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The insider's guide for those who live in Napa Valley – or wish they did.


May 20, 2013


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Published each Monday in Napa Valley

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NapaLife is the insider's guide to Napa Valley; this is only a taste of the whole newsletter. The weekly newsletter is published by insider Paul Franson.



This week in NapaLife

Auction Napa Valley fast approaching

Napa Valley Distillery is open

Napa Valley Bistro open

Big Ranch Farms farmstand is open

Empire Napa opens this week

Garden to open at St. Clair Brown

Gillwoods closed

Chef’s Market takes off

Reader rates Biscuits

Prime Cellars joins Trahan

Museum cocktail competition winners

Lucy hires Guy Barstad

Upvalley gets taxis

Donate shade to Stone Bridge School

Mobile auto detail and window tint

News of the arts

Festival del Sole’s free concerts

Brian Culbertson’s Jazz Getaway

Farmstead concert series

Film Festival animated short films

A week left for Napa Valley Collects

Luxury experiences at wineries

Wine community news

CANVAS Hospitality Trade Show

Luna Vineyards hires sales team

Goosecross Cellars sold  interests

Grapegrowers hire Jamie Evans

Women for WineSense class

Miner ups role at Oakville Ranch

This week in Napa Valley

Compadres features Lagunitas

Firestone Walker dinner

St. Helena Hospital golf tournament

This week at the Cameo Cinema

Regional French dinner from Lyon

Family Night at Farmstead

Napa Farmers Market

Fried Chicken Night at Farmstead

Tequila dinner at La Condesa

Music at Uva Trattoria this week

Summer nights at the Pavilion

California Creole Night at Farmstead

This week at Silo’s

Hot House Blues in Vallejo

Dr. Connie Guttersen at NapaStyle

The Art of the Local

Cindy’s Supper Club

Lake Berryessa meeting

Watershed Symposium

Book launch with Lydia Crichton

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Pour-Off Pair-Off Dinner Series

Music at 1313 Main

St. Helena Farmers’ Market

Harvey at Napa Valley Playhouse:

Pinot Party at Back Room Wines

Silverado Cooking School wine dinner

Sunsets on the Silverado Bench

Music at La Condesa this week

Moonlight Escape on the Wine Train

Music of Jimi James at Farmstead

John Lescroart at Handwritten Wines

Red Gala for Napa Youth Symphony

Napa Regional Dance recitals

Luna Vineyards’ Night in Havana

The Great Wall of Doof

Chef Paniz’s Indian cooking class

Chiarello-Whetstone Winedown

Tristan Prettyman at the Uptown

Spring Art Gala at Von Strasser

Get “splashed” by winemakers!

Kim Wild at Andretti Winery

North of St. Helena food and wine fest

Freemark Abbey food truck frenzy

Trinchero Napa Valley Spring Fling

Artist Clifford Bailey at Ehlers Estate

Jules Massenet’s Manon at Jarvis

Grilling at Silverado Cooking School

Silo’s presents a Girl from Ipanema

Future events

ARTwalk opening VIP gala

Taste of Howell Mountain

Recipe and wines of the week

Rotis — the burritos of the Caribbean

Wines of the week

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Upcoming at the Napa Valley Opera House


Here are the upcoming shows for the Napa Valley Opera House.

  • Thursday May 23 Preservation Hall Jazz Band-NVOH 10th Year Anniversary Benefit
  • Saturday May 25 Napa Regional Dance Company: Alice In Wonderland
  • Sunday May 26 Marcia Ball
  • Tuesday May 28 Tuesday Night Flicks: GASLIGHT (1944)
  • Tuesday June 4 Documentary: A Fierce Green Fire
  • Thursday to Friday June 6-7 Brian Culbertson's Napa Valley Jazz Getaway
  • Saturday June 8 Film: Paul McCartney - Wings Over America
  • Friday to Saturday June 14-5 Little Feet School of Dance Recital
  • Thursday June 20 Fatoumata Diawara
  • Saturday June 22 Mariachi Divas
  • Tuesday June 25 Tuesday Night Flicks: Adam's Rib
  • Saturday June 29 Greg Brown
  • Sunday June 30 Estonian National Ballet
  • Sunday July 21 Pocket Opera: The Merry Wives of Windsor


Buy tickets at nvoh.org, 226-7372 and 1030 Main St. in downtown Napa.


Uptown Theatre Lineup


Here’s the upcoming schedule at Uptown Theatre.

