This is weekly feature post I will now do every Thursday to tell you about upcoming events in Yountville and around the Napa Valley. Please visit and enjoy one or more of these and tell them Curtis sent you. Featured Events “Calistoga Harvest Table® is set for Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018 in celebration of a plentiful harvest […]
The perfect Napa Valley Mother’s Day adventure
When I used to live close to my mom, I always battled with what to do for her on Mother’s Day. Living here in the Napa Valley, the Napa Valley Wine Train has made it easy. They do a special train tour especially dedicated to MOMS. Photo and info from their website. Give your mom […]
Napa Valley Open Studios, a chance to meet the artist where they work
Napa Valley Open Studios 2014 On Saturday and Sunday, September 20-21 and September 27-28 from 10 am – 5 pm, 79 Napa Valley artists at 45 studios open their doors to the public. This is a free, self-guided art event which allows you to peer into the creative spaces of Napa Valley artists and to buy local art right from […]
Auction Napa Valley 2014, a huge success and record $18.4 million raised
Granted it has been a month since the 2014 Auction Napa Valley, the Valley’s premier wine event. And yes wonderfully it was a record year raising $18.4 million dollars. The highest lot was the one offered by Carmen Policy, the owner of Casa Piena Winery and former president and CEO of the San Francisco 49ers. […]
Uber comes to the Napa Valley
Uber is coming to the Napa Valley. Operating much like a private town car service, UBER cars are at-the-ready on a moment’s notice, without no hourly minimum– and charging slightly more than a taxi would. For those that don’t know what Uber is, it is a ride-sharing company who providers riders with access to local transportation. […]
More changes in the Napa Valley restaurant scene
In recent news, Cindy Pawlcyn is closing her short lived restaurant, Cindy Pawlcyn’s Wood Grill and Wine Bar, just south of downtown St Helena. Opened about a decade ago as Go Fish, then morphing into Brassica, the place though popular has never seemed to quite take off. Citing her current landlord’s intent to take over […]
2013 was year of many changes in the Napa Valley restaurant and wine tasting room scene
This is only a fraction of the changes that has occurred in 2013 to Napa Valley’s restaurants and wine tasting rooms. For a complete list and more detailed info about the type of food served, I refer you to Paul Franson’s excellent article in the Napa Valley Register, Transitions in Napa Valley restaurants and tasting […]
