Napa Valley, a world famous wine area, is one of the most popular tourist
destinations in California. More than three million visitors come each year,
often overcrowding the roadways on summer weekends. Peak times are the summer
months and the harvest "crush" during September and October. Napa
Valley is home to more than four hundred wineries. With wine as a focus, great
dining naturally emerged to complement it. The Culinary Institute of America at
Greystone in St. Helena supplies a steady stream of well-trained chefs,
supplementing the already prestigious chefs drawn by Napa Valley's reputation
and locale