  • May 24  Naughty By Nature w/ Lyrics Born featuring Skins & Needles

  • May 25 Tristan Prettyman & Ben Taylor

  • May 31    Big Bad Voodoo Daddy with The Deadlies  Uptown 3rd Year Anniversary party

  • June 8 The Fab Four: The Ulitmate Beatles Tribute

  • June 12    Cheap Trick

  • June 15 Jerry Douglas with Peter Rowan

  • June 23 Lily Tomlin

  • June 29 Berlin & Big Country

  • July 18 Jewel

  • July 20 Mary Chapin Carpenter with Mark Cohn

  • July 28 Porchfest in the Courtyard 2-5 pm

  • Aug. 3 Kenny Loggins and Blue Sky Riders
  • Aug. 9 Anjelah Johnson

  • Aug. 14 Los Lonely Boys Acoustic with Sarah Gwenn

  • Aug. 17 Jerry Jeff Walker and Band

  • Sept. 1    The Psychedelic Furs

  • Sept. 11 John Hiatt & The Combo 

Most shows are at 8 p.m. The Uptown Theatre is at 1350 Third St. in Napa.

The box office phone is 259-0123 x 6 and website is www.uptowntheatrenapa.com.






The NapaLife Insider's Guide to Napa Valley:


by Paul Franson

The NapaLife Insider’s Guide to Napa Valley is a guide to Napa Valley by Paul Franson, editor of NapaLife, the Insider's Guide to Napa Valley for those who live here – or wish they did.

Highly opinionated, it reflects the views of author Paul Franson, who has been writing about Napa Valley from the inside for more than 16 years.

In the NapaLife Insider's Guide to Napa Valley, you’ll learn the stories behind the valley and its people, and learn everything from the best views in Napa Valley to why Napa Valley is the unique place it is.

The book is 360 pages softbound. One map. Get more information here including the table of contents.

The following locations carry copies of the NapaLife Insider's Guide to Napa Valley:

Napa
  • Amelia’s Gifts at Napa River Inn

  • Back Room Wines

  • Black Stallion Winery

  • Copperfield’s Book

  • Fish Story

  • Grand Hand Gallery

  • Hagafen Winery

  • Hess Collection

  • Jarvis Winery

  • La Residence Inn

  • Milliken Creek Inn

  • Napa General Store

  • Silverado Vineyards

  • Tourist Information Center

  • Trefethen Vineyard

  • Visit Napa Valley Welcome Center

  • West End Napa

  • Wine Train Depot

Yountville
  • Brix Retail Shop

  •  NapaStyle

  •  Villagio Inn at Vintage Estates
  •  Yountville Welcome Center

Rutherford and Oakville

  • Auberge du Soleil

  • Alpha Omega Winery

  • Franciscan Winery

  • Nichelini Winery

  • Peju Provence

  • Raymond Vineyard

  • Robert Mondavi Winery

  • Rutherford Grove Winery
  • St. Supéry Vineyard

  • Swanson Vineyards

St. Helena
  •  Domaine Charbay Winery
  •  Charles Krug Winery
  •  Spice Islands Marketplace at the
     Culinary Institute of America
  •  Harvest Inn
  •  Meadowood Resort
  •  Napa Valley Olive Oil Co.
  •  St. Helena Visitors’ Center
  •  Sutter Home Winery
  •  V. Sattui Winery
Calistoga
  • Calistoga Vistor Center
  • Copperfield's Books

You can also order a print copy for $24.99 from Amazon's CreateSpace or Kindle version for $9.99. Buy a pdf at www.napalife.com/insider.html.



 


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Spinning the Bottle Again updates seminal how-to book on wine public relations  


Paul Franson and Harvey Posert have introduced Spinning the Bottle Again:  More strategies, tactics and case studies of wine public relations, a heavily updated and revised version of the seminal how-to book on wine public relations Spinning the Bottle.


Spinning the Bottle Again is a collection of theory, practical information and case studies about promoting wine, wineries and wine-related issues.


In all, almost 50 experts tell how tell how to conduct effective public relations campaigns with examples of their programs what they accomplished.


The studies were collected by PR experts Harvey Posert and Paul Franson, who both live in Napa Valley. Each also contributed chapters to the mix.


Posert was the long-time head of public relations for renowned Robert Mondavi Winery as well as the Wine Institute. He also worked in general public relations and spent time as a daily newspaper reporter.


Franson has extensive experience in corporate and agency public relations as well as business reporting and editing. He founded one of Silicon Valley’s largest public relations firms. For the last 16 years, he has specializing in writing about wine and related subjects.


The book is must reading for anyone involved in managing a winery or marketing wine. It's relevant to the student of wine and marketing, the seasoned exec or owner, and a source of ideas for PR pros.


Both print and electronic versions are available.


The print version is $19.95 from Createspace, part of Amazon, at www.createspace.com/3794516.


The Kindle version is $9.99 from Amazon.com.


A pdf version is $9.99 at www.spinningthebottle.com.


The original Spinning the Bottle is available for $20.


Visit www.spinningthebottle.com for more information or contact Paul Franson at paul@paulfranson.com or 258-0159.