December 2010 COMMERCE

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The Napa Chamber o Commerce Boardo Directors gathered at Valley Gate Vineyardsin Jameson Canyon or their annual planningconerence in November. Ater recapping thesuccesses o the past year CEO Lisa Battopresented the goals or the day, which were

developed rom member survey eedback and close examination o current Chamberoperations, both o which revealed a needto re-examine, clariy and communicateChamber purpose and vision. The timelytopic coincided with the Chamber’s 5-year

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Markstein Beverage Company Redwood Credit Union

Silverado Resort

Napa Valley Marketplace Magazine

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vision statement renewal date and was givemomentum by insight gained rom lastmonth’s E3 economic conerence. Batto anChairman-elect Ryan Gregory laid out planto realign sta and volunteer eort to morenimbly ocus on member needs and revenu

generation. Putting into place the advice o E3 presenter Marc Johnstone o Shirlawsto allocate resources more heavily into cashow generation and strategy planning, Battdescribed new sta responsibilities while

• CREATING A STRONG LOCAL ECONOMY

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The Yo’Belle Yogurt Shop in Bel AirePlaza opened with anare on October 27.Owner Kim Nguyen was overjoyed withthe welcome and support she receivedrom the Napa Chamber o CommerceAmbassadors and the ribbon cutting cere-mony they organized or the launch. Therewere ten Chamber Ambassadors present,two Napa Chamber sta members, a pro-essional photographer and a Disc Jockey

CHAMBER AMBASSADORS ARE VERY BUSY!

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NAPA CHAMBEr AMBASSADOrS attend aibbon cutting at Yo’Belle.

The NapaChamber’s AnnualDinner is to be heldon January 21 at theMeritage Resort andSpa in Napa. Thisestive annual galaincludes dinner, asilent auction and

the installations o the incoming Chairmano the Board, Ryan Gregory, the Executive

Ofcers and the Board o Directors. It alsorecognizes major community contributorswith awards or the Citizen o the Year,Business o the Year, Ambassador o the Yeand Family Friendly Business o the Year.The Chamber’s Annual Awards oer a poinin time to honor those signifcant contributowho routinely go above and beyond tosupport building a strong local economyand who make extra eorts to ensure that

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playing great Rock & Roll music. A es-tive atmosphere greeted the many Naparesidents who showed up to enjoy the reeyogurt Nguyen oered rom 12-3pm.

The Ambassadors are the Napa Cham-ber’s own diplomatic corps, ormed overthirty years ago arising rom a communityneed to “create good will and understand-ing among members o the Chamber andbusiness community” as noted in theirstatement o purpose. New Napa Chambermember Nguyen has seen immediate valuein her decision to join the Chamber saying,“it was the best way to become part o thecommunity and I know it’s a way to giveback to the community through partner-ships that we can develop through ourmembership. The Napa Chamber’s CEO,

The Great Wine Capitals held their11th Annual General Meeting last month inChristchurch, New Zealand. The meetingdraws over 150 people rom the nine GreatWine Capitals countries. The delegation

rom SF | NV included representatives romNapa Valley Vintners, the SFCVB, NapaCounty Supervisors and Ag Commissioner,The Napa Valley Destination Council, andthe Napa Chamber o Commerce. The or-ganization’s work is primarily done throughour primary committees; Business, Com-munications, Tourism and Education.

The AGM culminates in a Gala Eveningwhere the nine International Best O WineTourism Awards are presented. Napa Val-ley’s Conn Creek Winery was awarded the

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• CREATING A STRONG LOCAL ECONOMY

world’s “Most Innovative Wine TourismExperience” during the gala event.

Nearly orty years ater its ound-ing, Conn Creek is ocused on what NapaValley does best: Cabernet Sauvignon and

other Bordeaux varietals that capture the“Best o Napa Valley” and provide wine-maker Mike McGrath with an unparalleledpalette rom which to blend each wine andvintage. The original Mediterranean-stylewinery contains an AVA Barrel Room whereits signature Barrel Blending Experience isoered, a one-o-a-kind seminar in whichparticipants taste barrel samples o Caber-net Sauvignon rom nearly all o the NapaValley’s 15 sub-appellations - along withother Bordeaux varietals - beore blending

their own bottle to take home. It’s a chancto play winemaker or a day and appreci-ate the skill and art that goes into cratingworld-class wine.

