14-19: 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Performance is 3 p.m., June 19. For more information, e-mail evy@nvoh.org.June 22 The Waifs, an Australian group with an international following, 8 p.m., $25, $30, $35.June 26 Napa Regional Dance Company’s present the full-length ballet “Alice in Wonderland” at 2 and 7 p.m.,. $20.July 18 Pocket Opera present Giuseppe Verdi’s glamorous and glittering opera “La Traviata” 2 p.m., $30, $35. July 22 Riders in the Sky combine wacky humor and western songs, 8 p.m., $25, $30, $35.July 31 Gilbert & Sullivan’s Greatest Hits. A matinee performance is Aug. 1 at 2 p.m. $25, $30, $35.

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G rammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter Chris Botti tops the list of entertainers scheduled to perform during July at the 41st annual

Robert Mondavi Summer Music Festival in Oakville. On the bill with Botti are perennial favorites Preservation Hall Jazz Band, with the Court Yard Hounds (a new duo featuring two of the Dixie Chicks), reggae superstar Ziggy Marley and the world-touring Afro-Cuban All Stars making their local debuts. Since its inception, the festival has raised more than $2 million for the Napa Valley Symphony Orchestra and Napa Valley Unified School District music programs. Tickets for all five concerts are on sale at the Napa Valley Opera House box office, by calling 226-7372 or online at nvoh.org.There are three tiers of tickets — general admission, reserved seating and reserved seating with dinner. All performances begin at 7 p.m. Ticket prices are as follows for each event: Preservation Hall Jazz Band, July 3, $60 (general admission), $90 (reserved lawn) and $190 (reserved with dinner).

The CourT Yard hounds, July 10, $75, $105, $205.ZiggY MarleY, July 16, $85, $115, $215.afro-Cuban all sTars, July 17, $60, $90, $190.Chris boTTi, July 24, $65, $95, $195. The gates will open prior to each concert at 5 p.m. for picnicking. Tickets are required for adults and children of all ages.

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Dreamcoat.” The cast includes professional adult

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T he intensive, month-long program is lead by Vivian Bayubay McLaughlin, an educator who has Broadway and Disney Channel

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The Napa Valley CouNTry Club:

a hidden jewel in the napa valley

By Inside Napa Valley Staff

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rapidly approaching its centennial, it was founded in 1915 as the Napa Golf Club when the city of Napa’s population was 6,000 and Napa County’s population was 20,000. The Club has continuously operated at its present site on land originally leased from Frank Coombs, whose father, Nathan Coombs, laid out the city of Napa in 1848. In 1923, during a period of prosperity, the club incorporated as the Napa Valley Country Club, with 25 prominent Napans signing the Articles of Incorporation. They built a clubhouse and purchased enough land to construct an 18-hole golf course — 134 acres — from Frank Coombs for $7,500. Before that course was completed, the club survived many ups and downs, including two world wars, the Great Depression and competition from other major golf course developments. It wasn’t until 1990, with the completion of a “second nine,” that the club had 18 holes of golf. Seventy-five years in the making, the 6,150-yard-long course wanders through oak-studded hills and vineyards of the Napa Valley. In 1971, the club added tennis as an activity and today has nine courts and a professionally guided program for both adults and youths. A 1920s Berkeley Craftsman-style clubhouse completed in 2004 was the concluding piece needed to make NVCC “a first-class fully integrated, family-oriented country club,” according to Harold Halterman, who joined NVCC 50 years ago. Halterman sees the club as having played an important part in the social life of the Napa community as well as providing recreational and social activities for thousands of members, their families and guests. “It offers, an opportunity for families in our community, in fact in our region, to belong to a club that offers something for everyone in the family right here at home: golf, tennis, swimming, plus social activities, both at the adult and junior level,” he said. “The Club has always welcomed community organizations wishing to hold receptions, parties, class reunions and the like, and over the life of the club, thousands of organizations have taken advantage of this opportunity,” Halterman continued. “The clubhouse and grounds provide a beautiful and memorable location for weddings and receptions.”

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Haltermannotedotherways theClubhasbenefitedthecommunity.“Members—aswerethefoundersoftheclub—areveryactiveinvariousorganizationsfromtheBoysandGirlsClubtoMusicintheVineyards,andthenumerousothergroupsthatbenefitthecitizensofNapa,”hesaid,notingthatthecluballowsboysandgirls’highschoolgolf teamstopracticeandholdcompetitivematches. The club also hosts organizations raising funds forcommunityinstitutionsliketheDr.DwightMurraySeniorGolfTournament,whichbenefitstheQueenoftheValleyHospital,aneventinits36thyear The club, which employs, 55 full-time employees and28 part-time employees, also contributes rounds of golf tocharitableorganizationsforfundraisers. AstheNapaValleyCountryClubmovestowardits100thbirthday,Haltermansaid,someofthehighlightsinclude:•TakingaleadpositionintheefforttobringrecycledwatertotheCoombsvillearea;• Completing the installation of a major solar panel projectdesignedtosupporttheinfrastructureoftheclub;• Contemporizing club membership policies to offer singlemembers theopportunity todesignateaguestonanannualbasis,aleadershippositionintheindustry;•InvitingthecommunitytoparticipateinagolfeventonJuly12ofthisyear. “All in all, the Napa Valley Country Club continues togrowbothitsfacilitiesandpoliciestorecognizethechangingneedsofitsmembersandthecommunity,”Haltermansaid. Clubactivityremainsatahigh leveldespite thecurrenteconomy,”Haltermansaid.“However,likemostprivateclubs,turnoverisafactoflife.Consequently,NVCCisalwayslookingfornewmemberstoreplacethosewhoareretiring,andfromtimetotimeconductsmembershipdrives.” Aprogram initiated inOctober2009was successful,hesaid,with30newfamiliesjoiningtheclub.“Thisdriveisnowenteringasecondphasethatalsoincludessocialmemberships,”hesaid.“Socialmembershipsarenon-golfing,andcomprisedofprimarilytennis,swimmingandsocialactivities,includingfulluseoftheclubhouse.” AstheNapacommunitycontinuestogrow,manypeopledon’t realize that Napa Valley Country Club even exists,Haltermansaid.“Theclubishopingthecurrentmembershipdrivewillrectifythat. “Theclubhasbeencalledbysomethe,‘TheHiddenJewelofTheNapaValley’,”hesaid. PeopleinthecommunityinterestedinbecomingamemberoftheNapaValleyCountryClubarewelcomedtoinquirebycalling Carol Svendsen, membership director at 252-1111,Ext.10.

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Living DreamYoung duo opens Napa’s newest hot spot

By L. PIERCE CARSON Inside Napa Valley Writer | Photos JORGEN GULLIKSEN

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t wentysomethings grounded in food at an early age, Curtis Di Fede and Tyler Rodde are living the dream. Eager to have their own restaurant before they turned 30, the two Napans opened the hot, new downtown eatery, Oenotri, a month ago. Neither long days nor stubbed toes have dampened spirits or wiped the perpetual smiles from their faces. Both young chefs grew up in families that ate well. Rodde prepared dishes for parents and siblings before he was 10. With roots in southern Italy on both sides of his family, Di Fede says visiting relatives in Sicily at age 15 reinforced his desire to cook for a living. While they spent formative years in the valley, Di Fede and Rodde did take time elsewhere to hone their craft. But when it came time to decide where to locate the first restaurant they could call their own, the partners returned to the valley they know so well. Oenotri (pronounced oh-no-tree) celebrates the food of Campania, Calabria, Basilicata and Puglia, as well as the island of Sicily, distinct regions of southern Italy. Located in Napa Square across from the new Avia Hotel at First and Franklin streets, the restaurant is named for an ancient Oscan term for vine cultivator. Fascinated by a culture that thrived in southern Italy around 1000 B.C., the partners maintain the restaurant’s Oscan name pays tribute to the early settlers of Campania and surrounding lands and one of the early Italic languages. As Rome conquered territory occupied by Oscans, it assimilated the Oscan people into the Roman world. Oenotri’s menu spotlights pizza, pasta and housemade salumi, a process the partners learned while working at the

acclaimed Oakland restaurant, Oliveto Restaurant and Cafe.

Hospitality in his veins? Although he’s a self-effacing guy, Curtis Di Fede could spend considerable time bragging about one very well-known, respected member of his family, on his father’s side. A man with great foresight who knew the value of inviting tourists to wine country, Fred Abruzzini was Di Fede’s great-grandfather. Winemaker and general manager at Beringer Brothers, as it was called then, Abruzzini began inviting guests such as Tom Mix, Clark Gable, Edgar Bergen and Jack Dempsey for well-publicized tours in the 1930s and 1940s. He opened Beringer Brothers’ grounds for the filming of “They Knew What They Wanted,” starring Charles Laughton and Carole Lombard. Following a tradition established by Napa vintners at early expositions, Abruzzini organized a wine temple on Treasure Island for the Golden Gate International Exposition in 1939, but added something new. A map guided visitors across the newly constructed Golden Gate and Oakland Bay bridges to the valley. “His side of the family is from Calabria. I remember him talking to me in Italian and teaching me lots of tricks with coins. “My father was born in Palermo, Sicily, and came here when he was 3 or 4 years old. I went to visit our relatives there when I was 15. I really liked how they ate, the fresh vegetables, the fish and how things were prepared. When I came home I wanted to do what they did with all those fresh ingredients. But in the middle of New Mexico, the only fresh things are the chiles.” Born in Fort Collins, Colo., where his

father was football coach at Colorado State, Di Fede spent all of his Christmas holidays in St. Helena where relatives on both sides of the family still reside. “We moved around a lot because of my father’s career,” he adds, noting that his dad also coached at Iowa State and New Mexico State. “I graduated from high school in Los Cruces.” The vacation in Sicily inspired Di Fede to pursue a career in culinary arts. After high school, he spent six months working at Tatsu, a Benihana-style restaurant in Las Cruces. “I wanted to go to culinary school so I did a lot of research (about curriculum and related costs). I found one I liked in London (England) ... so at 19 I signed up and was away from home for the first time. The dollar was pretty strong in 2000, so it was a great time to be in Europe. It was a nine-month program, but I stayed on for another four months for an internship at a London restaurant.” Di Fede returned to the states and spent a month in the valley before accepting a job opening New Orleans-based Commander’s Palace in Las Vegas. “We had huge numbers — 800 covers a night, and it was high quality food. I stayed there for two years before deciding Vegas was not the place for me.” He came back to the valley for a job at Bouchon in Yountville, working with chefs Jeff Cerciello and Josh Schwartz. He spent an average of four days a week working in the Bouchon kitchen, and another one day per week in Thomas Keller’s kitchen at The French Laundry. “I was re-inspired to cook by Hiro Sone at Terra,” Di Fede said of his two-year stint at the St. Helena restaurant. “I really liked his farm-to-table program and his menu.”

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The 29-year-old chef next returned to England to cook at a Michelin three-star restaurant, The Fat Duck, in Bray, just outside London. Six months later, he seriously injured a hand and took some time off, touring Sardinia, Sicily and Calabria, and, of course, eating and learning about regional cuisines. “I really fell in love with southern Italy this time,” he recalled. When he returned to the Bay Area, Di Fede walked into the acclaimed Oliveto restaurant and told chef Paul Canales “all I want to do is make salumi. He hired me, trained me and eventually I took over the salumi making.” Two years later, Tyler Rodde showed up.

Eager to cook A Vintage High graduate, Napa native Tyler Rodde contends living in wine country inspired him to seek a career in the restaurant business. “I was always interested in cooking growing up,” he said the other day as he and his staff geared up for another night of wining and dining hungry locals.

One of four children (one brother and two sisters), Rodde said his family hosted large holiday parties where he and his siblings were expected to contribute one dish each to the repast. “I think I was 8 years old when I made my first Caesar salad ... I’m sure everybody liked it.” His first serious effort in the hospitality industry came during college. “I worked in a cafe and beer bar for a while — I really enjoyed being in the kitchen,” he recalls. “It was then that I made the decision to go to culinary school, to make that my life’s direction. I really enjoyed working with my hands. I think I also liked the fact that there was always something to learn (about food and cooking). I found it gratifying to be on a never-ending educational quest.” However, Rodde readily admits he’s a culinary school dropout. He tried to cram too much into 24 hours and nearly flamed out, so to speak. “I had a job working for the Peter Michael Winery Foundation in the LA area, I was working at a restaurant and I was attending the California School of Culinary Arts in Pasadena,” Rodde advised. “I was

maintaining 14- to 18-hour days for three months and I knew I just couldn’t sustain that pace — even at 21 years old I couldn’t keep it going. “I felt I could always go back to school, and I was actually working in a (restaurant) kitchen. Since I was paying $3,300 a month for school, it was the first thing to go.” Rodde wound up not long thereafter a partner in a restaurant in the LA area. When his partner suggested Rodde buy out his share so he could return to his native Serbia to look after an ailing parent, the restaurant went on the market. “I knew I couldn’t operate a restaurant on my own, so we sold it.” He next turned to the corporate world, signing on with the Cheesecake Factory to serve as kitchen manager for its Palo Alto, Corte Madera and San Francisco stores. “I learned that in this business it’s important being able to speak Spanish so that you can manage the operation in a couple of languages.” He spent about two years with that organization before deciding he needed to “re-learn how to cook.” That decision brought Rodde to Oakland and Oliveto.

