October is prime viewing for fall colors as Napa Valley’s vineyards turn beautiful hues of red, orange, and gold. This month, add a bit of wine country wellness to your Napa Valley visit or take in a one-in-a-lifetime performance. Napa Valley’s wineries, restaurants, and resorts continue to welcome visitors with best-in-class hospitality. Now is a great time to book your annual Napa Valley vacation.
Wine Country Wellness
Women’s Wellness Weekend
October 18-19
Bardessono Hotel & Spa (6526 Yount St., Yountville, CA)
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Bardessono Hotel & Spa, a luxury wellness oasis in the heart of Yountville, and home to b Spa Therapy has introduced a new event designed specifically for women’s health. Celebrating all the “women warriors” this October, b Spa is hosting their first ever “Women’s Wellness Weekend” from October 18 – 19, offering two days of wellness activities starting with the Peels and Prosecco Pink Party on Friday, October 18, followed by a day full of wellness on Saturday, October 19. Reservations are required can be made by calling 707-204-6050 or emailing [email protected].
The We11ness Experience: Nutritional We11ness
October 3, 2024
5:30 to 7 p.m.
Eleven Eleven Wines (620 Trancas Street, Napa, CA)
With the harvest season upon us, dive into a world where flavor meets wellbeing at an upcoming nutritional wellness workshop, expertly guided by a renowned chef from the Culinary Institute of America. Unlock the secrets of nutritious cooking that’s as delightful to the palate as it is beneficial to the body. At every step of your journey, you’ll be engaged by the flavors of Eleven Eleven Wines, accompanied by the culinary artistry of Graze Provisions’ gourmet selections.
One-Day Retreat: Fall in Love with Fitness
Saturday, October 5
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Stanly Ranch, Auberge Resorts Collection (200 Stanly Crossroad, Napa)
Experience Stanly Ranch’s signature wellness retreat at Halehouse Wellbeing Center dedicated to movement, relaxation, and recovery. Reinvigorate your fitness routine with Los Angeles-based celebrity trainer Brittany Bowman and Napa’s leading cycling instructor, Desirae Luna, who will guide you through a series of cardio and strength sessions incorporating dumbbells, bands, and bodyweight. Participation gets you all-day access to Napa Valley’s premier five-star resort.
Harvest Season Continues!
Crush It at Estate Yountville
Saturday, October 5
Noon-6 p.m.
Estate Yountville (6481 Washington St, Yountville, CA)
Join The Estate Yountville for a fun-filled harvest event for all! Enjoy a harvest menu for purchase, exquisite wines, grape stomping, live entertainment, family activities, local vendors, and photo ops. Tickets include a grape stomp experience, commemorative t-shirt, tasting tickets. Family friendly event. Get all the details.
Harvest Farmers Market
Sunday, October 6
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Clos du Val (5330 Silverado Trail, Napa, CA)
Legendary Clos du Val hosts an afternoon of live music and delicious bites to celebrate fall releases and the height of harvest season. Explore food and wine stations throughout the estate along with local vendor pop-ups where guests can gather fresh produce and flowers with a custom Clos du Val tote bag.
Vineyard Hike and Luncheon
Saturday, October 5
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Inglenook Winery (1991 St. Helena Highway, Rutherford, CA)
This fall, Inglenook Winery explores the vineyard in all its autumnal splendor. This guided hike will take you through the heart of the estate, offering breathtaking views of the harvest season. Learn the art of winemaking, the nuances of terroir, and the meticulous care that goes into every bottle. After the stroll, gather for a sumptuous luncheon at the Chateau.
Tastings on the Lawn
Saturday, October 5
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Charles Krug Winery Tasting Room (2800 Main Street, St. Helena, CA)
Charles Krug Winery hosts their annual harvest celebration, Tastings on the Lawn, at their historic St. Helena estate. Delectable bites, wine tasting stations, live music, and spectacular entertainment are in store. Lucky Devils Band, live pumpkin carving, airbrush tattoos, glass blowing demonstrations, and a few surprises too!
Harvest BBQ
Sunday, October 13
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Cliff Lede Vineyards (1473 Yountville Cross Road, Yountville, CA)
Join Cliff Lede Vineyards for a harvest lunch featuring Memphis-style barbeque and fixings from local favorite, The Q. A casual and fun afternoon including games and good company.
Annual Harvest Celebration & BBQ
Sunday, October 13
1-3 p.m.
Markham Winery (2812 St Helena Hwy North, St Helena, CA)
Join the Markham crew in celebrating Napa Valley’s 2024 Harvest with a wine ‘country’ party! Soak in the Napa Valley vineyard views while you enjoy a BBQ feast from Kinders BBQ served with Markham’s fall wine releases. Wear your cowboy boots and dance to Johnny Cash music by Cash Prophets.
