The fire smoke is so bad today, I cannot see the Yountville Hills which is a 500 foot tall group of hills a quarter mile away from the window I am looking out of. The LNU Complex Fire, the merged Hennessey, Gamble, Green, Markley, Spanish Flat, Morgan Fire and Walbridge fires, is now 15% containment […]
A personal account about being in the Napa Valley during this frightening time
I lived here in Yountville in 2017 when that fire started at the top of the hills directly east from my home. The first thing it did was burn down the hill toward Yountville. Granted there is a wide two lane road, Silverado Trail, and about a mile of vineyards with virtually no trees between […]
Yountville’s First Step Back to Normalcy
Subject: Update to Napa County Health Order Allows for Reopening of Pickleball, Tennis and Bocce Courts for Use by Yountville Residents with Restrictions The Napa County Public Health Officer released an updated Shelter at Home Order on May 7, 2020 that allows for additional outdoor sports with limitations. The Town of Yountville is able to […]
Hurley’s in Yountville closing and what this means to me and the future of Napa Valley
I just wrote this reply to a post on Next Door Yountville about Hurley’s Bar and Grill closing here I am going to just write this. I have lived in Yountville since 1986 and have had businesses here since 1977. My first visit here was about 1972. For anyone who wants to read about this […]
The Napa Valley fires continued affects on Yountville and the winery and hotel industry here
Though the true devastation from the Wine Country October 2017 wild fires here was immediate, 7,500 homes lost and a total of 8,400 structures, the lasting effects are plenty. There were nearly 900 homes lost in Napa County but what happened to the economy in this beautiful Valley was almost as traumatic. Immediately after the […]
For Great Eats, the Napa Valley is still the place to dine according to Michelin
The Napa Valley may have stood still as to the number of Michelin Stars restaurants it has but the Bay Area now boasts six 3 Star restaurants. Besides Yountville’s The French Laundry of Thomas Keller fame and The Restaurant at Meadowood, the four others are Benu, Quince and Saison in San Francisco and Manresa in Los Gatos. By having […]
Napa Valley Opera House Announces New Tenant, The Famous New York Blue Note Jazz Club Group
The Napa Valley Opera House will have a new tenant come February 1st, 2016. Blue Note Napa Valley will be the latest site for the famed New York jazz club. The Opera House has been home to City Winery, another New York fixture, for the last two years. City Winery never caught on here especially trying […]