Pizzaiolo Sebastian Knox had hishands full with handmade pizzas.

Tyler Rodde, chef/partner at Oenotri, chats with dinersduring a busy Tuesday night.

Oenotri chef/partner Curtis Di Fede, right, gave Tuesday night’s guests andvintner David Del Dotto, left, a sneak peak at a line-caught yellow tail jack(wild hamachi) soon to make its way into a dish.

The Neapolitan pizza oven at Oenotri cooks

another fan favorite.

Wild fennel panna cotta with strawberries and Hoji Blanca olive oil is the handiwork of Oenotri pastry chef Jennifer Dolence.

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Although Di Fede and Rodde spentformative years in wine country — evenswimmingonthesameteam—theydidn’treallyknowoneanotheruntiltheyteamedupinthekitchenatOlivetowhereDiFedehadalreadyspenttwoyears. “Curtiswasmyfirstfriendonthefirstday,”Rodderecalled. “Yeah,Iwasgivinghimsomepointersonhiscommute(toOakland)fromNapa,”DiFedeadded. “Webecameclose,fastfriends,”Roddeagreed. Itwasn’t longbeforebothyoungmenconfidedinoneanotherdreamsofowningtheir own restaurant. “This was both ourdreams,”saidDiFede.“Webothknewwecouldn’tdoitbyourselves. “We knew our strengths and ourweaknessesandwefeltwecouldcomplementbothifwedidittogether,”Roddedeclared. They first broached the subject ofopening a restaurant together three yearsago,spentayearbrainstormingandanotheryear searching for the right location. “WelookedprimarilyintheNapaValley,fromCalistogatoAmericanCanyon,”Roddesaid. “All I’ve ever wanted to do was cookand have a successful business,” Di Fedeinsisted. “Wewantpeopletocomeinandenjoythefood—andtohaveitaffordablesotheyfeeltheycancomeinonceaweeknotjustonceamonth.”

No pig in a poke Open barely a month, Oenotri hasproventobeahitwithlocalsaswellasvalleyvisitors. Thedailysalumimenuoffersatleastadozenandahalfselections,anofferingthathasbeenextremelypopularwithdiners. A month ago for the opening, thepartnerswereorderingonepigaweekfordry-curedandcookedsalumi.Anydaynow,theorderwillgooutfortwopigsperweek. “We got in a beautiful yellowtail jacktodayfromMontereyFish,linecaughtthedaybeforeinSanDiego,”DiFedebeamed.“I’mgettingtwopigstomorrow,incrediblelambthenextday...I’mexcited.” Repeatdinerscansee thatexcitementreflectedinthemenu,whichchangeseveryday.Fromsubtlechangesinthepizzaandantipastilineuptoacontinuouslyevolvingselection of sizes, textures and sauces forthetoothsomesouthernItalianpastadishes,the Oenotri menu reflects the zeal withwhichthepartnerstackledailychoresand

challenges. The partners have found a kindredspirit in pastry chef Jennifer Dolence,a native of Wyoming who moved toCaliforniafouryearsago,transferringfromtheNewEnglandCulinaryInstitutetoCIAGreystone. “She’s a beautiful addition to theteam,” Di Fede advised. “I like how she’sincorporating bitter, salty and sour intodesserts.Itcomplementswhatwe’redoingontherestofthemenu.” From herbs freshly picked in Napagardenstoimportedcheesesandoliveoilsfrom Italy’s Mezzogiorno, from roastedMorroBayswordfishwithtoastedpistachiostowildnettle linguinewithwhiteGeorgiashrimp, the bill of fare at Oenotri is asremarkableasitismouthwatering. Keepingwiththeirgoalofaffordability,thepartnersfeelthey’llneverpriceanythinghigherthan$27aplate—andthatwillbeoneofthedailychangingtrioofsecondi,ormaincourses.

Pizza is generally in the $12 to $15rangeandantipastiarepricedbetween$9and$13.50.ReflectingthedishesofPuglia,Calabria, Campania, Basilicata and Sicily,pastasrangefrom$14to$16.50. Bringing considerable knowledgeandanattractivecellarofbothItalianandlocal wines to the operation is Oenotri’singratiatingsommelier,SurLucero. ThebustlingstaffisunderthedirectionofgenialgeneralmanagerLaurenDuncan. At present, Oenotri is serving dinneronly, between 5:30 and 9:30 p.m. Sundaythrough Wednesday, until 10 p.m. onThursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Fromend of service until at least midnight onThursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, there’salate-nightmenuofsalumiandpizza.Thepartnersexpecttoaddlunchservicesometimethissummer.Butfirst,they’lladdsomefourdozenseatstothe67inthediningroomwhentheyaddpatioserviceinMay. Forreservations,call252-1022.Oenotriisat1425FirstSt.,Napa.

Crostone of spicy coppa confit and avacado withKnoll Farm arugula and garlic sherry vinaigrette.Ingredients

2 pounds diced pork shoulder2 Tbsp. kosher salt2 Tbsp. red chile flakes 2 Tbsp. sweet paprika (get from Whole Spice at Oxbow Market)2 garlic cloves7 cups extra virgin olive oil (I use Arbequina)2 Haas avocadosSmall loaf of Italian bread (Acme)

Crostone of Pork Confitwith Arugula Salad

PreparationIn a large mixing bowl combine the kosher salt, chile flakes and sweet paprika and mix together. Next, sprinkle the spice mixture homogeneously over the diced pork shoulder and marinate for at least 12 hours.

The next day preheat theoven to 350 degrees. In a braising pan add the marinated pork and the seven cups of extra virgin olive oil. Cover tightly with aluminum foil and place it the oven for three hours.

Dice your shallot finely and macerate it in the 1/4 cup of sherry vinegar for 1 hour, then add 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil. Clean and wash your arugula and mix in a bowl before you plate the crostone.

Cut the Italian loaf into large toast slices on the bias. Toast the bread in the toaster or the oven for about five minutes or until golden brown. Swipe the toast with the peeled garlic — kind of like a cheese grater (the toast being the grater and the garlic being the cheese). Next, slice avocado and drain pork confit from the olive oil. Place the sliced avocado and pork shingled on the toast and place on a plate next to the arugula salad.

Serves 4. Bene appetito!

For the salad1 pound organic arugula1 shallot1/4 cup good sherry vinegar1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (Arbequina)

CurtIs DI FeDe Chef/partner, Oenotri

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SUMMER 2010 EVENTS

May 14

The Uptown reopens The historic Uptown Theater in Napa reopens after its extensive renovations — and with a whole new style. Beginning with an opening show by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, the movie house will host live music throughout the summer, with performers including Box Scags, Merle Hagard and Lyle Lovett. For a complete schedule and tickets, visit www.uptowntheatrenapa.com or Ticketmaster.

May 16

Singing on a Sunday AfternoonThe 54-voice Napa High School Chamber Choir, along with several smaller ensembles, present choral music composed over five centuries, in several different languages from around the world, including works performed during their special invitational performance appearance at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris earlier this spring, 3 p.m., $20.

Other Napa Valley Opera House performances in May include concerts with Jimmy Webb, and the Pacific Chamber Orchestra.See www.nvoh.org for details.

BEGINNING May 20

Chef’s Market 2010The summer farmers market and street fair takes place on Thursday nights, 5-9 p.m.It includes cooking demonstrations, food and wine tastings and live entertainment. It’s in downtown Napa on First Street between Main and Franklin streets.

May 21

Napa Valley Wine Festival Rally for EducationThe Napa Valley Education Foundation and the Noon Rotary Club host the 27th wine festival honoring the valley’s teachers, 4-8 p.m. Tickets are $35 in advance: $45 at the door. Call (707) 812-4777 for tickets.

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June 3-6

AuctionNapa ValleyThe granddaddy of all charity wine auctions, the Napa Valley vintner’s annual event marks its 30th year of raising millions of dollars for community non-profit organizations. Beginning Thursday night with lavish hospitality parties, Auction Napa Valley continues Friday with its day-long Taste Napa Valley party, this year at Rubicon Estate winery. The main event takes place Saturday at Meadowood Napa Valley when 40 lots will go on the block for bidders. Hundreds of local volunteers sign on to help at this annual event. For information and tickets,visit www.napavalleyvintners.com

June 14 - 2

Napa Valley Pride CelebrationThe local celebration of Gay Pride Month begins Friday with the Napa Guerilla Gay Pride Kick-Off Social and Cocktail Party. On Saturday, the Come Out Celebrate! picnic is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Veterans Park, Main Street, Napa. An Evening of Wine and Dancing in follows. On Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.relax at the “Recovery Brunch” at Oxbow Public Market.

June 25-27

“Joseph and the AmazingTechnicolor Dreamcoat”A cast of professional actors along with children from the Lincoln Theater Napa Valley Youth Performing Arts Program 2010, present a full-scale production of the Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice musical. Performances are at 8 p.m., June 25 and 26 and 3 p.m. June 27. For tickets call the box office at 944-1300 or visitwww.lincolntheater.com.

June 26

Calistoga Artsin the ParkEntering its 13th year, this event highlights local artists and raises funds for children’s art programs. It takes place in Pioneer Park in Calistoga,from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Information, 942-2278.

June 26

‘Alice in Wonderland’Napa Regional Dance Company presents a full-length version of the ballet at the Napa Valley Opera House. Local artists will showcase theme-related work in the Opera House Cafe. Tickets are $20. Performances are at 2 and 7 p.m. The Opera House is at 1030 Main St., Napa. Box office 226-7372 or www.nvoh.org.

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July 1-4

Napa County Fair & Silverado Parade Calistoga is the home of the old-fashioned Napa County Fair and with the ultimate small-town Independence Day parade. The parade is free and marches from downtown to the County Fairgrounds. Admission to the faire is $7 for adults and $3 for children ages 6-12. For information, call (707) 942-5111.

July 3-24

The Robert Mondavi Summer Music FestivalThe annual outdoor concert series begins with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band concert followed by a fireworks display. The gates open at 5 p.m. and the concert starts at 7 p.m. Following concerts are The Court Yard Hounds, July 10; Ziggy Marley, July 16; Afro-Cuban All Stars, July 17 and Chris Botti, July 24. For tickets and information, (888) 769-5299.

July 4

Martini Fourth of July celebrationThe Louis M. Martini family hosts festivities and fireworks at their 15th Fourth of July celebration 7 -10 p.m. Wine tasting, live music and activities for children in the winery gardenare followed by a Napa Valley barbecue dinner and fireworks Tickets are $110. Information, (866) 549-2582.

July 4

Napa Fourth of July Family fun at Veterans Park, the corner of Main and Third streets in Napa, begins at dusk and concludes with a fireworks show. The event is free. For more information, (707) 257-9529.

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Festival del Sole Napa Valley’s Festival del Sole returns for its fifth anniversary season, with a schedule is packed with classical music as well as tango and jazz, gourmet meals, free family-friendly concerts, wellness programs, art exhibitions, wine tastings, after-parties and a first-ever croquet match between artists and vintners. Concert tickets may be purchases on line at www.fdsnapa.org or by calling 888-FDS-NAPA [888-337-6272]. Tickets are available at the Napa Valley Opera House and Lincoln Theater box offices, the Robert Mondavi Winery and Castello di Amorosa gift shops. Prices start at $35. The Bouchaine Young Artist Series is free. For information on festival packages visit, contact fdsconcierge@gmail.com.

July 25

A Cause for PawsThe annual benefit for Napa Humanetakes place at Silverado Resort in Napa,1-5 p.m. and features food and wine tastings, live music, and auction items. The mobile adoption unit will be on hand. Tickets are $45 in advance, $60 the dayof the event. Information, (707) 255-8118, ext. 204.

July 31

Festa Italianaat V. SattuiCelebrate V. Sattui’s Italian heritage with an outdoor feast straight from the villages of Toscana and Lombardia. The picnic grove is transformed into a traditional Italian summer festival with the live music, dancing, food and wine. 1111 White Lane, St. Helena, 6:30- 9:30 p.m. Information: (800) 799.2337.

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Here they come, ladies and gentleman, rounding the corner from Trefethen in Napa and coming up Highway 29 into Yountville. Looks like it’s four wineries they visited so far … FOUR wineries. No, no.. ladies and gentlemen, it’s FIVE, five wineries so far, and INCREDIBLE, its only 11 a.m. This IS a fine day for the wine races. If you remember your first visit to Napa Valley wineries, you know what I am talking about — the eight-hour marathon at a pace that would make our Nascar neighbors proud. When we are sitting back home thinking of our upcoming vacation, we idealize about slow, leisurely days, sipping fine wine on terraces with our faces upturned towards the sun. But then we step foot in the valley and start fiendishly visiting as many wineries as humanly possible in the span of a day. I know, I know. They are all right here. And, well, once back home again, where’s the glory in retelling a story about leisurely sipping wines? Where’s the badge of honor there? So you start out the gate at 9 or 10 a.m. and whiz into each winery, simultaneously gulping your juice and waving good-bye, repeated 10 times, only find the afternoon’s dwindling — whence you start desperately scouring through your guide book, searching for the wineries that stay open past 5 p.m. Most second time visitors don’t repeat this offense. You stop and smell the roses, enjoy a cellar tour or two, take in the scenery, get to know the people at the wineries, and actually remember the names of the wines you tasted. How about that. For your next Napa Valley winery tour, here are some tried and true places to make you stop and enjoy all that is Napa Valley:

DOMAINE CHANDONDomaine Cahndon is magical. Once you leave the parking lot and walk toward the winery, flowers and greenery surround you. A little footbridge takes you toward the front doors. Take a minute to look around and you’ll spy stone toadstools and other intrigues along the way. On a beautiful day, the tasting room’s floor-to-ceiling window behind the bar is opened and you look out onto a scenic landscape, feel the breeze. You can sit inside or out with your tasting choice.