“Conn Creek’s innovative AVA BarrelRoom is a not-to-be-missed experience thprovides both locals & visitors the uniqueopportunity to literally taste the diversity the Napa Valley’s varied soils and climateThe Napa Valley is truly extraordinary tha

Lisa Batto, helped us to open onschedule through her advocacyassistance with the Environ-mental Health Department. Herintervention was instrumental ingetting the process completed.”

The Ambassadors purposewas designed to provide newand existing businesses notonly with marketing support bymeans o public ceremony, butalso with a mentor program al-lowing established, experiencedNapa business people and com-

munity members that are avail-able to oer advice and guid-ance to new generations o Napaproessionals. It is not uncommonto see a Napa Chamber Ambas-sador call on a new business and oerreal-time guidance on how to do businessin and with the City o Napa. The Ambas-sadors mission is carried out in a varietyo ways; rom organizing and attend-ing ribbon cuttings or new businessesor businesses which have enlarged orremodeled their premises, to assisting atChamber Mixers, meetings and activities,they are ever-present in their burgundydesignate jackets. One must be nominatedto join the Ambassadors with signifcantexperience in past Chamber services anecessary component. One must haveserved either as a Napa Chamber o Com-merce Committee Chair, director, or otherequally responsible position within thecommunity.

The Ambassadors meet regularly todetermine their activities or the com-ing months, a schedule which involves

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AMBASSADOrS assist Helen Lyall with he eciting opening on Novembe 6th!

requent touch-points with many Napabusinesses. In November alone there werethree Ambassador supported events, withtwo already on the docket or December atRistorante La Strada or their 8th Anniver-sary Party on December 1, and at the Boysand Girls Club on December 7.

Long time Ambassador and last year’sCo-Ambassador o the Year, GeorgiaBaughman says, “Napa Chamber Ambassa-

dors thought all would bring a slowdown oactivities but Napa Business is BOOMINGWe have had Ribbon Cuttings at A FishStory, Napa Republican Headquarters, NapValley Pharmacy, The Meadows BocceCourt as well as Yo’Belle!”

For more inormation on the NapaChamber o Commerce, the AmbassadorCommittee, or to schedule a ribbon cuttingceremony or your new businessvisit http://www.napachamber.com/. ■AMBASSADOrS, goundbeaking

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By Lisa Batto ACE,President/CEO

CEO’s FOCus

Chairman’s FOCus

By Randy Martinsen,President & CEOof Accelerated Marketing Group

2010 Napa Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board

November 15, 2009 was my frst ofcialday as CEO o the Napa Chamber o Com-merce. We had just completed our planningconerence or 2010 and I can tell you now thatwhile I was very excited to take over the leader-ship role, I still had my reservations on how Iwas going to fll Kate’s shoes!

I had two great things going or me:One, our sta at the Napa Chamber was verysupportive o my taking on this new role and

two, the Board o Directors were equally assupportive.Was it all really just a love est during

2010? No, there were many challenges that Iexpect many o you have experienced. I’d liketo share just a ew and how we succeeded.Find you Mento Goup

Going rom the second person in chargeo a company to the person who makes all thedecisions can put you in a state o uncertainty.One o the best ways to overcome this is todevelop a mentor group. This can be a groupo other business owners in or outside o yourindustry. It is important to share rustrations

