Flavor! Napa Valley Blog

Appellation Trail – Tasting Napa Valley

We had a blast at the Appellation Trail, hope you did, too!

Let the tasting begin…

Live from the scene, here is the latest from the tastings and demonstrations at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone for the 2012 Flavor! Napa Valley:

Welcome to the Welcome Dinner!

Our illustrious Flavor! Napa Valley 2012 chefs (you know, Masaharu Morimoto, Michael Chiarello, the family Forgione, Charlie Palmer, Johnny Iuzzini, host Chef Jeffrey Jake and their talented chef colleagues) turned out some insanely delicious dishes as a taste of what’s…

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Olive to Oil: Napa Valley’s Second Harvest

The 2012 Flavor! Napa Valley festival is officially off and running, kicked off by a group of olive oil enthusiasts run around Round Pond Estate’s olive groves smack dab in the middle of this year’s olive harvest for Olive to…

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Sold out: Appellation Trail: Tasting Napa Valley!

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Looks like it’s going to be a full house at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone this Friday night. Appellation Trail: Tasting Napa Valley is officially SOLD OUT. Hold onto those tickets and get ready for the grandest grand…

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Fashion plate: an insider’s guide to what to wear

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So you’re willing to smile and nod your way through a casual swirl and sip with friends, but what really gets you going is serious, oenological palate-to-palate combat. If you haven’t grabbed tickets already, snag a couple pronto for Flavor’s Top Taster.

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Battle of the Buds!

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Tickets, check. Appetite, check. Understanding the meaning of Napa Valley casual? We’ll help you get there…Manda Heath of Plump Jack Sport at the Carneros Inn advises what to carry-on, check or throw in the trunk for five days of Flavor! Napa Valley taste bud nirvana.

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Welcome to the Flavor! Napa Valley Blog

Here comes our official Flavor! Napa Valley blog… this handy little section of our site will serve up the latest, from the festival to you. We’ll have pre-event updates from the ground, recipes from the chefs, insider tips on what to see and expect and of course plenty of only-in-Napa Valley shots of the festival’s tastiest.

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