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Everything happening in Napa Valley this week, in under seven minutes. Claire and Cole break down the valley's biggest stories in wine, food, and hospitality, and pick the events actually worth your time. New episodes every Thursday.
A weekly briefing from Napa FYI. Claire and Cole distill the week in Napa Valley: the wine stories that matter, the food and hospitality news worth knowing, and the events actually worth your time. Produced by Napa FYI.
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Episode 5 · October 29, 2026 · 7:06
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).
Episode 4 · October 15, 2026 · 6:53
Cole and Claire cover Aperture Cellars wins the red category at the 2026 Judgment of Napa, A small, early 2026 harvest may help balance California wine supply, Grape to Glass Harvest Experience (Sun, Oct 11 and Sun, Oct 18), Last Dinosaurs (Thu, Oct 15), October Third Thursday at Markham Vineyards (Thursday, October 15), Thy Neighbor: Sonoma County Premiere (Thu, Oct 15).
Episode 3 · October 08, 2026 · 6:43
Cole and Claire cover Somerston Estate unveils a new flagship collection and culinary program, Kenzo Napa's fall kaiseki menu debuts October 22, Zoppe Italian Family Circus (October 2 to 11 (dark Tuesday and Wednesday)), Creed Bratton: An Evening of Music and Comedy (Thursday, October 8), Musical Happy Hour (Thu, Oct 8), Air Supply (Fri, Oct 9).
Episode 2 · October 01, 2026 · 8:23
Cole and Claire cover Delta One's new Napa-anchored wine list, the 2027 Best of Wine Tourism winners, Napa Valley Vintners' $1.2 million afterschool investment, Hayes Drumwright on wine as soft diplomacy, plus weekend picks: St. Helena sidewalk sales, the Palm Tree Music Festival, Get The Led Out at the Uptown, Grupo Folklorico Quetzalen at the Sebastiani, The Judgment of Napa at Freemark Abbey, and more.
Episode 1 · September 26, 2026 · 6:51
The custom crush winery Legend Napa Valley shuts its doors mid-harvest, Boisset buys Artesa, Jackson Family Wines goes Regenerative Organic Certified, Auro names a new executive chef, and crush 2026 shapes up as one of the earliest in a generation. Plus your weekend picks: Beringer's 150th, Wines Vines and Vinyl at Cakebread, Napa Valley Open Studios, and more.