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op professional chefs can have pretty much any ingredients they want, no matter how precious or rare: fennel pollen, truffle salt, heirloom beans and

more are all at their disposal. Home chefs can cook with these high-end ingredients, too, of course; though in many communities without well-stocked gourmet shops, mail-order is the only way to obtain them. Luckiest of all are the Napa Valley cooks: Whether professionals or ardent amateurs, they can choose year-round from a cornucopia of fresh, artisanally produced foodstuffs that are available practically at their kitchen doorsteps. “I am so spoiled,” said chef, nutritionist and caterer Karen Schuppert, who shops daily at the Oxbow Public Market at 610 First St., Napa. “We are so lucky to have that in our neighborhood,” Schuppert said. She visits the Fatted Calf charcuterie daily, not only for the meat products but also for pastas and locally produced olive oil. The Fatted Calf is on McKinstry Street, around the corner from the Oxbow Public Market. “You can take your bottle and refill it with your olive oil, which is a great, green way to go about saving glass,” Schuppert said. Schuppert buys spices and blends at Whole Spice inside the market’s main hall. She loves the well-balanced blends

concocted by owners Shuli and Ronit Madmone, particularly their version of ras el hanout, a fragrant Moroccan mixture of more than a dozen separate spices. For Mexican ingredients, Schuppert favors El Mercado Economico, on Imola Avenue east, across from Napa State Hospital. “They are so nice and so helpful, and they have everything” including a full-service butcher, Schuppert says. “I also love them for their great deals on tomatillos and limes and all the ingredients for making wonderful salsas — and margaritas,” she adds with a smile. For organic produce and baking supplies, Schuppert likes to shop at the Golden Carrot, 1621 Imola Ave., South, a locally owned health food store she says has “without a doubt the best prices in town … (there’s) a lot of good stuff packed into that little space.” Schuppert’s favorite kitchenware store is the long-established Shackford’s at 1350 Main St., in downtown Napa. “I marvel that he’s still going at 90 years old,” she says of proprietor John Shackford, who has worked the shop with his wife, Donna, since they bought it in 1975. “He’s got three generations working there, and if they don’t have something they’ll definitely order it for you.” Schuppert is also a staunch fan of the Rancho Gordo shop at 1924 Yajome St., Napa, where owner Steve Sando sells

heirloom dried beans with names like Yellow Eye, Good Mother Stallard and Jacob’s Cattle. She extols the beans — which Sando brings to market within a year of harvest — as both tasty and healthful. “They’re also great for fiber, and they have lots of nutrients that help diabetics: They keep your blood sugar regulated,” explains Schuppert, who always has cooked beans on hand to add to recipes.Because beans also pack a lot of protein into a low-cost meal, she adds, “there’s just nothing better” for vegetarians. But Schuppert also shops at Rancho Gordo for Sando’s other goods, including clay cooking pots and unusual ingredients like chia seeds, which she praises as “even more remarkable than flax as far as their omega-three benefits — they’re super, super-high in fiber, you don’t have to grind them and they’re shelf-stable. “I sprinkle them on everything from salads to bean dishes to baked goods,” says Schuppert, who has posted several recipes using chia seeds on her blog, www.cook4seasons.com. Sando, himself a cookbook author as well as an advocate of new-world flavors, also has some favorite Napa stops he makes each week: “Mi Favorita on California Way because they have really good chorizo; they have cotija cheese imported from Mexico, which is incredible; they have nopales (cactus paddles) and milperos, tomatillos that are

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small and purple. They’re actually sweet: You can almost eat them raw.” The address is 3385 California Way. Sando continues “They have an excellent butcher, they have room to park and the staff is great.” But Sando’s favorite meat purveyor, like Schuppert’s, is Fatted Calf. “They have great Spanish sausage, and their duck confit is fabulous. Without even blinking you can have a salad, duck confit and potatoes,” he says. And like Schuppert, he’s a fan of the spices and blends at Whole Spice — especially the Madmones’ dry harissa blend, which he mixes with olive oil and fresh garlic to make a paste he calls “just incredible” by comparison with commercial bottled harissa. Longtime Napan Lynn Campagna, a dedicated home chef and retailer whose well-stocked Napa Valley Kitchen Gallery on Lincoln Avenue celebrates its first anniversary this summer, is also a loyal partisan of the Oxbow Public Market. Kanaloa Seafood, she says, has “the freshest fish, literally, hands-down.” And, she adds, “the staff is knowledgeable, and I like being educated.” Campagna also shops at the market’s Whole Spice, Oxbow Produce and the Olive Press, which carries many different types of olive oil. All three foodies are regulars at the Napa Farmers Market, which runs Tuesdays and Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to noon in the parking lot just east of the Oxbow Public Market main hall. Campagna has one more recommendation a few miles north on the same road: “The strawberry farm next to Silverado Vet,” she says, “has the best berries around.” The seasonal strawberry stand is on Silverado Trail, just off Trancas Street. One last foodie tradition in Napa is the Thursday night chefs’ market, which runs May 20 through Aug. 5, 5 to 9 p.m., on First Street in downtown Napa. The event is free, family oriented and open to the public. Renowned chefs, who just happen to be Napa locals, present two nightly cooking demonstrations, at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. After the demonstration, enjoy a sample of the food, paired with a taste of wine, both free of charge. For more information about the Chefs Market, call 257-0322 or visit www.napadowntown.com.

xbow Public Market is proving to be a treasure trove for local chefs and cooks — but how is it for day-to-day shopping?

With picnic basket in hand, we set out to shop for a casual picnic for two, to see what we could find and how much it would cost. First stop: Model Bakery. Both the bakery and the nearby Fatted Calf, while part of the market, have storefront shops on McKinstry Street. Model Bakery, a spin-off of the St. Helena original, has become the bread baking facility for both bakeries, and so it’s the place to pick up fresh baguettes and other loaves of artisan bread, along with cookies, cakes and pastries. The early-morning bake of baguettes sells out

quickly; the afternoon bake is usually out by 3 p.m. Among the choices they bake a large pain levain with a wine grape starter, and will happily cut a chunk of it for a customer. A quarter of the large bread is $2.25 and sufficient for two people. The bakery will also make sandwiches to go, including panini. We opted for a fresh baguette, $3.Next stop: The Fatted Calf, next door. This tiny shop sells charcuterie, pâtés, salami, prosciutti, confits and a large selection of fresh sausage, along with other artisan products. It’s a frequent stop for picnickers, according to Annellane Vandendriesshe. “We usually recommend two to three different things.” We chose an eighth of a pound of Umbrian sausage ($2.75), and another

of Spanish chorizo ($3). Going wild, we decided to splurge another dollar on a carton of tiny pickles, cornichons, bringing our tab to a grand total of $6.75. Another option for a picnic, however, is to get to the shop early enough to nab one of the house-made sandwiches. They make a limited amount each day of utterly delectable sandwiches, like roast pork with aioli and grilled onions, and they sell out quickly at $7.50 each for a generous portion that could easily feed two. From here, we headed toward the main hall of the Oxbow Market, stopping first at the Oxbow Cheese Merchant. Like the Fatted Calf, this shop offers the variety and quality of selections you could expect to find in the most sophisticated city — and here it is in Napa. The staff is extremely knowledgeable and happy to provide samples to help you make your choices. And if you’re stumped or overwhelmed, their recommendations, I have found, are always terrific. Once when I had friends from France arriving, I flew into the shop, threw myself on their mercy, walked out with three cheeses, and, yes, even these picky French visitors were impressed. For our picnic, the helpful Ricardo

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Huijon came up with three suggestions of cheese, for a total of $14. “Especially with cheese,” he said, “remember you can enjoy it in small amounts.” A quarter of a pound for one or two is more than adequate; and they’ll cut small amounts to order so you can pack a bit of variety, a soft and a hard cheese, a Petaluma, and a Spanish, for example, all in one picnic. The Cheese Merchant is located in the same space as the Oxbow Wine Merchant and Wine Bar, which as of this writing is in a separate space just across from the entrance to the main hall. (They are scheduled to move to a space in the main hall this summer). The selection here too is international and wide-ranging in price. Rosé is my own wine of choice for picnics, so we picked up a JRE rosé of cabernet for $18. Inside the main hall, choices abound for special picnics and barbecues: completely scrumptious ice cream from Three Twins, first-rate meats Five Dot Ranch (from happy, free-range cows who graze in eastern Napa, I’m told), and fish and shellfish from Kanaloa Seafood Market. Happy, however, with our bread and cheese and salumi, we were just looking for a few extra touches. We stopped, therefore, at Whole Spice, which has to be one of the most fascinating places in Napa. It’s got every herb and spice you can imagine, all super fresh, plus chilies and salts. Another huge plus is that they sell in small amounts. At the recommendation of Micah Llamac, working in the shop, we bought an ounce of fleur de sel pimenton, ($2). Sprinkle a dab on bread and see what happens. Around the corner from Whole Spice is the Olive Press, where you can bring in your own bottle and fill it with fresh olive oil for a dollar an ounce. They also have flavored oils; unlike some, where a flavoring is added to mask an inferior oil, this is premium product, with a touch of lemon or orange, for fun. We spent $1 on oil to drizzle on our bread, and bought a container of mixed olives for $4.75. At the south end of the market is Oxbow Produce and Grocery. The store stocks only locally grown, organic and seasonal produce from small farms in the area. We were shopping in April, when the wonderful fruits of spring were just beginning to arrive. We opted for a basket of strawberries, $3.99. And to round out a picnic, a sweet finish was in order. If you did not succumb to cookies from Model Bakery, there are two other tempting options. Anette’s Chocolates sells truffles, brittles, creams and chocolate pieces all made in the downtown Napa factory, while Kara’s Cupcakes bakes fresh batches of regular and mini-sized cupcakes throughout the day. With such a decision to make, we opted for both. We bought two of Anette’s incomparable truffles (raspberry- and lemon-filled) for $2.05; and two mini cupcakes for $4. There it was a picnic, including wine, waiting to be savored. We spent a grand total of $69.54. But half the fun of this picnic was shopping for it. And one last suggestion — where to go to picnic. Just across the river from the public market is the new Oxbow Preserve, a quiet and as yet, largely undiscovered new park in Napa. To reach it, take First Street to Silverado Trail, turn left and look for blue road sign and a brown sign for the preserve on the left side of the road, coming up quickly. The turn is onto what looks like a private lane, but it will bring you to the park. The Oxbow Public Market is at 644 First St., Napa. Its website is www.oxbowpublicmarket.com.

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That’s starting to change, as the voter-created Napa County Regional Park and Open Space District works to create new parks and trails, as well as to improve and publicize existing ones. “There are opportunities in Napa County that most people don’t even know about,” says Myrna Abramowicz, one of five elected directors of the special district created by voters in 2006. Access to the county’s wild places is “coming to the forefront, because of the parks and open space district,” Abramowicz said. For example, for decades the rugged Oat Hill Mine Trail near Calistoga had been effectively closed due to lack of management. That didn’t

stop those in the know from hiking, biking and riding horses there, but many more people should be able to enjoy the trail now that the open space district has begun maintaining it. You can either go up the Calistoga side or the Pope Valley side for a strenuous climb rewarded by sweeping valley views, Abramowicz says. The Oat Hill Mine Trail also links to public open space areas that are part of Robert Louis Stevenson State Park and State School Lands, as well as the newly acquired Wild Lake Ranch and Duff properties owned by the Land Trust of Napa County. Among the dozens of other projects on the district’s master plan are

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1) The route of the new trail in American Canyon that leads out to the Napa River before the trail wasconstructed. 2) Oat Hill Mine Trail 3) Moore Creek watershed, just north of Lake Hennessey, location of new District park with several trails, to be opened this fall or next spring. 4) Start of the River to Ridge Trail, connecting Kennedy Park with Skyline Wilderness Park. The animal silhouettes were installed as part of an Eagle Scout candidate project, to make the initial chain link fence experience more interesting (and educational by showing the animals one can see at Skyline park) 5) Napa River Ecological Reserve, oneof the last remaining Napa River oak woodlands.

ts famous vineyards, wineries and food purveyors may be the Napa Valley’s crown jewels, but the setting in which they

gleam — the natural landscape of the valley and its surrounding steep hills and canyons — is every bit as precious. Yet Napa has never been considered much of a destination for the outdoorsy: Apart from a handful of well-visited spots — Kennedy, Westview and Skyline parks; the state park in Calistoga — too much of its alluring landscape has been inaccessible, or simply unknown, to the public.