Dinner under the Stars
Friday, October 18
6 p.m.
CHANDON (1 California Drive, Yountville, CA)
CHANDON hosts a festive table for an effervescent celebration, over a 7-course menu. Complementing Winemaking Director, Pauline Lhote’s meticulous selection of limited release sparkling, cellar and still wines are Chef Peter Cham’s artfully designed, seasonal dishes that highlight and elevate the distinct character of each pour. The relaxed, yet refined odyssey starts with a welcome aperitif. This experience is 21+
Crush Party at V. Sattui
Friday, October 18
6-10 p.m.
V. Sattui Winery (1111 White Lane, St. Helena, CA)
Experience harvest during one of the most exciting times of year in the Napa Valley & step behind-the-scenes of a V. Sattui’s working winery. This big, open house style event features an old-fashioned grape stomp, growers and winemakers, live music by Decades!, and a menu from V. Sattui’s live-fire Tuscan grill and wood-fired pizza ovens.
Winemaker’s Boots Tour, Tasting & Luncheon
Friday, October 25
10:30 a.m.
ZD Wines (8383 Silverado Trail, Rutherford, CA)
Go behind the scenes and step into ZD’s winery cellar during the exciting time of harvest! Led by our world-class winemakers, guests will explore in-depth practices of how the grape gets from the vineyard to your glass. Finish the tour with a wine tasting and lunch prepared by Winery Chef Jill deLeuze Billeci, ZD’s 3rd generation of the founding family.
Napa Valley LIVE!
Performances this Month
Broadway and Vine – Alan Cumming
Sunday, October 13, 2024
5 p.m.
Inglenook Winery (1991 St. Helena Highway, Rutherford, CA)
Join Broadway & Vine at INGLENOOK for an unforgettable night with Tony Award Winner, Alan Cumming.
Alan Cumming is beyond eclectic. His most recent projects include hosting (and slaying fashion-wise) the global cultural phenomenon The Traitors, creating a solo dance theatre piece about the Scottish bard Robert Burns, lip-synching the protagonist in a documentary and producing a podcast series about a sperm bank heist. He will soon be seen as Sigmund Freud in the film V13, as an elderly woman with a pet crab in the Disney kids series Robogobo and heard in a duet with Gaelic rapper Griogair Labhruidh! Perhaps not surprisingly, Time Magazine called him one of the three most fun people in show business (the others were Cher and Stanley Tucci!)
Texas Takes Napa Valley for the Singer-Songwriter Dinner in the Vineyards
Saturday, October 19
6-9 p.m.
Pope Valley Winery, (6613 Pope Valley Rd, Pope Valley, CA)
Texas is taking over Napa Valley for a one-of-a-kind event under the stars at Pope Valley Winery. What goes better with legendary country music than 10 hour smoked Brisket with all the fixins? Slow cooked over oak wood, Tim Biasotti of Biasotti BBQ brings a mouthwatering Texas style smoke BBQ with a unique twist paired with Pope Valley Wines. West Texas born and raised Singer Songwriter Mark Powell will take the night away, singing and playing guitar bringing you chart topping country music.
LIVE THEATRE: Ripcord by David Lindsay-Abaire
October 11-27
Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m.
Yountville Community Center (6516 Washington Street, Yountville, CA)
Valley Players is excited to bring you a vastly entertaining story of two senior women thrown together by a cosmic force possessed of a wicked sense of humor…A sunny room on an upper floor is prime real estate in the Bristol Place Senior Living Facility, so when the cantankerous Abby is forced to share her quarters with new arrival Marilyn, she has no choice but to get rid of the infuriatingly chipper woman by any means necessary. A seemingly harmless bet between the old women quickly escalates into a dangerous game of one-upmanship that reveals not just the tenacity of these worthy opponents, but also deeper truths that each would rather remain hidden.
Jessup Cellars- Beyond the Canvas: The Creative World of Penelope Moore
Friday, October 11
6- 8 p.m.
Jessup Cellars Tasting Gallery (6740 Washington St, Yountville, CA)
Save the date to our resident artist on deck, where Penelope will paint live and speak on what drives her particular style of art while we come together over wine, delicious and authentic Mexican food from Fiesta del Sol, and music by DJ Kitten Whiskers. Click here for more information.
Friday Night Flights
October 4 and 11
4:30-7 p.m.
Stewart Cellars (address
Every Friday from September 6 to October 11, Stewart Cellars is staying open late.
Toast to the weekend. Bring friends and relax in the Stewart Cellars courtyard while sipping on your favorite Stewart wine and enjoying local musical talents of David Rinconi (October 4) and Coyote Creations (October 11). As always, walk-ins welcome but reservations recommended.