Napa Insider
Columnist: Louisa Hufstader
Sep, 2008 Issue
Yountville, one of Napa’s smallest municipalities, is witnessing an unprecedented construction project in the heart of its downtown, as the Bardessono Inn and Spa takes shape on five acres of former vineyard land. When the inn opens next February, visitors who flock to the mid-valley community for fine dining (French Laundry, Hurley’s, Bouchon, Bistro Jeanty, étoile) will be able to stay the night at what aims to be one of the most environmentally friendly places to stay in California.
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Columnist: Louisa Hufstader
Aug, 2008 Issue
Olympic athletes aren’t the only ones vying for gold in China this summer: A team of Napa Valley winemaking families is in the process of setting up a Chinese distribution network. Dan and Marguerite Capp of Twin Creeks Vineyard/Lakeside Wine Company in Wooden Valley have already traveled to Beijing to open an office for their new company, California-Asia Wine Exchange.
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Columnist: Louisa Hufstader
Jul, 2008 Issue
I’ll admit it: I’d been procrastinating for almost two years. I knew writing for pay was a business, and I should probably be licensed by the city where I live. I even felt a little guilty about not having a proper business license and resolved, more than once, to act. But I never took the time to find out the details.
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Columnist: Louisa Hufstader
Jun, 2008 Issue
If you’re planning to visit Napa for the first time in more than a month or so, be prepared for a missing bridge that used to take First Street over the Napa River east of COPIA. It’s been more than a year since the Napa City Council approved the design for the spiffy new span, projected to cost roughly $10.5 million—“about 90 percent funded by the federal Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Act,” according to city spokesman Barry Martin, who adds that the money can only be used for bridge projects.
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