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several more in the northeastern part of the county, from the shores of Lake Berryessa to the mountainous Blue Ridge that rises along the Yolo County border. But as Abramowicz was elected to represent Ward 5, the southern part of the county — the open space district’s five wards mirror Napa’s supervisorial areas — she’s most excited about the new developments in Napa and American Canyon. This June, for instance, the American Canyon shoreline will take its place along the San Francisco Bay Trail, helping to close one of the many gaps in the proposed 500-mile route around the bay and its wetlands. More than 10 years since the Bay Trail began, nearly 300 miles have been completed. But the American Canyon segment, along Wetlands Edge Road to Eucalyptus, marks its debut in Napa County. “We’ll have a special celebration for that,” promises Abramowicz, a transplanted Eastern urbanite who embraces the open-space cause with the zeal of a convert. “I come from New York City originally, so, to me, Napa was like Eden,” she says. One of Abramowicz’s favorite spots is Skyline Wilderness Park, just southeast of the city of Napa. She still marvels at the fact that a hike up to Lake Marie is just minutes from her home. “It’s the first place I ever saw wild turkeys,” she recalls. “I was just overwhelmed … It’s just so magical, and if you get up high enough you have this view. You can’t buy that.” Nor, apparently, can you buy Skyline Wilderness Park, which the county has been trying for years to purchase from the state of California. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger twice has vetoed legislation that would allow the sale to take place. “You’d have to ask him why,” says a frustrated Abramowicz. “The county is keeping money in reserve every year ... with luck, the third time will be the winner.” Until then, the state continues to lease the parkland to the county, which subleases it to the Skyline Park Citizens Association. The association maintains the land, which includes a disc-golf course, trails for hiking and biking and a lovingly-tended native plant garden,

and charges fees to non-members for parking and RV camping, www.SkylinePark.org. Adventurous hikers who like to plan ahead should look into some of the regional outings sponsored by the Land Trust of Napa County, which has purchased some of the wildest and most scenic swathes of landscape in the area. Land Trust properties aren’t public parks, but the nonprofit agency offers regular hikes with guides. If you’re a Napa Valley resident or a regular visitor, consider a membership. Visit www.NapaLandTrust.org for details. Back in town, Yountville is taking a small step toward the eventual completion of an ambitious, county-spanning north-south bike path project known as the Vine Trail. Work began in March to construct the $1.3 million Highway 29 Bike Path Project, paid for by a federal stimulus grant. Scheduled to open in July, it’s just about 4,000 feet of pavement, running along the east side of Highway 29 from California Drive to Madison Street. That may not seem like a lot, but it provides more than a much-needed link for cyclists: Pedestrians will also find it an attractive alternative to Yountville’s busy sidewalks and streets. Keep up with the Vine Trail’s progress at VineTrail.org, and learn more about the Napa County Regional Park and Open Space District’s trails and parks at www.NapaOutdoors.org.

Inside Napa Valley Correspondent Louisa Hufstader is the editor of “Native Grandeur: Preserving California’s Vanishing Landscapes,”a book published in 2000 by the Nature Conservancy of California.

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For lovers of both art and nature, di Rosa, located on 217 acres in the Carneros region, offers spring nature hikes in May and June. Di Rosa is home to an extensive collection of Northern California art, some of which is housed in galleries with other works installed throughout the grounds.

Experienced guides lead hikes to the top of Milliken Peak at di Rosa, the highest summit in the Carneros region of Napa Valley with views of the North Bay, including vistas of the Napa River and San Pablo Bay. Art and vista hikes on May 1 and June 5 will explore di Rosa’s outdoor sculpture collec-tion as well as native fl ora and fauna. Nature and vista hikes May 8 and June 12 provide information on native fl ora and fauna. The hikes are moderately strenuous; children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. The hikes are free for members, and $15 for non-members. Reservations are required. Call 226-5991, ext. 25 or visit the di Rosa website at www.dirosaart.org for details on tours, educational programs, and other visitor information.

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Ad Hoc 6476 Washington StreetYountville, CA 94599

707.944.2487

Alexis Baking Company 1517 Thrid StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.258.1827

All Season’s Bistro 1400 Lincoln AvenueCalistoga, CA 94515

707.942.9111

Ana’s Cantina 1205 Main StreetSt. Helena, CA 94574

707.963.4921

Andie’s Cafe 1042 Freeway DriveNapa, CA 94559

707.259.1107

Angèle 540 Main StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.252.8115

Annaliên 1142 Main StreetNapa, California 94559

707.224.8319

Armadillo’s 1304 Main StreetSt. Helena, CA 94574

707.963.8082

BarBersQ 3900-D Bel Aire PlazaNapa, CA 94559

707.224.6600

Bayleaf Restaurant 2025 Monticello RoadNapa, CA 94558

707.257.9720

Bistro Don Giovanni 4110 Howard LaneNapa, CA 94558

707.224.3300

Celadon 500 Main Street, Ste. GNapa, CA 94559

707.254.9690

Coldstone Creamery 651 TrancasNapa, CA 94558

707.251.3703

Compadres Rio Grille 505 Lincoln AvenueNapa, CA 94558

707.253.1111

Cook St. Helena 1310 Main StreetSt. Helena, CA 94574

707.963.7088

Cucina Italiana 4310 Knoxville RaodNapa, CA 94558

707.966.2433

Cuvee 1650 Soscol AvenueNapa, CA 94558

707.224.2330

Don Perico Mexican Restaurant

1025 First StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.252.4707

Downtown Joe’s 902 Main StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.258.2337

Enoteca & Winery(Oxbow Market)

610 First Street, #10Napa, CA 94559

707.256.3700

Etoile 1 California DriveYountville, CA 94599

800.736.2892

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Auberge du Soleil 180 Rutherford Hill RoadRutherford, CA 94573

707.963.1211

Azzurro Pizzeria & Enoteca

1260 Main StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.255.5552

Bank Cafe & Barat the Westin

1314 McKinstry StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.257.5151

Cantinetta Piero 6774 Washington StreetYountville, CA 94599

707.944.8080

CC Blue Sushi Bar & Restaurant

1148 Main StreetSt. Helena, CA 94574

707.967.9100

Calistoga Inn, Restaurant & Brewery

1250 Lincoln AvenueCalistoga, CA 94515

707.942.4101

Checkers Restaurant 1414 Lincoln AvenueCalistoga, CA 94515

707.942.9300

Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen

1327 Railroad AvenueSt. Helena, CA 94574

707.963.1200

Cole’s Chop House 1122 Main StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.224..6328

Farmat The Carneros Inn

4048 Sonoma HighwayNapa, CA 94559

707.299.4882

Fazerrati’s Pizza Restaurant

1517 Imola AvenueNapa, CA 94558

707.255.1188

Filippi’s Pizza Grotto 645 First StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.254.9700

Firewood Cafe 3824 Bel Aire PlazaNapa, CA 94559

707.224.9660

Foothill Grill 2766 Old Sonoma RoadNapa, CA 94558

707.252.6178

French Laundry 6640 Washington StreetYountville, CA 94599

707.944.2380

Bistro Jeanty 6510 Washington StreetYountville, CA 94599

707.944.0103

Boon Fly Café 4048 Sonoma HighwayNapa, CA 94559

707.299.4870

Bosko’s Trattoria 1364 Lincoln AvenueYountville, CA 94515

707.942.9088

Bottega Ristorante 6525 Washington StreetYountville, CA 94599

707.945.1050

Bouchon

6534 Washington StreetYountville, CA 94599

707.944.8037

Bounty Hunter Wine Bar & Bistro

975 First StreetNapa, CA 94559

800.943.9463

Brannan’s Grill 1374 Lincoln AvenueCalistoga, CA 94515

707.942.2233

AKA Bistro 1320 Main StreetSt. Helena, CA 94574

707.967.8111

Brix 7377 St. Helena HwyYountville, CA 94558

707.944.2749

Buckhorn Grill 1201 Napa Town CenterNapa, CA 94558

707.265.9508

Buster’s BBQ 1207 Foothill BlvdCalistoga, CA 94515

707.942.5605

Flatiron Grille 1440 Lincoln AvenueCalistoga, CA 94515

707.942.1220

Buttercream Bakery& Diner

2297 Jefferson StreetNapa, CA 94558

707.255.6700

Cafe 29 3000 Highway 29, Ste. BSt. Helena, CA 94574

707.963.9919

Cafe Sarafornia 1413 Lincoln AvenueCalistoga, CA 94515

707.942.0555

California Pizza 2410 Jefferson StreetNapa, CA 94558

707.252.3636

Frida’s Mexican Grill 1533 Trancas StreetNapa, CA 94558

707.252.3575

Fume Bistro & Bar 4050 Byway EastNapa, CA 94558

707.257.1999

General Store Cafe 540 Main StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.259.0762

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Oxbow Chesse Merchant

610 First StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.257.5200

Mini Mango Bistro 1408 Clay StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.226.8886

Model Bakery(Oxbow Market)

644 First Street, Bldg BNapa, CA 94559

707.259.1128

Mount St. HelenaBrewing Co.

21167 Calistoga StreetMiddletown, CA 95461

707.987.3361

Nicola’s Deli & Pizzeria 1359 Lincoln AvenueCalistoga, CA 94515

707.942.6272

Las Palmas 1730 Yajome StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.257.1514

The Little Gourmet 1040 Main StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.257.7700

Mammarella’s 630 Airpark RoadNapa, CA 94558

707.256.3441

Market 1347 Main Street.St. Helena, CA 94574

707.963.3799

Martini House 1245 Spring StreetSt. Helena, CA 94574

707.963.2233

Meadowood NapaValley

900 Meadowood LaneSt. Helena, CA 94574

707.963.3646

Oakville Grocery 7856 St. Helena HwyOakville, CA 94562

707.944.8802

Old Adobe Bar & Grille 376 Soscol AvenueNapa, CA 94558

707.255.4310

Olive Tree Inn 221 Silverado TrailNapa, CA 94558

707.252.7660

Grille 29at the Embassy Suites

1075 California BlvdNapa, CA 94559

707.253.9540

Hog Island Oyster Company (Oxbow Market)

641 First StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.251.8113

Hurley’s Restaurant & Bar

6518 Washington StreetYountville, CA 94599

707.944.2345

Hydro Bar & Grill 1403 Lincoln AvenueCalistoga, CA 94515

707.942.9777

Jonesy’s Famous Steak House & Supper Club

2044 Airport RoadNapa, CA 94558

707.255.2003

JuJu’s 3375 California WayNapa, CA 94558

707.226.6537

La Prima Pizza 1010 Adams StreetSt. Helena, CA 94574

707.963.7909

La Taquiza Fish Tacos 2007 Redwood RoadNapa, CA 94558

707.224.2320

La Toque 1314 McKinstry StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.257.5157

Kitani Sushi 1631 Lincoln AvenueCalistoga, CA 94515

707.942.6857

La Prima Pizza 3070 Jefferson StreetNapa, CA 94558

707.253.7909

La Prima Pizza 1923 Lake StreetCalistoga, CA 94515

707.942.8070

The Grill at Silverado Resort1600 Atlas Peak RoadNapa, CA 94558707.257.5400www.silveradoresort.com

Go Fish Restaurant 641 Main StreetSt. Helena, CA 94574

707.963.0700

Gillwoods 1313 Main StreetSt. Helena, CA 94574

707.963.1788

Gillwoods Cafe 1320 Napa Town CenterNapa, CA 94559

707.253.0409

Golden Harvest 61 Main StreetSt. Helena, CA 94574

707.967.9888

Grace’s Table 1400 Second StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.226.6200

Norman Rose Tavern 1401 First StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.258.1516

Highway 29 Cafe 101 Cafe CourtNapa, CA 94503

707.224.6303

Napa Valley WineTrain, Inc.

