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Napa Valley
Because It’s Not Your Father’s Napa Now
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The region that put American wine on the map has a lot new going on. Forget mansion-size tasting rooms; there’s a crop of intimate places from small lot producers like Tom Garrett’s Dakota Shy and Favia Wines (from Screaming Eagle’s Andy Erick-son and his wife, Annie Favia). Casual dining is better than ever, with newcomers like Charter Oak, a shrine to open-fire cooking. Even Thomas Keller, fresh off renovating the French Laundry, is reportedly doing Mexican food in Yountville. And Calistoga Ranch is no longer the only place to stay in hot springs country: The five-room Francis House opened in August, and Four Seasons Resort & Residences arrives this summer.
TO BOOK: Dani Johnson can tailor days around Napa’s distinctive AVAs (DANI@COASTLINETRAVEL.COM); Michelle Murré knows all the new hot spots (MICHELLE@AZURINETRAVEL.COM).
(J.M.)
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