Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
HIGH SEASON VS LOW SEASON
Many Wine Country restaurants and hotels diminish operations in wintertime. Make re-
servations, especially in summertime, or you may not eat. Hotel rates jump during
September and October's grape-crushing season - the most popular time.
Eating
Make reservations whenever possible. July to mid-August, look for the peach stand at
Deer Park Rd and Silverado Trail (across Deer Park Rd from Stewart's farmstand) for
juicy-delicious heirloom varieties.
Oxbow Public Market
MARKET
9am-7pm Mon & Wed-Sat, to 8pm Tue, 10am-5pm Sun)
Graze this gourmet market and plug into the Northern California food scene. Standouts:
Hog Island
oysters (six for $16); comfort cooking at celeb-chef Todd Humphries'
Kitchen Door
(mains $14 to $24); Venezuelan cornbread sandwiches ($9) at
Pica Pica
;
great Cal-Mexican at
C Casa
(tacos $5 to $9); pastries at
Ca'Momi
($2); and
Three
Twins
certified-organic ice cream ($3.75 for a single cone).
Tuesday is locals night (5pm to 8pm), with many discounts. Tuesday and Saturday
mornings, there's a farmers market. Some stalls remain open till 9pm, even on Sundays,
but many close earlier.
Alexis Baking Co
CAFE
7am-3pm Mon-Fri, 7:30am-3pm Sat, 8am-2pm Sun; )
Our fave spot for quality scrambles, granola, focaccia sandwiches, big cups of joe and
boxed lunches to go.
Taqueria Maria
MEXICAN