1275 McKinstry StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.253.2111

Mustard’s Grill 7399 St. Helena HwyYountville, CA 94599

707.944.2424

Model Bakery1357 Main StreetSt. Helena, CA 94574707.963.8192www.themodelbakery.com

Neela’s Indian CuisineRestaurant

975 Clinton StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.226.9988

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ZuZu 829 Main StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.224.8555

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Vercelli RistoranteItaliano

1146 Main StreetSt. Helena, CA 94574

707.963.3371

Villa Corona 3614 Bel Aire PlazaNapa, CA 94558

707.257.8685

Villa Corona 1138 Main StreetSt. Helena, CA 94574

707.963.7812

Villa Romano 1011 Soscol Ferry RoadNapa, CA 94558

707.252.4533

Wah Sing ChineseRestaurants

1449 Imola Avenue W.Napa, CA 94559

707.252.0511

Wappo Bar & Bistro 1226 Washington StreetCalistoga, CA 94515

707.942.4712

Zinsvalley Restaurant 1106 First StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.224.0695

Yountville Deli 6498 Washington StreetYountville, CA 94599

707.994.2002

Uva Trattoria 1040 Clinton StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.255.6646

Taylor’s Refresher(Oxbow Market)

610 First StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.224.6900

Terra 1345 Railroad AvenueSt. Helena, CA 94574

707.963.8931

Thai Kitchen Restaurant 1222 Trancas StreetNapa, CA 94558

707.254.9271

That Pizza Place 1149 Main StreetSt. Helena, CA 94574

707.968.9671

Tra Vigne Restaurant 1050 Charter Oak AvenueSt. Helena, CA 94574

707.963.4444

Trancas Steakhouse 999 Trancas StreetNapa, CA 94558

707.258.9990

Triple S Ranch& Restaurant

4600 Mt. Home Ranch RdCalistoga, CA 94515

707.942.6730

Siena at Meritage Resort

875 Bordeaux WayNapa, CA 94558

707.251.1950

Silverado BrewingCompany

3020 St. Helena Hwy N. Ste. ASt. Helena, CA 94574

707.967.9876

Tanya’s Taqueria 601 Jefferson StreetNapa , CA 94558

707.224.9000

Taylor’s Refresher 933 Main StreetSt. Helena, CA 94574

707.963.3486

Ubuntu 1140 Main StreetNapa, CA 94558

707.251.5656

Red Rock Cafe 1010 Lincoln AvenueNapa, CA 94558

707.226.2633

Red Rock North 4084 Byway EastNapa, CA 94558

707.253.2859

Ristorante Allegria 1026 First StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.254.8006

Pizzeria Tra Vigne 1016 Main StreetSt. Helena, CA 94574

707.967.9999

Press 587 St Helena HwySt. Helena, CA 94574

707.967.0550

Puerto VallartaRestaurant

1473 Lincoln AvenueCalistoga, CA 94515

707.942.6563

Redd 6480 Washington StreetYountville, CA 94599

707.944.2222

Red Hen Cantina 4175 Solano AvenueNapa, CA 94558

707.255.8125

Rutherford Grill 1180 Rutherford RoadRutherford, CA 94573

707.963.1792

Ristorante La StradaItalian Cuisine

6240 Napa-Vallejo HwyAmerican Canyon, CA

707.226.3027

Siam Thai House 1139 Lincoln AvenueNapa, CA 94558

707.226.7749

Small World 932 Coombs StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.224.7743

Solbar at Solage Calistoga

755 Silverado TrailCalistoga, CA 94515

707.226.0800866.942.7442

Soo Yuan Restaurant 1354 Lincoln AvenueCalistoga, CA 94515

707.942.9404

Sushi Mambo 1202 First StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.257.6604

Squeeze Inn Burgers 3383 Solano AvenueNapa, CA 94558

707.257.6880Pacific Blues Cafe 6525 Washington StreetYountville, CA 94599

707.944.4455

Pacifico Restaurante Mexicano

1237 Lincoln AvenueCalistoga, CA 94515

707.942.4400

Palisades Market & Deli 1506 Lincoln AvenueCalistoga, CA 94515

707.942.9649

Pearl, The Restaurant 1339 Pearl Street, Ste. 104Napa, CA 94559

707.224.9161

Pete’s Pancakes 7787 St. Helena HwyOakville, CA 94562

707.945.0730

Pica Pica Maize Kitchen(Oxbow Market)

610 First StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.251.3757

Sweetie Pies 520 Main StreetNapa, CA 94559

707.257.7280

Tacos La Playita 1851 Old Sonoma RoadNapa , CA 94558

707.257.8780

Taqueria Rosita 1214 Main StreetNapa , CA 94559

707.253.9208

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DOWNTOWN ST. HELENANapa County, California

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By KIP DAVISInside Napa Valley Correspondent

The voices of vineyard workers caught my attention as I sipped coffee on the deck outside of my room at the inn. It was a crisp, late-winter morning, the sun

had just cleared the hills to the east and pruning was in full swing at a cabernet vineyard a half-mile away. Birds were bustling, the air smelled of country living and it seemed like little had changed since I first visited in this part of Napa Valley 35 years ago. Of course quite a bit has changed in the area surrounding St. Helena since the 1970s. More wineries, more vineyards, more restaurants and places to stay … more everything! The sleepy downtown of 30 years ago is now a bustling, high-end retail area with something for everyone. Inns and B&Bs, somewhat rare in the ’70s, are scattered throughout the town and surrounding vineyards. Having just returned to live in the wine country after three decades, I decided to spend a weekend in and around St. Helena discovering what’s new and, after all of these years, what had stayed the same. The sounds of jovial vineyard workers and country-fresh air that morning were all part of the area’s Upvalley charm, both past and present. I was staying just north of town at the Wine Country Inn, nestled in the vineyards off Lodi Lane. Like many of the lodging alternatives in the area, this quiet inn offers a blend of rural charm and full-service comfort, treating guests to a full breakfast, spa treatments, afternoon wine tasting and a complimentary restaurant shuttle service. Although I was tempted to stick around for some pampering, I hopped in the car and set out to see what else the area had to offer.

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New Generation of Wineries

In the mood for some higher-elevation cabernet, I headed east and snaked up

Howell Mountain Road to Cade Winery, perched high over the valley floor with a breathtaking view. Part of the same company that owns PlumpJack Winery in Oakville, Cade represents a new generation of winery with sleek, modern architecture that somehow blends seamlessly with the forest hillside location. This state-of-the-art winery is LEED certified, which is the short way of saying that the design and construction meet strict Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards. The winemaking facility and cellars are built into the mountain to maximize energy efficiency and minimize environmental and aesthetic impact on the surrounding forest location. The winery and adjacent tasting room buildings are a contemporary, environmentally responsible fusion of sustainable wood, concrete, glass and steel designed by St. Helena architect Juan Carlos Fernandez. The facility also includes 15,000 square feet of aging caves directly behind the fermentation room. The Cade tasting room is open daily by appointment only and features top-rated Howell Mountain cabernet vintages and other Cade wines. Tasting or not, the outstanding view and unique architecture are worth a stop.

Old & New in St. Helena

B ack in St. Helena, I parked just off Main Street that was bustling with traffic —

both auto and pedestrian. This charming stretch of Highway 29 is truly a blend of old and new. All Main Street buildings between Spring and Adams streets are registered National Historic Landmarks comprising a national Historic Business District. New high-end retail shops selling fashion, furnishings and food are mingled with longtime St. Helena standbys like Steves Hardware, a refreshing alternative to today’s big-box home improvement emporiums. Visitors and locals rub elbows at breakfast favorite Gillwoods Café and at Model Bakery, which offers great breads, pastries and desserts. With food on my mind, I drove just north of downtown past the stately Rhine House at the Beringer winery to another historic Hwy. 29 landmark, Greystone. This majestic building was once part of Christian Brothers Winery. In 1995, Greystone became the Napa

Valley campus of the Culinary Institute of America, the elite training ground for chefs and culinary entrepreneurs. The CIA is a foodie must-see with its modern kitchen-like classrooms, extensive cooking-related gift shop and historic displays. Hundreds of students clad in chef coats hustle from class to class carrying knife cases instead of books. The main teaching kitchen is 15,000 square feet of stainless steel and stone — a typical commercial kitchen times 10. I took advantage of the “Taste Like a Chef: Calibrate Your Palate” demonstration at the CIA Flavor Bar adjacent to the Spice Islands Marketplace gift shop. This brief program helps tasters learn to identify the four main food flavors (salty, sweet, sour and bitter) and how these combine to make things taste good or bad or really bad. An illuminating half-hour demonstration, “Taste Like a Chef” starts on the hour from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and costs $10 per person. Similar demonstrations are offered for chocolate and olive oil. CIA visitors can also check out the students’ work at the Wine Spectator Greystone Restaurant at the north end of the historic building. The stylish restaurant serves lunch and dinner daily.

The Still on the Hill

Now that my taste buds were properly calibrated, I tooled up Spring Mountain

road for a real change of pace. This was pretty much Mayacamas mountain wilderness back in the 1970s when I came to explore the creek and forests. Now the region is peppered with vineyards and wineries comprising the Spring Mountain AVA. My destination, however, sounded like it should be located in the hills of Tennessee — the “still on the hill.” That’s the nickname given Charbay Winery and Distillery, producers of fine wines, aperitifs and spirits in an idyllic setting near the top of Spring Mountain. Charbay was started in 1983 by Miles and Susan Karakesevic. Serbian-born Miles is a 12th-generation master distiller, the product of a 250-year family heritage of winemaking and distilling. Karakesevic’s son Marko carries on the tradition, having just become the family’s 13th generation master distiller. Using an authentic copper Alambic pot still crafted in Cognac, France, the Karakesevics produce a wide variety of aperitifs, brandy, whisky and other high-end spirits. Most recently, the family introduced its line of Charbay flavored vodkas made at its facility in Ukiah.

The ride up Spring Mountain road is rewarded with a comfortable, hilltop tasting room surrounded by forest and vineyard. Miles or Marko enjoys educating and entertaining visitors, explaining the intricacies of Alambic distillation and the “Charbay difference.” Thankfully, considering the winding road home, vodka and distilled spirits are not on the Charbay tasting menu. The tasting selection of Charbay wines, port and aperitifs, however, is an enjoyable alternative to the wine-only tasting rooms in the valley below. Having never paid much attention to aperitifs before, I was so impressed by the taste and versatility of Charbay’s Pomegranate and Green Tea aperitifs I bought a bottle of each on the way out.

Back to the Ranch

B ack on the valley floor, a growling in my midsection turned my attention to

dinner. The use of high-quality, locally sourced ingredients, many agree, is a common thread in the creation of fine wine and food. Responsible and sustainable production of these ingredients is also central to the overall experience. Bringing all these elements together is St. Helena-based Long Meadow Ranch, an extensive family-owned enterprise that produces fine wine, produce, meats and olive oil on a 650-acre hillside ranch west of St. Helena. LMR owners Ted and Laddie Hall, with their son Christopher, share the vision of food and wine production using sustainable, organic methods. This ambitious philosophy has earned the family enterprise quite a following from consumers and chefs in Napa Valley and beyond. The latest LMR project is the Long Meadow Ranch Winery and Farmstead complex in downtown St. Helena. The Farmstead includes a wine and olive oil tasting room in a charming, restored farmhouse. In addition to tasting Long Meadow Ranch wines and olive oils, visitors are invited to join in a “full circle farming tour” that showcases LMR’s farming philosophy, organic gardens and vineyard. The farm-to-table experience is expanded with a visit to the Farmstead Restaurant next door to the tasting room. Here, chef Sheamus Feeley offers “ingredient-driven American farmhouse cooking” that highlights local, sustainable and organic ingredients including LMR’s all-natural grass-fed beef. Ted Hall is passionate in his belief that

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sustainable and responsible production practices dramatically improve food and wine quality in terms of both taste and overall experience. Dining at Farmstead restaurant shortly after his enthusiastic presentation made me an enthusiastic believer, too. Back at the inn I savored a final glass of Napa Valley cabernet in the chilly air under a starlit sky. The sounds of the vineyard workers were replaced by excited children at a backyard birthday party at a farmhouse down the road. Yes, a lot had changed in Napa Valley since the ’70s but somehow, it seemed, not as much as in the rest of the world. The quiet beauty of the vineyards and open space was still all encompassing. New wineries were practicing and refining age-old techniques. And a new wave of growers and producers were embracing older, more responsible ways of doing things. For a visitor, St. Helena and the surrounding area is as much a delicious, sensual respite as it ever was. As a wine country resident, spending some time enjoying what the area has to offer truly reaffirms what we love about the Napa Valley. Cheers! Kip Davis worked as a reporter for the Napa Valley Register in the 1970s. After a subsequent career in public relations, he has returned to wine country.

Wine Country inn1153 Lodi Lane, St. Helena888.465.4608707.963.7077 www.winecountryinn.com

if you go...Cade Winery360 Howell Mountain Road, Angwin707.965.2746www.cadewinery.com

Cia at Greystone2555 Main St., St. Helena707.967.1010800.888.7850www.ciachef.edu

Charbay Winery and distillery4001 Spring Mountain Road, St. Helena707.963.9327www.charbay.com

lonG MeadoW ranCh Winery& FarMstead738 Main St., St. Helena707.963.4555www.longmeadowranch.com

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By SASHA PAULSENInside Napa Valley Editor

A businessventurebetweentwo friendstakes off

his year Bonnie Storm and Nena Talcott qualified for Social Secury and Medicare. It’s also the year the long-time friends launched a business venture, which has taken off with a roar of success that has astonished the two farming women. Their Grove 45 Extra Virgin Olive Oil, named for the year in which they were both born, sold out within weeks. And, Talcott noted, “We haven’t had to sell it to our friends.” The story of Grove 45 olive oil begins with the friendship of the two women who met on a tennis court — “Nena knocked me down,” Storm recalled — in St. Helena almost two decades ago. Storm, a native of Sonoma, had moved over the hill, when she and her husband purchased the historic Storm Ranch in Chiles Valley — a place whose lively anecdotes include tales that the Symbionese Liberation Army, notorious for kidnapping newspaper

heiress Patty Hearst, had used the place as a hide-out in the 1970s. Storm was interested in olives and imported a shipment of bare root trees from Italy, which she planted on the ranch and began to grow organically. She produced an olive oil that, by 1997, she was selling commercially, and which won the first gold medal awarded to a California olive oil in Italy at the

Orchiolo d’Oro. Talcott and her husband had moved to the Napa Valley in 1974 “to have a good life for our kids.” She planted her first vineyard in 1975 and by the mid-’80s she was growing more than 60 acres of premium grapes for wineries in the valley. After their meeting on the tennis courts, Talcott became interested in olives, and in 1996 Storm shared 500 cuttings from her greenhouse. Talcott tended them in pots at her home until they were ready to go in the ground, and then she planted them around her vineyard. Soon, she too was making olive oil and selling locally. Tra Vigne restaurant in St. Helena was one of her clients. Then came a series of life-changing events. Both women were diagnosed with cancer. Both went through divorces. “By 2005, my vineyards were in escarow and I moved into St. Helena,” Talcott said. “I had no more farming. I decided I wanted to do something. In a conversation with Storm, now the owner of Storm Ranch as a result of her divorce, Talcott learned her friend was thinking of retiring from the olive oil business. “When Bonnie said she wanted to quit producing olive oil, I had an idea. I said, ‘Let’s try it together.’ Then I had a nightmare. What were we doing?” They decided to try producing 60 cases. Storm recalled, “ I said if we sell 60 cases it’s a miracle.” “And I said, if we can’t, there’s something wrong,” Talcot added. With their combined experience — more than 45 years of farming between them

The distinctive bottle used by Grove 45 olive oil keeps sunlight out,giving the oil a rich, green color.

