Harlan Estate and Screaming Eagle make the Golden Vines 2026 shortlist

About this episode

Cole and Claire cover Harlan Estate and Screaming Eagle make the Golden Vines 2026 shortlist, Calistoga Winter in the Wineries Passport presale is open, Yountville Pumpkin Hunt (Monday, October 26 to Friday, October 30), 38 Special: 50 Year Legacy Tour (Thu, Oct 29), Stanley Simmons (Thu, Oct 29), Yappy Hour: Howl-O-Ween at Olive & Hay (Thursday, October 29).

Chapters

• 0:00 · Welcome to the Briefing
• 0:24 · Harlan and Screaming Eagle Make the Golden Vines Shortlist
• 1:06 · Calistoga Winter Passport Presale Is Open
• 1:47 · Suscol Headwaters Opens Its Southern Entrance
• 2:32 · Tonight and Halloween Weekend
• 4:24 · Friday: Boochaine Halloween Dance Party
• 4:45 · Saturday: Halloween Night in the Valley
• 6:36 · Worth Your Week

Full transcript

Cole: Alright, welcome to the Napa FYI briefing, your weekly rundown on everything happening in the valley. I'm Cole, she's Claire, and we've got a full one today.

Claire: Happy Thursday, everybody. October twenty-ninth, and the October calendar is stacked. Let's get into it.

Cole: Let's start with the news. Four stories worth your attention this week.

Cole: First up: Harlan Estate and Screaming Eagle make the Golden Vines twenty twenty-six shortlist.

Claire: The Golden Vines announced its twenty twenty-six shortlist on October twenty-second, twenty twenty-six.

Cole: The valley keeps moving. Good to have the details.

Claire: Harlan Estate and Screaming Eagle, both of Napa Valley, are shortlisted for Best Fine Wine Producers in the Americas, alongside Bodega Catena Zapata of Mendoza, Argentina. The winners will be announced at the Golden Vines Awards Gala on November seventh, twenty twenty-six at Banqueting House in London, during a three-day program running November sixth to eight.

Cole: Next: Calistoga Winter in the Wineries Passport presale is open.

Claire: Visit Calistoga announced on October twenty-first, twenty twenty-six that presale for its twenty twenty-six to twenty twenty-seven Winter in the Wineries Passport began on October twenty-third.

Cole: Noted. These are the weeks that reshape the map a little.

Claire: The passport costs eighty dollars and includes complimentary one-time tastings at twenty-five participating wineries, a value the organizers put at more than one thousand two hundred dollars. Passports can be used from December fifth, twenty twenty-six through February twenty-eighth, twenty twenty-seven.

Cole: And one more: Suscol Headwaters Park opens its southern entrance.

Claire: The Napa County Regional Park and Open Space District dedicated five miles of Bay Area Ridge Trail at Suscol Headwaters Park on October twenty-second, twenty twenty-six.

Cole: Wow, okay. Not a small story for the valley.

Claire: The park's new southern entrance and parking lot at one thousand seven hundred North Kelly Road in Napa opened on Saturday, October twenty-fourth, twenty twenty-six. Day-use parking at the new lot costs six dollars per car, and the park can also be reached through Skyline Wilderness Park.

Claire: Okay, from news to the calendar.

Cole: Alright, the calendar. Here's what's actually worth your time, from this Thursday through next weekend.

Cole: October twenty-sixth through October thirtieth at Yountville Community Center and around town, Yountville Pumpkin Hunt. The Town of Yountville hides eight pumpkins around town for Halloween week.

Claire: Daytime, at your own pace. Free. Say less, I'm in.

Cole: Pick up a map at the Community Center, find all eight, and return the completed map for a prize.

Claire: Today, Thursday at Uptown Theatre, Thirty-eight Special: fifty Year Legacy Tour. Southern rock legends thirty-eight Special bring their fifty Year Legacy Tour to the Uptown Theatre.

Cole: Eight P M (doors seven P M). Check the ticket page for prices. Worth planning around.

Cole: Heads up: No prices listed on the official event page; tickets sold via Ticketmaster. All ages, twelve plus (under sixteen with adult). Support from Hames.

Cole: Today, Thursday at Napa Music Hall, Stanley Simmons. Singer-songwriter Stanley Simmons live at Napa Music Hall.

Claire: Evening. Check the ticket page for prices. That's a good-looking one.

Claire: Heads up: Tickets via the venue's official ticketer.

Claire: Today, Thursday at Olive and Hay at The Meritage Resort, Yappy Hour: Howl-O-Ween at Olive and Hay. Howl-O-Ween brings a costume contest for four-legged guests and dog-safe pumpkin treats to Yappy Hour on the Olive and Hay patio, plus the Wine and Wag special.

Cole: Five thirty P M to six thirty P M. See event page. Worth planning around.

Cole: Heads up: Wine and Wag special available; see event page for details.

Cole: Tomorrow, Friday at Bouchaine Vineyards, Boochaine Halloween Dance Party. Halloween costume dance party with D J Sal, Bouchaine wine, and food-truck bites.

Claire: Six P M to ten P M. Fifty dollars. Put it on the list.

Claire: Heads up: Guest, plus fees; forty dollars for club members.

Claire: Saturday, October thirty-first at Yountville Fit, B O O-tcamp at Yountville Fit. Start Halloween morning with a bootcamp workout at Yountville Fit.

Cole: Nine fifteen A M to ten A M. See class schedule. That's a good-looking one.

Cole: Heads up: Check with Yountville Fit for drop-in details.

Cole: Saturday, October thirty-first at Mystic Theatre, Edu Bega Band. Dia de los Mystic: a Halloween night masquerade benefit for Una Vida, with Edu Bega Band, Marshall House Project, and Kayatta and Company.

Claire: Doors seven thirty P M, show eight thirty P M. Twenty dollars to twenty-five dollars. I love that.

Claire: Heads up: Venue list price; the See Tickets page shows twenty-seven dollars and thirty-two cents to thirty-three dollars and fifty cents including fees.

Claire: Saturday, October thirty-first at JaM Cellars Wine and Music Studio, Hallo-Wine JaMBash at JaM Cellars. JaM Cellars throws its annual Hallo-Wine costume party at the Wine and Music Studio on First Street: a live D J, JaM wines by the glass and bottle, wine Jell-O shots, and a prize for best costume.

Cole: Nine P M to midnight. Twenty dollars free for club members. That's a good-looking one.

Cole: Heads up: Tickets via Tock, limited. twenty dollars per person; complimentary entry for club members.

Cole: Saturday, October thirty-first at The Garden by Tannery Bend Beerworks, Halloween twenty twenty-six at The Garden by Tannery Bend Beerworks. Haunted-house Halloween party with D J Flip, drinks, dancing, costumes, and a costume contest.

Claire: Nine P M. Classic valley weekend material.

Cole: Before we go, the one thing worth your week.

Cole: Mine is Yountville Pumpkin Hunt, October twenty-sixth through October thirtieth. And it's free, which never hurts.

Claire: Strong pick.

Claire: Mine is B O O-tcamp at Yountville Fit, Saturday, October thirty-first.

Cole: I can get behind that.

Cole: That's the briefing for this week. Details for everything we mentioned are on napa.fyi.

Claire: We'll be back next Thursday. See you out there.

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