9 Things You Didn't Know About Napa (But Shouldn't Miss)
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1. You can eat and drink on the cheap.
1. You can eat and drink on the cheap and casual. - 2/9
2. There are a few places that don’t serve exclusively wine.
2. There are a few places that don’t serve exclusively wine. - 3/9
3. If you’re invited to a wine cave dinner, BRING A COAT.
3. If you’re invited to a wine cave dinner, BRING A COAT. Yahoo News is better in the app
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4. There are gardens, not just vineyards.
With Cabernet grapes fetching such a premium, it’s easy to believe thatpeople may not spare a square foot for other crops. Well, let’s just say a few people take local, seasonal cuisine seriously.The Hill Family Estatewinery, in Yountville, has a Secret Garden tourthat includes fruit orchards — and it’s just five minutes fromdowntown Yountville. The winery’s chef,Thomas Keller, has a kitchen garden that resembles a surreal mirage in the middle of downtown — so much so that the mystery becomes, “How come no one ever walks right throughit?” And another top chef, Victor Scargle, keeps a garden atLucy, a restaurant in the boutique hotelBardessonothat’s kind of a secrettreasure. (Documented evidence: Instagram the #broccoflower.) - 5/9
5. And there’s hill country.
5. And there’s hill country. - 6/9
6. And hot springs
6. And hot springs Yahoo News is better in the app
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7. It can be pet-friendly.
7. It can be pet-friendly. - 8/9
8. Respect the Veterans
8. Respect the Veterans - 9/9
9. There’s no Disney Land, but there is a castle
9. There’s no Disney Land, but there is a castle