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— they knew they could produce a good olive oil “but there are a lot of really good olive oils out there,” Talcott said. “We knew what we had to have is a stunning packaging.” While rows and rows of artisan olive oils now line grocers’ shelves, most are in glass containers. Their choice to package their olive oil in round, aluminum cans with pewter labels came from a decision to find a container that was “both beautiful and practical. “We knew that metal is the best container for olive oil,” Storm said. “It preserves olive oil from UV rays can swiftly deteriorate a fine olive oil.” This explains why dark green glass is more effective than clear for preserving olive oil, but metal’s even better. Their eye-catching bottle, however, would prove to be more than just the best choice for preserving quality. Its distinctive style was an eye-catcher; their product would stand out on a shelf filled with bottles. They harvested their olives last Nov. 23 and 24 and pressed them the same day. By Jan. 30 they were ready to bottle their product. The finished product is a blend of pendolino, maurino, leccinoio and frantoio varietals with 25 per nocellara de bellici. Then came the real test: selling it. Feb. 6 they delivered their first case to Sunshine market in St. Helena. Diane Defilipi, a local olive oil expert, tasted their product and promptly ordered a case. In late February, the two women set off on a marketing trip to Washington DC and New York City, setting up accounts with Zabar’s and Murray’s Cheese. Back in California, Draeger’s Market

in Menlo Park and Blackhawk wanted it. Oakville Grocery took five cases and in two weeks sold all but three cans. Next came the real shocker. They’d called on Dean and Delucca in New York. “By the time they got back to us we had to say, “We’re sold out.” Talcott said. “I was in shock.” Requests keep coming in. It’s like we came in the back door and went out the front,” Storm said. “It’s happened so fast. We misjudged how fast it would move.”Not only has their product gotten off to a flying start, but their friendship has grown too. “Our friends were concerned when we said what we were going to do,” Talcott said. “They said, ‘you’re such good friends, but you’re so different.’” “Nena l ikes manicures,” Storm pointed out. “And Bonnie is the farmer,” Nena added. “But this has been fun for both of us,” Talcott said. “ We are good friends

and like to travel. When we have a good day, we stop and have a martini. We both like to laugh a lot and find humor in our own lives.” While they credit much of their success from their product and the fact that they are the ones selling it. Whether talking to retailers or pouring samples at demonstrations, “We tell people ‘we are Grove 45; it’s us,” Talcott said. Factor into this age and experience. “No one has been unkind or closed a door but even if they had, at our age we don’t take it personally,” Storm said. “ It’s knowing yourself and not being intimidated.” “It’s one of the pleasures of arriving at this stage of life, to be comfortable in our skin,” Talcott added. Storm quipped, “What you see is what you get.” They’re now looking ahead to next year, when, to meet demand, they’ll be making more than 60 cases. For any women of a certain again, Talcott concluded with this advice, “Don’t slow down; don’t stop. Just keep reaching for something. Just keep reminding yourself - find something that makes you happy to get up in the morning.”

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the quality of grapes grown on his Napa Valley estate that he decided to launch a wine brand. Tsujimoto believed local experts who told him his 4,000 acres on Mount George had the potential to make great wine. “I could have produced a good wine just for myself,” he noted. “But if I can have other people enjoy the wine, too, it’s much more pleasureable ... it brings me more joy.” Speaking through a translator, Tsujimoto was in the valley recently to talk about opening Kenzo Wine Estate to the public on Saturday — a place where guests can enjoy estate wines paired with the award-winning cuisine of Napa Valley’s celebrated chef, Thomas Keller. Opening just as warm weather beckons tourists from all over the world, Kenzo Estate includes a winery and hospitality center as well as 20,000 square feet of wine caves on property once known as Wild Horse Valley Ranch. Tsujimoto maintains living quarters and horse barns on the part of the estate accessed from Wild Horse Valley Road. The board-and-batten winery and tasting room, open to visitors daily, are located off Monticello Road, about a mile up a winding, tree-lined notch cut into the gentle slopes of Mount George. As chairman of Japan’s Capcom Group — which created and now markets video games like Street Fighter and Resident Evil — Tsujimoto is driven to produce the best possible products, whether he’s focusing on games or wine. To that end, he’s surrounded himself with the top talent in both endeavors. For his wine project, he brought on board Heidi Barrett (who crafted the cult wines of Screaming Eagle, among others) as consulting winemaker, and Hundred Acre alum Mark Nanes to assist with the winemaking effort. The vineyard manager is respected viticulturist David Abreu, while the winery facilities were designed by noted Bay Area architect Howard Backen. World-renowned chef Thomas Keller is responsible for all food pairings and noted industry winemaker Michael Terrien is estate general manager. “Yes, it takes a lot of effort,” the new Napa Valley vintner admitted. “But this is something

I like to do. I want people to enjoy the wine we produce ... I believe the wine we produce is good for you.” It wasn’t always so, Tsujimoto confided. When he purchased the estate in 1990, he had no idea he’d eventually be growing grapes. “I knew the ranch was famous as an equestrian center,” he said. “So I was thinking I would pursue a business with horses. But I found out that was difficult. There was a hunting club on the east side of the property and I didn’t want to continue with that. “I had been learning about the wines of the Napa Valley, how good they are, and (eventually) felt it would be better to pursue that. I knew we had enough water ... that we had natural high quality mineral water on the site. In fact, that’s what we put into the swimming pool.”Grapes were first planted on the estate in 1998, Tsujimoto advised. And in 2000, the first wine was made. “David Abreu tasted the wine and said we could do much better ... because the raw materials here are so good.” So, under Abreu’s direction, vineyard crews began extracting lots of rock so the vines could be planted in the deep, rich, well-drained soils.At this point in the conversation, the host suggests visitors taste the new wines just being released, as if to suggest they make up their own minds about wine quality. He smiles when he realizes he has a roomful of believers.

Kenzo Estate Protected by a perimeter of hills that make up the landscape surrounding Mount George, Kenzo Estate’s 70 acres of vines are planted on elevations that range from 1,400 to 1,550 feet. Another 30 acres will be planted this year, according to general manager Michael Terrien. The cooler climate allows for longer hang time for the fruit, he notes, giving grapes added maturity and flavor profiles. There’s a “no-nonsense approach to winemaking,” Terrien advises during a tour of the relatively new cellars. Fermentation takes place in a combination of stainless steel and concrete tanks, the latter designed to hold each of the five Bordeaux varietals as part of an experimental fermentation/blending program. The new cellars were broken in during the 2009 harvest. Finishing touches on the new hospitality center were completed just this week, in time

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for Saturday’s estate opening. The 20,000 square feet of wine caves were constructed to accommodate two vintages of wine only a single barrel high. It’s an impressive operation, one that’s o b v i o u s l y b e e n put together by a perfectionist. Tsujimoto says he only wants to provide the best for consumers whether it’s wine or video games. Asked about the video business, he notes that about 45,000 titles are released every year. “Only 40 to 50 will be million sellers, and they account for more than half of all sales. It must be a good product to sell and that’s my focus. “Now I have a great commitment to wine. I feel this is one of the best places in the world to produce wine. “I’m 70 years old and I want to transfer my passions to future generations. Unfortunately, I won’t be around to enjoy my 50th vintage.”

Wines for two markets At first, Kenzo Tsujimoto shipped his wines only to the Japanese market. “Wine is becoming more popular in Japan,” he noted. Not all that long ago, Japanese consumers judged the quality of wine by its price, he added. “If it was expensive, then it must be good. But now, people in Japan are tasting the wine and judging wine by their own palates. It’s important for people to drink wine they enjoy, not just for prestige.” So, Kenzo Estate crafted a sauvignon blanc, Asatsuyu (“morning dew” in Japanese), for the Japanese market, a Bordeaux style white wine matched to delicate Japanese cuisine. It’s offered in 375 ml bottles which has proven to be a hit with couples dining on sushi, sashimi or other Japanese fish-based dishes. There are three red wines, all with names that one way or another reflect the color purple. Pride of the estate, Rindo accounts for the largest production, a blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc and petit verdot. Rindo is a Japanese bellflower, a small violet flower that blooms in the fall around harvest. The first release of Rindo, from the 2006 harvest, is available now, with 2007 Rindo set for release in early fall. It’s an intense, juicy mouthful of

blackberries with a delicious cassis finish, retailing for $75 — a relative bargain for a wine with such pedigree. Available in the states on a limited basis are Murasaki (which means purple), a proprietary blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc and petit verdot, and Ai (which means indigo), 100 percent cabernet sauvignon, a lush, velvety, ripe mouthful of dark plums with black fruit lingering on the palate. Both of these wines retail for $150. Kenzo Estate also produces a rosé that will be available only at the tasting room. Annual production at present is 5,000 cases. Kenzo Estate wines are available only in restaurants and at the winery. Eventually, some will be offered online. Tsujimoto personally visits restaurants before he offers his wines for their lists. His wines are on the lists of 120 restaurants in Japan (there are 100,000 restaurants in Tokyo alone). Allocation for most are 200 bottles per vintage, although one very small restaurant with eight seats sells about 400 bottles of Kenzo Estate wine each year.

The Kenzo experience Located at 3200 Monticello Road, Kenzo Estate is open by appointment only daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A tasting of four Kenzo wines with charcuterie is offered for $50 per person. However, for an additional $10 per person, Thomas Keller offers a wine paired lunch. Lunch and tastings will be conducted on a picturesque patio overlooking vines and valley. Inquiries and appointments can be made by calling 259-5408 or logging online at www.kenzoestate.com.

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1) Manicured grapevines line the slopesof Mount George at Kenzo Estate Winery, a relatively new winegrowing operationopening its doors to the public Saturday.It is located on 4,000 acres formerlyknown as Wild Horse Valley Ranch,owned and operated since 1990 byvideo game entrepreneur Kenzo Tsujimoto.

2) The vines on Kenzo Estate are above the fog line on Mount George. It’s anew wine brand, with the majority ofsales taking place in Japan and theUnited States.

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Howell Mountain This elevated district gained its grapegrowing reputation in the 1870s and continued until Prohibition, then renewed its viticultural heritage in the 1960s.

Spring Mountain DiStrict Viticulture was established here in the 1870s. Its soils are distinct even from the land to its north on Diamond Mountain. Its eastern exposure translates to cool, wet winters and warm, dry summers. Its temperature range is less than in St. Helena.

St. Helena This AVA lies within a narrow portion of the upper Napa Valley. The resulting interaction of climatic factors affect grapes grown in this floor area. Within its boundaries from Bale Lane to the north and Zinfandel Lane to the south, there is a fairly uniform steep gradiant.

cHileS Valley In the mid-1800s, the Mexican gov-ernment gave a land grant to Joseph Ballinger Chiles. And that land lies within this AVA in which vineyard was one of its earliest agricultural operations. The soil, climate and elevation present a microclimate unique from the Napa Valley.

rutHerforD This area gained a world reputation for its “Rutherford Dust” which imparts earthy qualities to cabernet sauvignon.

oakVille This mid-valley area is warmer than the area to its south but still enjoys cool evenings thanks to the valley’s proximity to the San Pablo Bay. Its soils flow from the Mayacamas to the west and the Vaca Range to

the east. They meet at the Napa River. The result: good drainage and gravelly soil. Cabernet sauvignon grows well here.

atlaS peak Elevated from 760 feet to 2,663 feet on the Vaca Range, it is described as “an elevated valley surrounded by volcanic mountains of relatively shallow relief.”

Mt. VeeDer One of the largest AVAs inside the Napa Valley appellation, this 15,000-acre area rises to 2,677 feet on the eastern slope of the Mayacamas mountains. It has a variety of soil types, all distinct from the valley floor as well as the Sonoma side of the mountain range.

yountVille This AVA encompasses about 8,260 acres of which nearly 2,500 acres are planted to grapes. The AVA gained federal approval earlier this year at which time it held within its borders seven wineries and 43 growers.

StagS leap DiStrict This AVA contains 2,700 acres with only half of that planted to grapes, primarily cabernet sauvignon. It’s tucked into a three-mile by one-mile area bordering the Silverado Trail and defined by the jagged outcroppings of the Vaca Range to the east, the Napa River to the west and south.

oak knoll DiStrict Established in 2004, his appellation with 3,500 acres of vines is at a low eleva-tion just north of the city of Napa. Cool, coastal breezes extend the growing season and offer what some consider the perfect balance of hot and cool climates. A wide vari-ety of grapes are grown in this versatile area.

loS carneroS Perhaps the coolest area in the Napa Valley, this land slopes to the San Pablo Bay, just three miles away. The rocky, clay loam creates a grape with intense flavors. The area is best known for its pinot noir. Boundaries of the Carneros AVA extend into Sonoma County.

wilD HorSe Valley Like Carneros, this AVA crosses county lines. It encompasses a valley 5.3 miles long and 1.67 miles at its widest. First planted in grapes in 1881, its climate is influenced by the bay and ocean winds.

napa Valley Boundary lines follow the Napa County lines except for the eastern portion near Lake Berryessa. The AVA includes the areas historically linked to Napa Valley wine growing tradition.

