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THE GUIDE I SIPS

Other Sips

WHEN YOUR TEETH
TURN PURPLE, IT'S
TIME TO SWITCH
THINGS UP.

COFFEE
Perk up from a day of
Cabernet with a coffee
cupping experience at
Napa Valley Coffee
Roasting Company. Sample five French pressed
coffees from three growing regions and discuss
flavor and aromatics -
just like during a wine
tasting. Then, blend them
together to create your
perfect cup and leave with
a bag of beans.
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TEA
Enjoy afternoon tea at
the Ackerman Heritage
House, an 1888 Queen
Anne Victorian that's been
restored to its heyday. On
select Sundays, it hosts traditional English tea service
in antique cups with dainty
treats. ackermanheritage
house.com
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Behind the Barrel

Q&A WITH ELAINE ST. CLAIR, WINEMAKER AND BREWER AT ST. CLAIR BROWN
BY JESS LANDER

Q:
A:

Elaine St. Clair is a bit of an anomaly. She's the only woman in the
United States to hold the commercial title of both winemaker and
brewer. She's worked over 30 years
for wineries and breweries, cofounding one of the area's originals,
Napa Ale Works. Today, her downtown Napa outpost St. Clair Brown
- which she opened with longtime
friend and colleague Laina Brown
in 2014 - is also one-of-a-kind. It's
the only tasting spot in Napa Valley
operating as a boutique winery and
a nano-brewery in one. Housed in
a chic urban greenhouse, St. Clair
Brown also serves small plates,
sourced from their verdant on-site
garden, and hosts live music and
local food truck nights.

WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT MAKING
WINE AND BEER?

Napa Valley is such a diverse and complex area
with so many different soil types and amazing
vineyards to work with. I like to work with the fruit
and really try to make
a wine that brings out
the best in the vineyard. With brewing,
the equipment is a lot
better nowadays for
small microbrewing,
and I'm able to source
a lot of organic ingredients that weren't
available to me early
on in my career. It's
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fun to bring the beers
to the next level and make them the best that I can.
I love what you can do to really focus on the flavor,
but still produce a beer that's balanced.

1-2: COURTESY OF ST. CLAIR BROWN

SPIRITS
Tour Napa Valley
Distillery (the first to
open in Napa Valley
following Prohibition),
then imbibe a flight of
uniquely flavored spirits
made with fresh fruits like
Meyer lemon and nectarine. This downtown Napa
warehouse's second-floor
loft has been transformed
into a 1920s glam tasting
salon. Short on time? Pop
by the outpost at Oxbow
Public Market.
napadistillery.com


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