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on running your business and the successesas well. My mentor group is two-old. Overthe years I have built a very strong network o Chamber Executives all over the WesternUnited States and calling on this network or best business practices has expanded my

knowledge o this industry. The second groupis our Executive Committee o the NapaChamber. This seven person group is a valuableresource in making decisions that aect ourbusiness operationsor programs. Whetherit is discussing issuesor working on thefnances, this grouplends its wisdom andbecomes and exten-sion to the capabilitieso the CEO. In your own business, considercontacting the Napa Valley College SmallBusiness Development Center to provide the

wisdom o their experts to your business. Whenyou need fnancial resources or sound busi-ness advice the SBDC could be your Executiveteam! ((707) 253-3210 or www.napasbdc.orgHr Suppot

We have a high perorming team at theNapa Chamber. We work non-stop providingbenefts, presenting programs and promotingyour businesses. Every team experiences chal-lenges now and then, and while I was trainedby a master in personnel motivation, I don’thave the answers all the time. Here is anotherplace where your Mentor group comes into

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play. I you don’t have a mentor group whewould you go? The Napa Chamber uses theservices o the Cal Chamber to answer somo our HR needs. I you had a question abouyour practices, oten you could give us a caand we would be able to fnd an answer oryou. (Just call me at 707-254-1146 or sendme an email [email protected]) In oumembership we have a number o proessioals rom Employment Law specialists likeRick Rybicki (who volunteers at the Chambby presenting our Labor Law series) and a

ew payroll service companiethat oer HR Services (PayroMasters, Inc and Paychex).Need Team Building? This isa powerul resource that couldidentiy issues and create astronger team! Check out TeaBuilding on our website – youfnd three businesses who can

help: Follow Your Compass; New LevelGroup and Teambuilding Unlimited.

Whee to Find Mento Businesses?Just go to the Business Search part o owebsite and put in the keywords to fnd busnesses to fll your Mentor group! Meet themat the Mixer at Black Stallion Winery onthe 16th o this month. Schedule yoursel toattend a First Friday Business DevelopmenLuncheon or get involved in our MembershServices Committee (contact Paula Wick at707-226-7455). Promoting and Network-ing yoursel will help you build your Men-tor team and likely gain you new customersalong the way. ■


“Wa t a ay jut a tun 2010?”

As my tenure as Chairman o the Boardwinds down, and I ponder what to write ormy last article or the newsletter. I want tothank all o the Board and Chamber Sta andvolunteers who have made this year anothersuccessul year or the Chamber. Already, theChair Elect, Ryan Gregory, has begun to planor his year as Chair ollowing the ratifcation

o our new 5-Year Vision as one o my lastpieces o business to conduct or the Chamberthis December.

Since my original article on SC21earlier this year, I have ound it interesting

to learn how many o our members and thecommunity at large, do not really understandwhat SC21 and NapaLearns is all about.Even leaders who have children in our Napaschool system have argued with me that it’sonly about putting computers in schools. Ithas been an uphill battle to educate them andhelp them understand that the new technology

is NOT about putting computers in schools,but is a new methodology o teaching thatbrings ALL students in the classroom togetherto learn problem-solving skills that were not

sufciently taught to everyone using oldermethods.

I encourage all o you to take a tour o the newly renovated New Tech High in Napaor a tour o the new American Canyon HighSchool, and see or yoursel what this teachinmethodology is about beore dismissing it as just “putting computers in schools”. You’llbe amazed at how the tour will open yourunderstanding, which includes students tellinyou how it has changed their lives.

As a person who experienced an earlyversion o this type o learning, I attributemuch o my success in business, and in lie,to it. So much so that I have lead a campaignto allow any contributions made to SC21/ NapaLearns through the Chamber Foundatioto be tax deductible and to make it easy oryou to give to this cause.

I ask that you join me in subscribingor automatic withdrawal o just $21 permonth rom your bank account or credit cardby completing the orm online or droppingby the Chamber Ofce. Visit the ChamberFoundation website at:http://www.napachamberoundation.org tocomplete a secure on-line orm.

To schedule a tour, please contactDorothy Salmon at: (707) 396-0504, spacesgo ast and the next tour is in January.■

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Mr. Gregory took the group through theexisting Chamber organizational chart and anexamination o current volunteer committeeoutput.