DiaMonD Mountain This district is located entirely in Napa County in the Mayacamas mountain range, east of Calistoga. It is comprised of 5,300 acres of which 464 acres are planted vineyards. Grape farming in this AVA began in 1863, and some of the world’s finest wines are produced here because of the uniqueness of soil and climate conditions.

caliStoga Daytime summer temperatures peak above 100° (37°C) and fall to low 40s° (7°C) at night, due to cool marine air drawn into the Valley from the north-western hills. Cool afternoon and evening breezes con-tinue the process, and on clear nights are assisted by cold air sliding down the mountainsides to the Valley floor.

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Barbecue and Zinfandel are quite a pair come summer. Zinfandel’s rich fruit flavors are a good counter to the crispy grilled tastes of barbecued food, and the wine’s plentiful spices are a good complement to that same grilled flavor.

Zinfandel has been called California’s native grape. While it is originally from Croatia, and not California, it has been the State’s darling grape on and off for a century now. It was the most planted varietal in Napa Valley until the late 1970s. It became wildly popular during the Gold Rush. Prohibition didn’t even stop the zinfandel grape—it was one of the main grapes used to make home-made “bath tub” wines in the 1920s and 30s.

Zinfandel vines are some of the oldest grapevines found in California.There would have been much more old-vine zinfan-del today had growers not started to yank the vines out in favor of cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay in the 1980s. Cab and chard had become the new “it” grapes of California, and people did not yet know about the incredible, intense zinfandels they would be missing out on by pulling up the old zinfandel vines.

But, after all that yanking was said and done, zinfandel came around again as a favorite grape. Plantings have significantly increased in California once again. The only problem was that

zinfandel came back with a vengeance. Many of the wines were huge monsters: over ripe, very high in alcohol, with huge, threat-ening fruit and spice.

Time has a way of evening everything out though, and in the last five to ten years there has been a quiet evolution of zinfandel. Not all of the wines are as aggressive as they once were. There is less alcohol and the wines are more balanced. Zinfandel fans need not worry, however. There is still lots of that big, rich fruit and spice flavor but there is matching acidity and even elegance. These are wines you can actually serve with dinner. Whether you are having barbecue or not, below are a few great zinfandels to try with your next meal.

Elyse Howell Mountain zinfandel is a rich, plumy wine. It will pair incredibly well with spicy ribs. Zinfandel is one of Howell Mountain’s specialties.The grapes come from the mountain’s acclaimed Black Sears Vineyard. It is an incredible place--its vineyards climb above the town of St. Helena and above the Napa Valley fog line in the Autumn. This gives the zinfandel a long, sunny growing period before harvest. The owner and winemaker of Elyse, Ray Coursen, is serious about his zin—it is the first wine he ever made.

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Cuvaison Estate Wines 4550SilveradoTrailN. 707.942.6266 Calistoga,CA94515

Cuvaison Estate Wines- 1221DuhigRoad 707.255.7321 Napa,CA94599D.R. Stephens Estate 1860HowellMountainRoad 707.963.2908 St.Helena,CA94574Darioush Winery 4240SilveradoTrail 707.257.2345 Napa,CA94558David Arthur Vineyards 1521SageCanyonRoad 707.963.5190 St.Helena,CA94574Del Dotto Vineyards 1455St.HelenaHwy 707.963.2134 St.Helena,CA94574Delectus Winery 908EnterpriseWay,#C 707.255.1252 Napa,CA94558Destino Wines 1325ImolaAveW.,PMB500 800.862.1737 Napa,CA94559Detert Family Vineyards 1746VineyardAvenue 877.817.0466 St.Helena,CA94574Diamond Oaks 1595OakvilleGrade 707.948.3010 Oakville,CA94562

Domaine Carneros 1240DuhigRoad 707.257.0101 Napa,CA94559Dominari 210CaminoOruga 707.226.1600 Napa,CA94581Downing Family 3212JeffersonStreet,PMB189 707.237.3444 Napa,CA94558Drinkward Peschon 1547MainStreet 707.963.6156 St.Helena,CA94574Duckhorn Vineyards 1000LodiLane 888.354.8885 St.Helena,CA94574Dutch Henry Winery 4310SilveradoTrail 707.942.5771 Calistoga,CA94515

Eagle Eye Winery 6595GordonValleyRoad 707.427.1600 Napa,CA94558Eagle and Rose Estate 1844PopeCanyonRoad 707.965.9463 PopeValley,CA94567Ehlers Estate 3222EhlersLane 707.963.5972 St.Helena,CA94574Elan Vineyards 4500AtlasPeakRoad 707.252.3339 Napa,CA94558Elke Vineyards 2210ThirdAvenue 707.246.7045 Napa,CA94558

Elyse Wineries 2100HoffmanLane 707.944.2900 Napa,CA94558Esser Vineyards 4040SpringMountainRoad 707.963.1300 St.Helena,CA94574Etude Wines 1250CuttingsWharfRoad 707.257.5300 Napa,CA94558Failla 3530SilveradoTrail 707.963.0530 St.Helena,CA94574Falcor Wine Cellars 2511NapaValleyCorporateDr. 707.255.6070 Napa,CA94559

Fantesca Estate & Winery 2920SpringMountainRoad 707.968.9229 St.Helena,CA94574

Mountain Vineyards

Carneros

Domaine Chandon1CaliforninaDriveYountville,CA94599707.944.2280www.chandon.com

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WINERY ADDRESS PHONE WINERY ADDRESS PHONEFar Niente 1350AcaciaDrive 707.944.2861 Oakville,CA94562Farella Vineyard 2222ThirdAvenue 707.254.9489 Napa,CA94558Fleury Estate Winery 950GalleronRoad 707.974.9951 Rutherford,CA94573Flora Springs Winery 677S.St.HelenaHwy 800.913.1118 St.Helena,CA94574Folie a Deux Winery 7481St.HelenaHwy 707.944.2565 Oakville,CA94562Folio Winemaker’s Studio 1285DealyLane 707.256.2757 Napa,CA94558

Forman Vineyards 1501BigRockRoad 707.963.3900 St.Helena,CA94574Franciscan Oakville 1178GalleronRoad 707.967.3993 St.Helena,CA94574Frank Family Vineyards 1091LarkmeadLane 800.574.9463 Calistoga,CA94515Frazier Winery 70RappLane 707.255.3444 Napa,CA94558Fre Wines 277St.HelenaHwyS. 707.963.3104x4208 St.Helena,CA94574Freemark Abbey Winery 3022St.HelenaHwyN. 800.963.9698 St.Helena,CA94574Frog’s Leap Winery 8815ConnCreekRoad 707.963.4704 Rutherford,CA94573Gargiulo Vineyards 575OakvilleCrossroad 707.944.2770 Napa,CA94558

Girard Winery Tasting Room 6795WashingtonStreet 707.968.9297 Yountville,CA94599Godspeed Vineyards 3655MountVeederRoad 707.254.7766 Napa,CA94558Goosecross Cellars 1119StateLane 707.944.1986 Yountville,CA94599Graeser Winery Winery 255PetrifiedForestRoad 707.942.4437 Calistoga,CA94515Greenfield Winery 205JimOswaldWay 707.552.0362 AmericanCanyon,CA94503Grgich Hills 1829St.HelenaHwy 800.532.3057 Rutherford,CA94573Groth Vineyards 750OakvilleCrossroad 707.944.0290 Oakville,CA94562Gustavo Thrace 1021McKinstryStreet 707.257.6796 Napa,CA94559Hagafen Cellars 4160SilveradoTrail 707.252.0781 Napa,CA94558Hall Wines 401St.HelenaHwyS. 707.967.2620 St.Helena,CA94574Hans Fahden Vineyards 4855PetrifiedForestRoad 707.942.6760 Calistoga,CA94515

Hartwell Vineyards 5795SilveradoTrail 707.255.4269 Napa,CA94558Havens Wine 2055HoffmanLane 707.261.2000 Napa,CA94558Haywood Winery 27000RamalRoad 800.325.2764 Sonoma,CA95476

HdV Wines 588TrancasStreet 707.251.9121 Napa,CA94581

Estates

Heitz Cellars 436St.HelenaHwy,South 707.963.3542 St.Helena,CA94574Helena View 3500Highway128 707.942.4956 Calistoga,CA94515Hendry Ranch Wines 3104RedwoodRoad 707.226.8320 Napa,CA94558Hess Collection Winery 4411RedwoodRoad 707.255.1144x237 Napa,CA94558Hill Climber Vineyards 4038BigRanchRoad 707.257.7555 Napa,CA94558Hill Family Estate 6512WashingtonStreet 888.552.WINE Yountville,CA94599Honig Vineyard & Winery 850RutherfordRoad 800.929.2217x318 Rutherford,CA94573Hopper Creek Vineyard 6204WashingtonStreet 707.944.2139 Yountville,CA94599Hourglass Wines 1104AdamsStreet,Suite103 707.968.9332 St.Helena,CA94574Humanitas Wine 1081RoundHillCircle 707.259.0349 Napa,CA94558J. Kirkwood Winery 1020BorretteLane 707.252.4523 Napa,CA94558Jarvis Winery 2970MonticelloRoad 800.255.5280x150 Napa,CA94558Jessup Cellars 6740WashingtonStreet 707.944.8523 Yountville,CA94599Joel Gott Wines 945MainStreet 707.963.3365 St.Helena,CA94574Joseph Phelps Vineyards 200TaplinRoad 707.963.2745 St.Helena,CA94574

Judd’s Hill 2332SilveradoTrail 707.255.2332 Napa,CA94558Juslyn Vineyards 2900SpringMountainRoad 707.265.1804 St.Helena,CA94574JV Wine & Spirits 301FirstStreet 707.253.2624 Napa,CA94559Kelham Vineyards 360ZinfandelLane 707.963.2000 St.Helena,CA94574

Kent Rasmussen Winery 1001SilveradoTrail 707.963.5667 St.Helena,CA94574Kirkland Ranch Winery 1KirklandRanchRoad 707.254.9100 Napa,CA94588Kuleto Estate 2470SageCanyonRoad 707.963.9750 St.Helena,CA94575Ladera Vineyards 150WhiteCottageRoadS. 707.965.2445 Angwin,CA94508Laird Family Estate 5055SolanoAvenue 707.257.0360 Napa,CA94558Larkmead Vineyards 1100LarkmeadLane 707.942.0167 Calistoga,CA94515

Levendi Estates 4225SolanoAvenue,Ste.633 877.LEVENDI Napa,CA94558Lineage Vineyards 3022St.HelenaHwyN. 800.963.9698 St.Helena,CA94574 Longfellow Wine Cellars 860KaiserRoad 888.533.5569 Napa,CA94558

Long Meadow Ranch 738MainStreet 707.963.4555 St.Helena,CA94574

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Johnston Vineyards

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WINERY ADDRESS PHONE WINERY ADDRESS PHONELouis M. Martini Winery 254SouthSt.HelenaHwy 707.968.3361 St.Helena,CA94574

Luna Vineyards 2921SilveradoTrail 707.255.2474 Napa,CA94558Lynch Vineyards 1040MainStreet,Suite103 707.251.8822 Napa,CA94558Madonna Estate 5400OldSonomaRoad 707.255.8864 Napa,CA94559Madrigal Vineyards 3718N.St.HelenaHwy 707.942.6577 Calistoga,CA94515

Mahoney Vineyards 708FirstStreet 707.265.9600 Napa,CA94558Markham Vineyards 2812St.HelenaHwyN. 707.963.5292 St.Helena,CA94574

Mason Cellars 714FirstStreet 707.255.0658 Napa,CA94559Mayacamas Vineyards 1155LokoyaRoad 707.224.4030 Napa,CA94558McKenzie-Muller 2530LasAmigasRoad 707.252.0186 Napa,CA94559Melanson Vineyard 1537SageCanyonRoad 707.963.7404 St.Helena,CA94954

Mendelson Vineyard 809CoombsStreet 707.255.7825 Napa,CA94559

MJA Vineyards/ 647GreenfieldRoad 707.963.3394 St.Helena,CA94574

Mi Sueno Winery 910EnterpriseWay,SuiteM 707.258.6358 Napa,CA94558

Michael-Scott Wines 2993BrookwoodDrive 707.226.1622 Napa,CA94558Milat Vineyards 1091St.HelenaHwyS. 707.963.0758 St.Helena,CA94574Miner Family Vineyards 7850SilveradoTrail 800.366.WINEx17 Oakville,CA94562

Monticello Vineyards 4242BigRanchRoad 707.253.2802x18 Napa,CA94558

Moss Creek Winery 6015SteeleCanyonRoad 707.252.1295 Napa,CA94558

Mumm Napa Valley 8445SilveradoTrail 707.MUM.NAPA Rutherford,CA94573

Napa Cellars 7481St.HelenaHwy 707.944.2565 Oakville,CA94562Napa Redwoods Estate 4723RedwoodRoad 707.226.1800 Napa,CA94558Napa Valley 4100PaoliLoopRoad#D 707.554.WINE AmericanCanyon,CA94503

