Wine, Food & Napa Valley Restaurant Shuttles – Oh My!
Email This Post
Print This Post
I don’t know about you, but my favorite thing to do while on vacation is eat. I’ve traveled recently to Seattle, San Francisco, New York and Denver – and found something new and tasty in each destination. It’s not well known around the blog-o-sphere – but I’m also a Food Network addict. I was watching a show the other day about COPIA and had to check it out.
COPIA is a non-profit foundation dedicated to the palate. Through food and wine they teach cultural lessons and expand the knowledge of any foodie looking for a challenge. The Napa Valley in general is a hotbed of culinary delights. There are restaurants from one end of the valley to the other and they all take advantage of the local produce, wines, cheeses and more to create wonderful flavors and memories.
Other restaurants in the area with stellar reputations include Auberge, La Toque, Meadowwood, and The French Laundry - thought by some to be the very best restaurant in North America – in Yountville, CA just a few miles from the town of Napa. The thing that intrigues me about the prospect of eating in Napa is the possibility of pairing the absolutely PERFECT wine with each course. I live in the middle of nowhere Colorado – and our wine selection is OK – but the opportunity to try wines with food is pretty limited. Our restaurant choices are pretty limited also, so beyond what’s “in the box” at Chili’s we’re wine-deprived.
I want to go to Napa and eat and drink my way from one end of the valley to the other. The dilemma is the 
sheer number of fabulous places to eat and drink. If I started at noon – I’d be drunk and full by dinner time. Then, by absolute luck and some strategic Google browsing – I found my mecca….a restaurant shuttle. Guests of the Wine Country Inn in St. Helena are treated to a complimentary Napa Valley restaurant shuttle that delivers you door to door – and to some of the best restaurants in the valley every night from 6pm to 11pm. I cant imagine a more perfect way to enjoy good wine and food.
If you like to walk – stay right in town near the Napa Town Center and you’re going to be near some of the best – all within walking distance. Sometimes that’s the best way to enjoy a meal – with a leisurely walk afterward.
cheese & endive photo courtesy star5112
cask photo courtesy jimg944
Welcome back!