The committees o the Chamber covera variety o areas rom inrastructure andtransportation to business support and skillbuilding and even legislative action. These

committees are an excellent entree to theNapa business arena, oer a tremendousservice to the community and in and o

themselves present a high-ocus networkingopportunity to committee members. Theactivities o each committee were evaluated

and assessed or current impact and value, withamendments and augmentations suggestedand adopted. O particular ocus were theBusiness Builders Committee, which organizesand presents pertinent business skill-buildingeducational workshops in partnership with theSmall Business Development Center and theCandidate Endorsement Committee, whichscreens political candidates running or localand state level ofces.

The dynamic group o thirty-plus Napa

leaders that comprises the Napa ChamberBoard came together with creative suggestionsand a can-do approach to address 2011 goalso a creating a better inormed working bodyand a more pro-active member outreach eortthat can achieve new membership growth andexisting member retention alike. The answerto the question “What do we do?” when theChamber does so much or so many businessesis not an easy one to answer in 30 secondsor less. Marketing consultant Holly Krassnerled a brainstorming session to begin thedevelopment o just such an “elevator speech”which would communicate and encapsulate theessence o Chamber purpose and place in the

community. As an organization that advocatesor the entire business community, the centralpurpose and eect o the Chamber is one o

a rising tide raising allships… by building a stronglocal economy and bringingmembers together to thatend all businesses beneftrom the positive impacto the resulting economicvitality.

Lisa Batto, pesident/CEO pesents Chamoveview & oganizational claity.

Holly Kassne facilitates the enewing of the NCC 5-Yea Vision.

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it can produce wine o such incredible diversity in such a com-pact region,” said Clay Gregory, President & CEO o the NapaValley Destination Council.

Conn Creek Winemaker Mike McGrath added, “Our goal increating the Conn Creek AVA Room was to provide an unor-gettable and unique wine experience. It’s a thrill to be recog-nized or reaching this goal and we’re proud to contribute to theNapa Valley’s reputation as a premier wine destination.”

About the Geat Wine Capitals Global Netwok: Founded in1999, the Great Wine Capitals Global Network is an alliance of nine internationally renowned wine regions - Bordeaux, France;

Bilbao-Rioja, Spain; Cape Town, South Africa; Christchurch-South Island, New Zealand; Florence, Italy; Mainz-Rheinhessen, Germany; Mendoza, Argentina; Porto, Portugal; and San Francisco-Napa Valley,USA. The international Best Of Wine Tourism awards serve as anindustry benchmark for excellence and recognize leading wineries and wine-tourism related businesses within each Great Wine Capital that have distinguished themselves in areas such as innovation, service and sustainable practices.

For more information visit www.greatwinecapitals.com. ■

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Ater a brie break the Board broke intworkgroups to study survey eedback on th5-year vision statement with a goal o makrecommendations to modiy it as needed.In general terms the statement covers sixcentral tenets encompassing economic vitaeducation, workorce housing, transportatioenvironmental stewardship and community

leadership. Each workgroup took a section examined the associated vision statement, tcollective survey eedback and then engagein lively discussion to bring these tenetsorward and re-validate them or the nextfve years. The results o these brainstorminsessions will be solidifed at the DecemberBoard meeting ready or ull ratifcation inJanuary o 2011.

For more inormation on the ChamberBoard and their vision plan go tohttp://www.napachamber.com/. ■

The 2011 intenational ‘Best Of ’ awad ceemonywas held on 4 Novembe 2010 at a Gala Dinne

attended by ove 360 global industy leades andmedia at at the AMI Stadium in Chistchuch, NewZealand. The winnes ae:

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The Napa Valley Reg-ister’s new editor, MichaelDonnelly, joined the teamin August o this year. Sincethat time he has provento be a quick study in all

things Napa. His editorialshave been incisive and hehas become a signifcantorce in the leadership o the newsroom. Michaelcomes with 15 years o journalistic experience,most recently as Online Ed-itor o the Quad City Timeso Davenport, Iowa. Fromthe copy room to newsand eatures Michael hasdone it all in the newspapertrade. He brings a sense o

can-do that his broad journalism backgroundlends to his proessional demeanor. Hehas lived and worked in ten dierent statesover the course o his career, and has in allcases ocused on local community-basedpublications. As no stranger to immers-ing himsel in a new community Michaelhas ound many open doors in Napa. Fromresidents to community leaders and busi-ness owners, Michael has been welcomedand guided through our beautiul neck o thewoods gaining an orientation that ew aresubject to. “Most importantly I just listen,”

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says Michael o hisexperience getting

to know the culturehere, “everyone hasbeen so hospitableand open with theireedback on the is-sues acing Napa inthe 21st century.”

The NapaValley Registernews room has beenrevitalized in theshort period sinceMichael started. Hisexperience with on-

line web-based reporting has been put to work moving the culture at the Register rom an a-ternoon paper publication to using the web tobreak stories in real-time. “It was a necessarymove rom a news coverage standpoint andthere certainly seems to be more excitementin the news room now,” he says and adds, “weelevated veteran reporter Kevin Courtney tothe City Editor role and his contribution hasbeen invaluable. He has the respect o thenews room and he has been a tremendous ad-dition to the leadership team.” While the paperedition will always remain the backbone o


the Register, the website has grown in bothunctionality and popularity with many usin

it as their go-to or local news.Register Publisher Brenda Speth says oDonnelly, “Michael brings a vast amount oexperience rom a wide array o communitynewspapers, large and small. He has the hy-per-local ocus that we were looking or, andis well versed in both print and web-basedreporting. He has strong news judgment anda great track record o providing compellingrelevant and interesting content to the readerand viewer alike. We are thrilled to be work-ing with him.” City Editor Kevin Courtneysays, “Michael has very quickly immersedhimsel in the pulse o the city. In a very

short period o time he has grasped the chal-lenges, issues and blessings that comprise liin the City o Napa. There has been a rippleeect rom his well-reasoned editorials thatis starting to penetrate community lie here.”The tone o discourse on the Register websihas improved as Donnelly’s editorials pres-ent well balanced opinion highlighting anadvocacy stance or Napa businesses andresidents.

For more inormation or to contact Mi-chael email [email protected]■

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the town o Napa is a healthy, growing andinclusive community.

The Citizen o the Year is chosen eachyear by a designated committee, who thisyear have selected Margrit Biever Mondavias honoree. Mrs. Mondavi has been centralto the cultural enrichment o our communityor our decades, rom promoting the

introduction o art, music and cooking atthe seminal Robert Mondavi Winery toher undying support o continued artisticexposure within the broader community,she has been a beacon o inspiration andphilanthropy. When asked o her responseto being notifed o the award she wastypically understated, “My reaction to theannouncement that the Napa Chamber o Commerce has given me the great honoro naming me Citizen o the Year is that

I am frst, totally surprised, and secondhonored and wondering i I really deservethis distinction. I humbly accept and thank you or your confdence.” Longtime riendand collaborator Dorothy Salmon says o Mrs. Mondavi, “Margrit Mondavi epitomizesgraciousness, leadership, vision, courage andquiet unassuming power. She consistentlygives with her heart, her soul, and herresources to make lie better or people all

over the world and in particular, in NapaCounty. She is loved and admired by many.Every day o her lie she gives o hersel tomany worthwhile endeavors with humor andgrace. Here’s to Margrit, a true hero!”

Award winners in the remainingcategories will be revealed over the comingweeks. It is not too late to nominate youravorite candidate or the 2010 Businesso the Year, which will be selected romnominations received by December 10. Any

Napa Chamber o Commerce business,that is a member in good standing since1/1/10, is eligible or nomination. Althoughsuccess may be measured in a variety o ways, businesses nominated or this Awardwill also be rated on integrity and sociallyresponsible business practices, providinga positive community image and inspiringothers to do so, exhibiting innovation andcreativity and taking a leadership role in

community activities. To download thenomination orm and fnd out more detailsgo to http://www.napachamber.com/ calendar_display.html?ID=15330

Tickets or the Napa Chambero Commerce Annual Dinner can bepurchased or $110, or tables o ten or$1000. Tickets may be purchased online atnapachamber.com. ■

Michael Donnelly, Edito



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NAPA ChAmber 2010 offiCers

randy Matinsen, Chaiman of the Boad .................... Accelerated Marketing Group

ryan Gegoy, Chai-elect..................................... Riechers & Spence Associates, Inc.