Napa Wine Company 7830-40St.HelenaHwy 707.944.1710 Oakville,CA94562Neal Family Vineyards 716LiparitaRoad 707.965.2800 Angwin,CA94508

Newton Vineyard 2555MadronaAvenue 707.963.9000 St.Helena,CA94574

Neyers Vineyards 2153SageCanyonRoad 707.963.8840 St.Helena,CA94574

Nichelini Winery, Inc. 2950SageCanyonRoad 707.963.0717 St.Helena,CA94574

Nickel & Nickel 8164St.HelenaHwy 707.967.9600 Oakville,CA94562

Noah Vineyards 6204WashingtonStreet 707.944.0675 Yountville,CA94599

Oakville Ranch Vineyards 7781SilveradoTrail 707.944.9665 Napa,CA94558O’ Brien Estate 1200OrchardAvenue 707.252.8463 Napa,CA94558

Off the Map Wines 8576Highway29 707.967.1003 Rutherford,CA94573OnTheEdge Winery 1255LincolnAvenue 707.963.5926 Calistoga,CA94515Opus One Winery 7900St.HelenaHwy. 707.944.9442 Oakville,CA94562

Ovid Napa Valley 255LongRanchRoad 707.963.3850 St.Helena,CA94574

Palmaz Vineyards 4029HagenRoad 707.226.5587 Napa,CA94559Paloma Vineyard 4013SpringMountainRoad 707.963.7504 St.Helena,CA94574Paoletti Vineyards 4501SilveradoTrail 707.942.0689 Calistoga,CA94515Paraduxx 7257SilveradoTrail 707.945.0890 Napa,CA94558Patz & Hall Wine 851NapaValleyCorporateWay,Ste.A 707.265.7700 Napa,CA94558Peacock Family Vineyard 3100SpringMountainRoad 707.967.0770 St.Helena,CA94574Peju Province Winery 8466St.HelenaHwy. 707.963.3600 Rutherford,CA94573Peter Michael Winery 12400IdaCanyonRoad 707.942.4459 Calistoga,CA94515Phillip Togni Vineyard 3780SpringMountainRoad 707.963.3731 St.Helena,CA94574

Phoenix Vineyards 3175DryCreekRoad 877.374.6364 Napa,CA94558

Pillar Rock Vineyard 6110SilveradoTrail 707.945.0101 Napa,CA94558Piña Cellars 8060SilveradoTrail 707.738.9328 Oakville,CA94573

Pine Ridge Winery 5901SilveradoTrail 800.575.9777 Yountville,CA94599PlumpJack Winery 620OakvilleCrossroad 707.945.1220 Oakville,CA94562

Merryvale1000MainStreetSt.Helena,CA94574707.963.7777www.merryvale.com

Company

Serene Cellars

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Vineyards & Winery

& Winery

Limoncello Co.

Contact Norma Kostecka, Advertising Directorat 707.256.2228 or email nkostecka@napanews.com

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WINERY ADDRESS PHONE WINERY ADDRESS PHONEPope Valley Winery 6613PopeValleyRoad 707.965.1246 PopeValley,CA94567Prager Winery 1281LewellingLane 707.963.7678 St.Helena,CA94574Pride Mountain Vineyards 4026SpringMountainRoad 707.963.4949 St.Helena,CA94574Provenance Vineyards 1695St.HelenaHwy. 707.968.3633 Rutherford,CA94573Quintessa 1601SilveradoTrail 707.967.1601 Rutherford,CA94573Quixote Winery 6126SilveradoTrail 707.944.2659 Napa,CA94558Raymond Vineyard 849ZinfandelLane 800.525.2659x1 St.Helena,CA94574Redmon Family Vineyards 1185StarrAvenue 707.968.9252 St.Helena,CA94574Regusci Winery 5584SilveradoTrail 707.254.0403 Napa,CA94558Renteria Wines 1106ClarkStreet 707.253.7686 Napa,CA94559Revana Family Vineyard 2930St.HelenaHwy,North 707.967.8814 St.Helena,CA94574Reverie Vineyard 1520DiamondMountainRoad 707.942.6800 Calistoga,CA94515Reynolds Family Winery 3266SilveradoTrail 707.258.2558 Napa,CA94558Ritchie Creek Vineyard 4024SpringMountainRoad 707.963.4661 St.Helena,CA94574Robert Biale Vineyards 4038BigRanchRoad 707.257.7555 Napa,CA94558Robert Craig Wine Cellars 880VallejoStreet 707.252.2250x1 Napa,CA94559Robert Keenan Winery 3660SpringMountainRoad 707.963.9177 St.Helena,CA94574Robert Mondavi Winery 7801St.HelenaHwy 888.766.6328 Oakville,CA94562

Robert Pecota Winery 3251St.HelenaHwy 707.942.6625 St.Helena,CA94574Robert Sinskey Vineyards 6320SilveradoTrail 800.869.2030 Napa,CA94558Robinson Family 5880SilveradoTrail 707.944.8004 Napa,CA94558Rocca Family Vineyards 1130MainStreet 707.257.8467 Napa,CA94559Rombauer Vineyards 3522SilveradoTrail 707.963.5170 St.Helena,CA94574

Round Pond 87RutherfordCrossroad 707.963.9634 Rutherford,CA94574Rubicon Estate Winery 1991St.HelenaHwy 800.782.4266 Rutherford,CA94573

Rudd Vineyards & Winery 500OakvilleCrossroad 707.944.8577 Oakville,CA94562Rustridge Winery 2910LowerChilesValleyRd 707.965.9353 St.Helena,CA94574

Rutherford Wine Co. 1680SilveradoTrail 707.968.3200 St.Helena,CA9457

S.E. Chase Family Cellars 2252SulphurSprings 707.963.1284 St.Helena,CA94574

Saddleback Cellars 7802MoneyRoad 707.944.1305 Oakville,CA94562Saintsbury 1500LosCarnerosAvenue 707.252.0592 Napa,CA94559Salvestrin Estate 397MainStreet 707.963.5105 St.Helena,CA94574Saviez Vineyards 4060SilveradoTrail 707.942.5889 Calistoga,CA94515Sawyer Cellars 8350St.HelenaHwy 707.963.1980 Rutherford,CA94573School House Vineyard 3549LangtryRoad 707.963.4240 St.Helena,CA94574Schramsberg Vineyards 1400SchramsbergRoad 707.942.4558 Calistoga,CA94515Schweiger Vineyards 4015SpringMountainRoad 707.963.4882 St.Helena,CA94574Seavey Vineyard 1310ConnValleyRoad 707.963.8339 St.Helena,CA94574Sequoia Grove 8338St.HelenaHwy 800.851.7841 Napa,CA94558Shafer Vineyards 6154SilveradoTrail 707.944.2877 Napa,CA94558Sherwin Family Vinyards 4060SpringMountainRoad 707.963.1154 St.Helena,CA94574Signorello Vineyards 4500SilveradoTrail 707.255.5990 Napa,CA94558Silenus Vintners 5225SolanoAvenue 707.299.3930 Napa,CA94558

Silver Oak Cellars 915OakvilleCrossroad 800.273.8809 Oakville,CA94562

Silver Rose Winery 400SilveradoTrail 707.942.9581 Calistoga,CA94515Silverado Vineyards 6121SilveradoTrail 800.997.1770 Napa,CA94558Smith - Madrone 4022SpringMountainRoad 707.963.2283 St.Helena,CA94574

Sparrow Lane 1445SummitLakeRoad 707.815.1813 Angwin,CA94508

Spencer Roloson Winery 176MainStreet,SuiteD 707.968.9863 St.Helena,CA94574

Spottswoode Estate 1902MadronaAvenue 707.963.0134 St.Helena,CA94574

Spring Mountain Vineyard 2805SpringMountainRoad 707.967.4188 St.Helena,CA94574

St. Barthelemey Cellars 1001SteeleCanyonRoad 800.286.2711 Napa,CA94558

Vineyards

Vineyards

Rutherford Hill Winery200RutherfordHillRoadRutherford,CA94573800.963.1871www.rutherfordhill.com

Rutherford Grove Winery1673St.HelenaHwyRutherford,CA94573800.963.0544www.rutherfordgrove.com

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WINERY ADDRESS PHONE WINERY ADDRESS PHONESt. Clement Vineyards 2867St.HelenaHwy.North 800.331.8266 St.Helena,CA94574St. Helena Winery 100PrattAvenue 877.245.6006 St.Helena,CA94574St. Supery Vineyards 8440St.HelenaHwy. 800.942.0809 Rutherford,CA94573

Staglin Family 1570BellaOaksLane 707.944.0477 Rutherford,CA94573Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars 5766SilveradoTrail 866.422.7523 Napa,CA94558Stags’ Leap Winery 6150SilveradoTrail 800.640.5327 Napa,CA94558

Sterling Vineyards 1111DunawealLane 800.726.6136 Calistoga,CA94515Stonefly Vineyards 3780HagenRoad 707.252.3294 Napa,CA94558Stonehedge Winery 1004ClintonStreet 707.256.444 Napa,CA94559Stony Hill Vineyard 3331St.HelenaHwyN. 707.963.2636 St.Helena,CA94574Storybook Mountain 3835Highway128 707.942.5310 Calistoga,CA94515Stratford Winery 3222EhlersLane 707.963.3200 St.Helena,CA94574Sullivan Vineyards 1090GalleronRoad 877.244.7337 Rutherford,CA94573Summers Winery 1171TubbsLane 707.942.5508 Calistoga,CA94515Summit Lake Vineyards 2000SummitLakeDrive 707.965.2488 Angwin,CA94508Sutter Home Family 277St.HelenaHwyS. 707.963.3104x4208 St.Helena,CA94574Swanson Vineyards 1271ManleyLane 707.967.3500 Rutherford,CA94573Tasting on Main 1142MainStreet 707.967.1042 St.Helena,CA94574

Tedeschi Family Winery 2779GrandStreet 510.688.0685 Calistoga,CA94515

Terra Valentine 3787SpringMountainRoad 707.967.8340 St.Helena,CA94574 The Terraces 1450SilveradoTrailSouth 707.963.1707 St.Helena,CA94574Toad Hall Cellars 1978W.ZinfandelLane 707.967.6754 St.Helena,CA94574TOR Wines 1241AdamsStreet,Ste.1045 707.963.3100 St.Helena,CA94574Trefethen Vineyards 1160OakKnollAvenue 707.255.7700 Napa,CA94558Trinchero Winery 3070NorthSt.HelenaHwy. 800.473.4454 St.Helena,CA94574

Trinity Oaks 277St.HelenaHwyS. 707.963.3104 StHelena,CA94574

Vineyards

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Truchard Vineyards 3234OldSonomaRoad 707.253.7153 Napa,CA94581

Tudal Winery 1015BigTreeRoad 707.963.3947 St.Helena,CA94574

Tulocay Winery 1426CoombsvilleRoad 707.255.4064 Napa,CA94558

Turnbull Wine Cellars 8210St.HelenaHwy 800.887.6285x18 Oakville,CA94562Twomey Cellars 1183DunawealLane 800.505.4850 Calistoga,CA94515V. Sattui Winery 1111WhiteLane 707.963.7774 St.Helena,CA94574Van Asperen Vineyards 1680SilveradoTrail 707.963.5251 St.Helena,CA94574

Van Der Heyden Vineyards4057SilveradoTrail 707.257.0130 Napa,CA94558

Venge Vineyards 424CrystalSpringsRoad 707.967.1008 St.Helena,CA94574Viader 1120DeerParkRoad 707.963.3816 DeerPark,CA94576

Vincent Arroyo Winery 2361GreenwoodAvenue 707.942.6995 Calistoga,CA94515Vine Cliff Winery 7400SilveradoTrail 707.944.1364 Napa,CA94558Vintner’s Collective 1245MainStreet 707.255.7150 Napa,CA94558Vinum Cellars 135CaminoDorado,Suite6 707.254.8313 Napa,CA94558Volker Eisele Family 3080LowerChilesValleyRd 707.965.9485 St.Helena,CA94574von Strasser Winery 1510DiamondMountainRd 707.942.0930 Calistoga,CA94515

Waterstone 708FirstStreet 707.265.9600 Napa,CA94559White Cottage Ranch 1217EdwardsStreet 707.965.0516 St.Helena,CA94574

White Rock Vineyards 1115LomeVistaDrive 707.257.7922 Napa,CA94558Whitehall Lane Winery 1563St.HelenaHwy 800.963.9454x19 StHelena,CA94574Whitford Cellars 4047East3rdAvenue 707.942.0840 Napa,CA94559William Cole Vineyards 2849St.HelenaHwy.North 707.963.6100 St.Helena,CA94574William Harrison 1443SilveradoTrail 707.963.8310 St.Helena,CA94574William Hill Estate Winery 1761AtlasPeakRoad 707.265.3024 Napa,CA94558Wing Canyon Vineyards 3100MountVeederRoad 707.265.8798 Napa,CA94558X Winery 1405SecondStreet 707.204.9522 x9 Napa,CA94559Young Ridge Estate 945LincolnAvenue 707.265.8400 Napa,CA94558

Zahtila Vineyards 2250LakeCountyHwy 707.942.9251 Calistoga,CA94515ZD Wines 8383SilveradoTrail 800.487.7757 Napa,CA94558

Steltzner VineyardsTastings&CaveToursByAppointment:707.252.7272Open10to4:305998SilveradoTrail,Napa

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