CALIFORNIA WINE COUNTRY
Planning your trip to Napa Valley
Napa Valley art: Luring wine-country tourists
Napa Valley, Castello di Amorosa
THE BEST WAY
From LAX to San Francisco, American, United, Southwest and Virgin America have nonstop service. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $128.
To Oakland, Southwest, United and Delta have nonstop service. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $128.
WHERE TO SEE ART
Artesa Vineyards & Winery: 1345 Henry Road, Napa; (707) 224-1668, www.artesawinery.com. Outdoor sculpture and indoor gallery. Open daily, gallery visit free.
Auberge du Soleil, 180 Rutherford Hill Road, Rutherford; (707) 963-1211, www.aubergeresorts.com or www.iwolkgallery.com. I. Wolk Gallery, open daily, free. Plein air (outdoor painting and drawing) and Olive Grove Sculpture Garden open to guests only (or make a dinner reservation, then call the gallery to arrange for a tour).
Caldwell Snyder Gallery, 1328 Main St., St. Helena; (707) 200-5050, www.caldwellsnyder.com. Contemporary painting and sculpture. Open daily, free.
Calistoga Ranch: 580 Lommel Road, Calistoga; (707) 254-2800, www.calistogaranch.com. Printmaking, photography, origami and other arts-and-crafts classes offered daily, guests only.
Di Rosa Preserve: Art & Nature, 5200 Carneros Highway 121, Napa; (707) 226-5991, www.dirosapreserve.org. Contemporary Bay Area painting and sculpture. Guided tours offered multiple times daily, Tuesdays to Saturdays Reservations recommended.
Hall St. Helena Winery, 401 St. Helena Highway S., St. Helena; (866) 667-4255, www.hallwines.com. Tours of Gehry architectural gallery with tastings in the barrel roomdaily, $30, reservations recommended.
Hall Rutherford Winery, 56 Auberge Road, Rutherford; (707) 967-0700, www.hallwines.com. Daily tours of art-filled cellar with reserve tasting, $40, reservations required.
Hess Collection, 4411 Redwood Road, Napa; (707) 265-3489, www.hesscollection.com. Contemporary painting and sculpture. Galleries open daily, free.
Folio Fine Wine Partners, 550 Gateway Drive, Napa; (707) 256-2700, www.foliowine.com. Gallery reception for Bay Area artists on the first Friday of every month.
Mumm Napa, 8445 Silverado Trail, Rutherford; (707) 967-7700, www.mummnapa.com. Rotating exhibitions and permanent gallery of works by photographer
Napa Valley Museum, 55 Presidents Circle, Yountville, on the grounds of the Veterans Memorial Home; (707) 944-0500, www.napavalleymuseum.org. Permanent collection and rotating exhibition; "The Art Books of
TO LEARN MORE
The Napa Valley Conference & Visitors Bureau, 1310 Napa Town Center, Napa; (707) 226-7459, www.napavalley.org.
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