nAPA vALLeY | <strong>Wine</strong> CoUntrY tHis WeeKLet Stagecoach Express Ship Your Memories HomeBY CHArLES NEAVELong gone are the days when you could st<strong>as</strong>h a couple of bottlesof Cabernet or Chardonnay in your carry-on bag for the flight home.Besides, in all likelihood the bottle or two you had set out to buy hadsuddenly crept closer to half a c<strong>as</strong>e or a c<strong>as</strong>e, and even if it w<strong>as</strong> aviable option, do you want to tote 40 pounds of wine through theterminal and onto the plane? I think not. That is when you call orstop by Stagecoach Express in Napa.The business, started more than two decades ago, w<strong>as</strong> acquired bySue Bailey and Larry Rupp in 1998. “Let us ship your Napa Memorieshome” is their mantra. And that is exactly what they do. Theypackage up those bottled memories and make sure they get safely toyour home or office. One thing that sets them apart is that, when youcall Stagecoach Express, you always get an owner on the phone.“We specialize in shippingwine all over the country, or atS T . H E L E N Ale<strong>as</strong>t to most of it,” Sue says.CHARLES“Customer service and attentionKRUGto detail is what we are knownDAVID FULTONBERINGERMADRONATamber BeyOrin SwiftCovenantSt. Helena <strong>Wine</strong> CenterADAMSVELO VINOCLIF FAMILYPRAGER46MATERRABello FamilySalvestrinSPRINGLEWELLING AVEARGER-MARTUCCIRevivalPRATTSUTTER HOMENot to ScaleWittFULTONPOPEHallMERRYVALECHATEAU POTELLEFlora SpringsINGLEWOODHandwrittenCharter OakLong Meadow RanchCorisonWHITEHALL LANEWHITEHALL LANEVarozzaCalafia CellarsCHARTER OAKMilatLOUIS M MARTINIHeitzWHITEDEL DOTTOOPEN BY APPOINTMENTRutherfordGroveTres Sabores &Pedemonte CellarsV. SATTUIWINERY& DELITO OAKVILLEZINFANDELRAYMONDFransicanGALLERON<strong>Wine</strong> <strong>Country</strong> <strong>This</strong> <strong>Week</strong> PreferredOpen to the publicOpen by appointmentFleuryfor. We take care of it right away and pay special attention to everyshipment. We also send emails to customers when their shipment issent, and call them to make sure someone will be home to receive it.”One further service they provide is that they will pick up yourwine from Napa Valley wineries, hotels, private residences and bedand breakf<strong>as</strong>ts, and ship it off for you. In addition to packaging andshipping wine, they also offer fax and photocopy services and, if youneed one, they’ll get a notary for you. They’ll even recommendwineries to visit if you are curious about searching out new places. Ifyou’re planning ahead and know that you will have some bottles tosend home, you can go to their website and download their shippingform. Just another part of a business where service, and the customer,means everything.The Stagecoach Express office is just off of Highway 29 (take theRedwood Road exit) at 3379 Solano Avenue in Redwood Plaza, Napa94558. They are open every day except Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5:30p.m. (on Saturdays 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.) For more information call(707) 257-1888 or (877) 232-5054, or go towww.stagecoachexpress.com.Celebrate Summer in the Napa Valley withClif Family <strong>Wine</strong>ry’s Summer Solstice ConcertClif Family <strong>Wine</strong>ry is going all out <strong>as</strong> they welcome summer back to the Napa Valley on June 22 from6 to 10 p.m. Enjoy great music and dancing with Clif Bar’s own band “Grove Valve Orchestra.” Theyrecently took home first place in the 2012 Fortune Battle of the Corporate Bands. <strong>This</strong> coveted awardearned them a place in history at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The competition, described <strong>as</strong> “acelebration of musicians who also happen to have day jobs” proved what we have known all along – thisband is amazing!Tickets are $25 for wine club members (up to two tickets), $35 for the general public or $40 at thedoor. The Clif Family <strong>Wine</strong>ry t<strong>as</strong>ting room is located at Velo Vino Napa Valley, just south of downtown St.Helena. Velo Vino at 709 Main Street, St. HelenaTo keep you replenished from all that dancing, they’re providing an “all-you-can-eat” taco bar fromAzteca Market and sweet treatsfrom Kara’s Cupcakes.And, to celebrate the summersolstice, there will be a speciallimited rele<strong>as</strong>e wine that will onlybe available for purch<strong>as</strong>e the nightof the event.Space is limited and it tends tosell out! Purch<strong>as</strong>e your ticketsonline or at the Clif Family’s VeloVino t<strong>as</strong>ting room – a uniqueplace where the p<strong>as</strong>sions ofcycling, wine and food arecelebrated and blended.Follow us on twitter @<strong>Wine</strong><strong>Country</strong>tW
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