Inside Track September 13-19
FORTINET PGA TOURNAMENT @ SILVERADO RESORT
Fortinet teams up with the PGA Tour to kick off the 2021-2022 PGA Tour. This premier event at the Silverado Resort and will bring together the world’s best players and technology leaders through an executive technology summit hosted tournament week. This week of amazing golf will be paired with award-winning culinary and wine experiences. After the daily event, enjoy three nights of live music during the evening concert series. 1600 Atlas Peak Rd., Napa // For tickets and more info: Fortinetchampionship.com Saturday, September 18
DISCOVER COOMBSVILLE GRAND TASTING 2021
Come and celebrate with Coombsville, as they celebrate their 10 Year Anniversary as the newest AVA in Napa Valley. Discover and taste premium and unique wines from 20+ local vintners in a beautiful country club setting at the Napa Valley Country Club. Mix and mingle with winemakers, vintners, producers, and growers and learn more about Coombsville wines while sampling food prepared by the Napa Valley Country Club chef. There will also be unique and curated silent auction and raffle prizes. Proceeds benefit Puertas Abiertas, a non-profit group which serves the Latino community in Napa Valley. // 3385 Hagen Rd., Napa For tickets and more info: coombsvillenapa.org Sunday, September 26
21ST ANNUAL TASTE OF MOUNT VEEDER
Discover world-class wines from 30+ Mount Veeder wineries at the 21st Annual Taste of Mount Veeder. This year’s event is being held at the Hess Collection Winery and will include food pairings from Hess Executive Chef Chad Henrickson and live highenergy blues from the Hummingbirdz. Silent Auction and Raffle offers limited production Mt. Veeder gems from participating wineries. // 4411 Redwood Rd., Napa // For tickets or more info: 707-266-1296 mtveederwines.com
What the Locals are Doing Panchas Regaled as one of Napa Valley’s oldest dive bars, Panchas in Yountville has been a locals mainstay since its opening in 1982. Best known for its $3 beers and colorful juxtaposition of longstanding staff and patrons, which range from local farmworkers to doctors and everything in between, it’s gained national celebrity over the years, most notably, Playboy Magazine’s 2012 ranking as one of America’s Top Dive Bars. Open noon- 2 am. // 6764 WASHINGTON ST., YOUNTVILLE
West Won Bread To keep up with community demand, local bread baker/chef Kyle Kuehner expanded the family’s artisan bread operation from the Napa Farmers Market to their new location on Soscol Avenue in April 2021. Along with their organic, natural leavened sour dough sour dough loaves such as Kalamata Olive, Sesame, Sprouted Rye, Toasted Pecan and Golden Raisin which are baked fresh daily, an all day menu of toasts, sandwiches and seasonal items like Panzanella salad keep the family business busy from 7 am -2 pm Wed-Fri and 8 am- 2 pm on weekends. //
The Kuehner family: Kyle, Elise, Edie, Rollie & Otto
1800 A SOSCOL AVE., NAPA • WESTWONBREAD.COM
Taqueria Maria Friday Night Fiesta The Reynoso family’s Third Street restaurant, Taqueria Maria, is best known for their great, authentic Mexican food delicious margaritas, and their lively Friday entertainment by professional mariachi group, J. Nuevo Mexico. The 14-member ensemble keeps the crowd dancing and singing from 5:00 pm to 9:30 pm as patrons share libations and the restaurant’s famed nachos, salsa, combo platters and Molcajetes (stoneware urns filled with mixed meats and seafood) on the riverfront patio. Reservations recommended. // 640 THIRD ST., NAPA • TAQUERIAMARIA.COM
Gillwoods Café Celebrating its 30th anniversary in June, St. Helena’s Gillwoods Café is a local treasure. Owner Jennifer Fradelizio and her mother, Debbie, along with most of their staff, have been serving up sumptuous breakfasts and lunches in their cozy diner on Main Street to hungry locals and visitors who, on busy mornings may wait in line to score a coveted seat. Favorite items include their house baked cinnamon rolls, smoked salmon eggs benedict, bacon bloody Mary, and anything covered in their Country Gravy. Open 7 am- 2 pm Thu- Mon. // 1313 MAIN ST., ST. HELENA • GILLWOODSCAFE.COM
R + D Kitchen Patio Bar Hillstone Group’s R + D Kitchen patio bar in Yountville is a popular lunch and happy hour hangout for locals (and their canine companions.) Besides offering the full restaurant menu, R + D’s full wine list, beers and handcrafted cocktails are the perfect respite for the handful of patrons lucky enough to snag a seat. Open Fri-Sun 11- 9 pm / Mon-Thu 11:30- 9 pm. // 6795 WASHINGTON ST., YOUNTVILLE • RD-KITCHEN.COM FOOD & WINE 2021
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