Inside Track June 1-5
NVV PREMIERE NAPA VALLEY
Napa Valley’s best week for the wine trade is back. Premiere Napa Valley is scheduled for the week of June 1 with the grand finale live auction on Saturday, June 5, 2021. At the auction for wine trade professionals, wine retailers and restaurateurs bid on one-of-a-kind wines to offer in their stores, on their wine lists and to their most discerning customers. // To find out where Premiere wines are sold, visit PremiereNapaValley.com. June 9-12
NAPA VALLEY JAZZ GETAWAY
Join Brian Culbertson and friends for Napa Valley’s 9th Annual Jazz Getaway weekend. The three-day concert series main musical events are performed at The Lincoln Center and include a curated itinerary of pre and after-parties where attendees can mingle with the performers and enjoy a series of culinary food and wine experiences, including a dinner at La Toque, premier wine tastings, a silent auction, and wine reception. // For more information and ticket packages: jazzgetaway.com June 12
ART, SIP & STROLL
Celebrate ARTS IN APRIL in beautiful Yountville for this artistic outdoor stroll to celebrate Napa’s local artists. This free art event, featuring over 50+ juried artistsfine art, sculpture, ceramics, photography, jewelry and more-- is spread through the center of town. Art, Sip & Stroll Tasting Packages ($35 optional) are also available and include a glass with six wine tasting tokens to be used at any wine tasting stop plus a signed Guy Buffet ART, SIP & STROLL 2021 poster. Purchase an outdoor lunch onsite and relax in one of Yountville’s park like venues or make reservations to dine at one of Yountville’s fabulous restaurants. // Open 11 am – 5 pm For more information: artsipstroll.com
What the Locals are Doing Napa Valley Coffee Roasting Company Both of Napa Valley Roasting Company’s locations serve popular signature coffee blends sourced from around the globe. Beans are roasted in 20 lb. batches four to six nights a week to ensure the highest quality and maximum freshness. The company’s focus on community programs and generous donations to first responders, schools, and service members have endeared them within the community as one of Napa’s favorite local businesses. // 948 MAIN ST., NAPA • 1400 OAK AVE., ST. HELENA • NAPACOFFEE.COM
La Tapatia Market Regaled by locals as the only supermarket in downtown Napa, La Tapatia is small but mighty. Conveniently located on Brown Street, La Tapatia is not only a local market that sells fresh produce and grocery items at great prices, it also touts a formidable meat counter with an in-house butcher who prepares fresh cut meats to order and to sustain the popular taqueria menu, which serves up some of Napa’s best tacos, burritos and tortas for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Open every day: 8 am- 8 pm // 504 BROWN ST., NAPA • LATAPATIAMARKET.COM
Mozzarella “al Minuto” One of Napa Valley’s local favorite indulgences is Mozzarella “al Minuto”- a rich, oozy presentation of hand-pulled mozzarella, drizzled in olive oil and served on top of crisp, garlic crostini. Served at Pizzeria Tra Vigne and Brasswood Bar + Kitchen, this simple pleasure has remained popular since its debut at the now-closed Tra Vigne Restaurant in St. Helena. // PIZZERIATRAVIGNE.COM • BRASSWOOD.COM
Osprey Seafood Market Since opening its retail location on Wine Country Avenue in 2002, Osprey Seafood Market has supplied Napa’s residents and restaurants with some of the area’s best quality seafood and highest quality service. The small market carries a wide variety of fresh fish and shellfish to order, along with local crabs and live lobsters shipped in overnight from the East Coast. Locals flock to score their weekly poke bowl specials, and during Dungeness Crab season, the lines wrap around the block. // 1014 WINE COUNTRY AVE., NAPA • OSPREYSEAFOOD.COM
Soda Canyon Store Since its construction in 1946, Soda Canyon Store has been a family affair. Co-owners Bonnie Mott, Gina Ergen, and Kristi-Seitz Banducci, aka “The Three Daisies,” carry their family torches for the local general store, deli, gourmet coffee shop, smoothie bar, wine store, and catering operation on this busy intersection of Silverado Trail. Locals know this is one of the best places to go for its deli specials, artisan coffee & espresso, and a great selection of local vintner labels. Open M-F 6 am-5 pm/ Weekends 7 am- 4 pm // 4006 SILVERADO TRAIL, NAPA • SODACANYONSTORE.COM
