Things to Do

Come for the Napa Valley Wine Auction--the world's largest charity wine event--held in early June each year in nearby St Helena.  Festivities include Barrel tasting and the Barrel Lot Auction, events with star chefs, music and entertainment, the Vintners’ Gala Black-Tie Dinner Dance, and the "Pride of Napa Valley" Feast and Wine Auction.

Go for an early morning hot air balloon ride.  Spend the afternoon on the Napa Valley Wine Train sampling wines from various vineyards.  Make a reservation for a memorable dinner at any of the many fine restaurants within walking distance of Yountville Escape, or a short drive away, in other parts of the valley.

Treat yourself to a day at the spa and enjoy a massage, a mud bath or a mineral soak.  Enjoy a stroll through Yountville's historic Vintage 1870 specialty shops and around the town, visit art galleries, antique shops and boutiques.

Enjoy the delightful California sun as you paddle a kayak or a canoe alongside the vineyards on the lazy, meandering Napa and Russian Rivers. 

Go for a bike ride and explore the quiet country lanes and off-the-beaten-path wineries. Pick up a gourmet picnic lunch at the Oakville Grocery Store in nearby Oakville, then set out your picnic under a shady tree and drink in the spectacular view along with a bottle of fine wine.  Whether you're searching for world-class gourmet dining or a picnic with a world class view, Napa Valley has it all. 

Outdoor dining in style!

Paddle your way through the wine country along the beautiful Napa River.  Along the river you might observe Great Blue Herons, Osprey, Egrets, Kingfishers, River Otters, turtles and more. It is a constantly changing and evolving scene as you paddle your way up through the vineyards in the valley or down to the saltwater marshes bird preserve.  A Paddle & Putt tour will provide a fun filled half day in a kayak or canoe, then a leisurely lunch and a tee off for 9 holes of golf.  Maybe the Paddle & Pamper tour would be more to your liking.

Join a Pedal 'N Paddle tour where you will bike down quiet, peaceful, virtually traffic free country roads past beautiful wineries.  Stop for a gourmet picnic lunch, then head for the Russian River where you will climb into canoes or kayaks for a leisurely paddle along this picturesque, slow moving river as it winds its way through the vineyards, filled with birds and wildlife. The Russian River is warm and clear and is filled with opportunities to pull over at numerous beaches and go for a swim

Pedal past the vineyards on quiet country roads then paddle your way down the slow moving river as it winds it's way through the vineyards

Sample the wines of Napa Valley. Savor pleasures-of-the-glass with local winemakers and cellar masters, or tour the wine caves where fine vintages begin.

Yountville offers a popular shopping area for visitors and a strolling adventure down Washington Street awaits. Yountville is known for its variety of upscale retail stores, boutiques, antique shops, art galleries, artists' working studios, and much more.

Vintage 1870, filled with many specialty shops, was once a winery. Today at the historic 130 year old Groezinger Wine Estate, there are three massive stone buildings  that house a honeycomb of shops and restaurants that make up Vintage 1870. This shopping venue has everything for the home, garden and bath, with 36 specialty shops and galleries. It's a great place to walk and shop, taste wine and dine.

Yountville has many other fine shops and restaurants outside the Vintage 1870 Complex,  with shops along Washington Street including Beard Plaza--another small, unique shopping area.  Washington Square offers fine restaurants, art galleries and specialty shops and the length of Washington Street is laden with treasures waiting to be found.  Nearby is the Whistle Stop Centre, the old Yountville train depot now housing an Inn, a gallery, offices and a fitness centre.

Yountville is a walking town filled with excellent restaurants, restaurants, and more restaurants!  From French, Italian and Pacific Rim, to California cuisine and continental, to down-home "comfort" food--an international array of fine dining and ambiance are yours to discover in Yountville.

Hurley's Restaurant and Bar on Washington Street

Soar peacefully in a colorful hot air balloon over picture-book valleys, rolling foothills and vine covered slopes.  As the balloon glides silently above the soft morning mist, drifting almost soundlessly over the hills and vineyards which virtually carpet the the valley floor below, greet the sunrise as you gently dance with the winds and enjoy the majestic beauty above the Napa Valley.

	Rows of vines stretch into the distance  as a colourful balloon glides silently above

Relax, unwind, enjoy, rejuvenate.  Whether it be a traditional or volcanic ash mud bath, a therapeutic, or a Swedish massage or specialized treatments including salt scrubs, facials, and foot reflexology, Napa Valley Spas have the perfect treatment for you.

Go back in time on the Napa Valley Wine Train as it offers a unique and memorable combination of wine tasting, delicious culinary experience, and a relaxing journey through California's historic and scenic Wine Country.  The Wine Train typically offers a three hour, 36 mile wine tour through the United States' premiere wine growing region, leaving from historic Napa and traveling to St. Helena and back. The Napa Valley Wine Train offers brunch, luncheon and dinner trips, as well as theme events, such as Murder Mystery dinners, Appellation Dinners which feature wines from a specific regions, Vintner Luncheons featuring a wide array of winemakers, and dinner combined with concert performances. Definitely one of the best ways to experience Napa Valley!

Napa Valley Wine Train offers leisurely brunch, lunch and dinner trips through the length of the Valley

			Napa Valley Mustard Festival	www.mustardfestival.org
			Napa Valley Wine Auction	www.napavinters.com/auction
			Forth of July Fireworks Veteran's Home, Yountville	Fourth of July
			Bastille Day Celebration Domaine Chandon Winery	Held every July 14
			Yountville Farmers' Market 6539 Washington Street	Wednesdays, 4:00- 8:00 PM June to September
			Napa Valley Marathon	www.napa-marathon.com
			Festival of Lights Downtown Yountville	From the day after Thanksgiving through the end of December

Come to Yountville Escape in the Napa Valley where you can enjoy life to the fullest.  Taste vintage wines, poke around antique shops and galleries, relax in luxurious spas, ride on the Wine Train.  Come where you can play a round of golf and a set of tennis, float lazily over the valley in a colorful balloon, bike and kayak through the vineyards and enjoy memorable evenings of fine dining.

Come and experience the excitement of the "crush" during the valley's lush harvest season.  Enjoy romantic picnics amid vineyards and fields of wildflowers.  Sip hot mulled cider by the fire on a crisp fall evening.  Celebrate old fashioned traditions and decorated holiday trees.  Whatever you pleasure, you will find it at Yountville Escape in Yountville in the heart of  California's Napa Valley.