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(V. Sattui doesn't count since they found mice in the panini, and besides their wines are for shit and always have been.)
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I like their madeira.
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*ETA: I have also heard good things about Niebaum-Coppola but haven't personally been there. Unlike many of the other chateau tasting rooms, the Niebaum estate is legitimately old skool.
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It was old skool, but it is a long, long way from (e.g.) Grgich Hills. They don't let you forget that Francis Coppola is the Coppola for very long.
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ETFA: As a native and resident I am unqualified to recommend B&Bs.
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True, dat. But if you drink enough, they all look the same.
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ETFFA: I agree with NFH --- Mustards sux. But be warned: you have no prayer of getting into the French Laundry.
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There are some grocery stores in Napa the likes of which you don't find in other places, and you can eat a very good -- albeit -- picnic lunch if you put your mind to it.
Ms. Slothrop recommends the mud baths in Calistoga, at Indian Springs. They have a beautiful mineral water pool.
