Oenotri will close on November 14 after nearly 17 years in downtown Napa

About this episode

Cole and Claire cover Oenotri will close on November 14 after nearly 17 years in downtown Napa, Rosewood Calistoga opens public reservations for its April 2027 debut, Country Line Dancing at Napa Yard (Thu, Nov 5), Tusk: The Classic Tribute to Fleetwood Mac (Thu, Nov 5), Yellowman (Thursday, November 5), An Evening with Ziggy Marley (Sat, Nov 7).

Chapters

• 0:00 · Welcome to the Briefing
• 0:24 · Oenotri Will Close on November 14
• 1:09 · Rosewood Calistoga Opens Public Reservations
• 1:41 · Open the Cellar: The 2016 Vintage
• 2:24 · Tonight: Thursday in the Valley
• 3:46 · Saturday: Ziggy Marley, Howell Mountain, and Dia de los Muertos
• 6:01 · Sunday: MATRIX: THE RUNWAY
• 6:32 · 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. November fifth, and the November calendar is stacked. Let's get into it.

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

Cole: First up: Oenotri will close on November fourteenth after nearly seventeen years in downtown Napa.

Claire: Oenotri, the Southern Italian restaurant at one thousand four hundred twenty-five First Street in downtown Napa, will permanently close on Saturday, November fourteenth, twenty twenty-six.

Cole: That's a big one. We'll keep an eye on where it goes.

Claire: Chef-owner Tyler Rodde opened Oenotri in twenty ten, and the restaurant has served Southern Italian cooking in Napa for nearly seventeen years. The restaurant announced the closure on social media on November second, twenty twenty-six, thanking its guests, its team, and the wider community.

Cole: Next: Rosewood Calistoga opens public reservations for its April twenty twenty-seven debut.

Claire: Rosewood Calistoga opens to the public for reservations on Thursday, November fifth, twenty twenty-six.

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

Claire: The resort will welcome its first guests on April fifteenth, twenty twenty-seven. Rosewood Calistoga sits at five hundred fifteen Foothill Boulevard in Calistoga, on a forested ridgeline above the town.

Cole: And one more: Napa Valley Vintners opens the cellar on the twenty sixteen vintage through November ninth.

Claire: Napa Valley Vintners is running Open the Cellar, a one-week sale of wines from the twenty sixteen vintage, from November second through November ninth, twenty twenty-six.

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

Claire: The sale lists sixty-three wines, all from the twenty sixteen vintage, offered directly by participating Napa Valley wineries. Purchase links are open now, and the sale ends on November ninth, twenty twenty-six at eleven fifty-nine P M Pacific time.

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: Today, Thursday at Napa Yard - Oxbow Gardens, Country Line Dancing at Napa Yard. Kick up your boots for country line dancing under the lights at Napa Yard Oxbow Gardens.

Claire: Seven P M to eight thirty P M. Twenty-three dollars and eighteen cents. That's a good-looking one.

Claire: Heads up: Price per the Eventbrite listing; no refunds.

Claire: Today, Thursday at Uptown Theatre, Tusk: The Classic Tribute to Fleetwood Mac. Tusk recreates the classic Fleetwood Mac songbook live at the Uptown Theatre.

Cole: Eight P M (doors seven P M). Check the ticket page for prices. Put it on the list.

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

Cole: Today, Thursday at Mystic Theatre, Yellowman. King Yellowman live at the Mystic Theatre in Petaluma, a Thursday night show with doors at seven thirty P M.

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

Claire: Heads up: twenty-one and over, per the venue listing. Ticket page prices may differ with fees.

Claire: Saturday, November seventh at Robert Mondavi Winery, An Evening with Ziggy Marley. Ziggy Marley brings his Brightside Tour to Robert Mondavi Winery for an evening in Oakville, with general admission standing and V I P patio seating.

Cole: Doors five P M, show six P M to eight thirty P M. From eighty-seven dollars and twenty-one cents. Say less, I'm in.

Cole: Heads up: Tickets on Eventbrite range from eighty-seven dollars and twenty-one cents to one hundred sixty-one dollars and ninety cents. Ages twenty-one and over. Complimentary parking.

Cole: Saturday, November seventh at The C I A at Copia, Howell Mountain Harvest Celebration twenty twenty-six. Taste more than one hundred wines from thirty-plus Howell Mountain wineries, with food pairings from C I A chefs and a silent auction of rare wines and winery experiences.

Claire: One P M - four P M. One hundred seventy-five dollars advance, three hundred fifty dollars at the door. Classic valley weekend material.

Claire: Heads up: Special advance tickets; refunds up to thirty days before the event.

Claire: Saturday, November seventh at Charles Krug Winery, Library Dinner at Charles Krug. A library-wine dinner at the Charles Krug Culinary Institute.

Cole: Six P M to ten P M. See organizer. I love that.

Claire: Pricing not published; check the winery calendar.

Cole: Saturday, November seventh at Veterans Park and Brown Street, Napa Día de los Muertos. The City of Napa's Día de los Muertos celebration fills Veterans Park and Brown Street with two stages of music and dance, a community ofrenda, art and the La Katrina Parade.

Claire: Three P M to eight P M. Free. Classic valley weekend material.

Claire: Saturday, November seventh at Mystic Theatre, Tainted Love: The Best of the 80s Live. Tainted Love plays the best of the 80s live at the Mystic Theatre in Petaluma.

Cole: Nine P M. Check the ticket page for prices. That's a good-looking one.

Cole: Heads up: twenty-one and over, per the Ticketmaster listing.

Cole: Sunday, November eighth at Matrix Lounge, MATRIX: T H E RUNWAY. Four high fashion runway collections in one afternoon at Matrix Lounge, with live music, champagne and Aperol spritzes.

Claire: Two P M to six P M. Sixty dollars. Classic valley weekend material.

Claire: Heads up: Runway Experience sixty dollars per person; Spritz Experience one hundred dollars; V I P table one thousand dollars for six. seventy seats only, per the organizer listing.

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

Cole: Mine is Country Line Dancing at Napa Yard, today, Thursday.

Claire: Strong pick.

Claire: Mine is An Evening with Ziggy Marley, Saturday, November seventh.

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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