Deba Dommen, Vice-Chai Advocacy ..........................Winegrowers o Napa County

Kent Kuhlmann, Vice-Chai resouces ........................ Kuhlmann Associates Financiarichad rybicki, Vice Chai Membeship ................................ Rybicki & Associates

Cheie Kno, Teasue ..............................................................Redwood Credit Union

Mike Silvas, Immediate Past-Chai ....................................Wine Country Fine Properties

m i s s i o NAs the membeship oganization fo business, we pomote ou community’seconomic vitality and quality of lifethough leadeship development,advocacy, facilitation and education.

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For membership information call

Sherrell Harper at 707.257.4598

or Rebecca Johnson at 707.254.1142

• Ceating a Stong Local Economy

• Pomoting the Community

• Poviding Netwoking Oppotunities

• Suppoting a Sustainable Futue

• repesenting Business to Govenment• Engaging in Political Action

COMMErCE editorial is exclusively produced by

the Napa Chamber o Commerce,

1556 First Street, Napa, CA 94559. 707.226.7455

EDITOr: Katherine Zimmer Please email submissions [email protected]

Lisa Batto, ACE, President/CEO, 707.226.7455, [email protected]

Katheine Zimme, VP Marketing & Communications, 707.254.1147, [email protected]

Sheell Hape , Membership, 707.257.4598, sher [email protected]

rebecca Johnson, Membership, 707.254.1142, [email protected]

Jayson Johnson, Creative Manager, 707.254.1144, [email protected]

Paula Wick, Customer Service, 707.226.7455, [email protected]

Lynn Page, Sr. Administrator / Event Specialist, 707.254.1145, [email protected]

Chistine Sullivan, Administrative Assistant, 707.254.1143, [email protected]

Cayl Chakeian, Communications, 707.738.6053, [email protected]

NAPA ChAmber boArd of direCTorsDean Bowen, Net-Flow Corporation; John Cadinale, State Farm Insurance; LindaChampagne, Artesa Winery; Sanda Elles, Napa County Farm Bureau; Ken Fank,La Toque; Pamela Gleeson, Santen Inc.; Clay Gegoy, The Napa Valley DestinationCouncil; Cathy D’Angelo Holmes, Coldwell Banker Commercial; Stanton Lawson, SequoiaSenior Solutions; Bill Lockhat, Edward Jones; Kaa Long, Tugboat, Inc.; Bay Matin,City o Napa; Kevin Massie, Napa Ford Lincoln Mercury; Shey McKillop, Follow YourCompass; Shawn Milbun, Napa Valley Marriott Hotel & Spa; Dennis Pedisich, NapaCommunity Bank; Jaime Penaheea, Queen o the Valley Hospital Foundation; richadrybicki, Rybicki & Associates; Don Shindle, Westin Verasa Napa; Benda Speth, Napa

Valley Register; Patick Sweeney, Napa Valley Unifed School District; Kevin Teague,Holme Teague Roche Anglin LLP; Toni renee Viea, Vierra Environmental Consulting;Jay Williamson, Williamson and Company.HONOrArY DIrECTOr: Julian Weidle , Retired.

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December 9

Labor Law Update

“What you don’t know

CAN hurt you”

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January 21

Annual Dinner

The Meritage Resort & Sp

875 Bordeax Way, Napa6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

$110 per person$1000 table of 10

Reservations required

December 16

MIXER After-Hours Mixer

Black Stallion Winery

4089 Silverado Tr., Napa5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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