Sunday, March 16, 2008

Ode to the Ox

Spent a rough day Thursday with my friends/clients the Nord family (of Nord Vineyards) hiking around the town of Napa in search of a possible retail outlet for the Nord's wines. After our grueling afternoon of wine tasting and hob-nobbing with wine lounge managers, we ended up at the recently-opened, too-cool-for-school, will-help-put-the-TOWN-of-Napa-on-the-map Oxbow Public Market.

While the Market still looks just-built (not all the shops are open, for example, and the day we were there, there was a team of construction folks drilling and grinding, etc.), it's readily apparent that this will become a must-stop during any Napa visit. Just down the street from Copia, Oxbow Public Market features a collection of wine- and food-related shops that will make any foodie drool, such as: Taylor's Automatic Refresher, The Fatted Calf charcuterie and butcher shop, and The Olive Press, to name a few.


To recover from our afternoon hike/wine tasting, we munched on olives, several cheeses and some fresh-baked bread, and, of course (Don is from Texas) paper-thin slices of prosciutto. We all agreed: Oxbow Public Market now makes a stop in the town of Napa almost a must....


Oxbow Public Market
610 First Street, Napa 94559
Even antiques...

2 comments:

Azy Does It said...

This place sounds awesome.

Anonymous said...

Finally, a reason to go to downtown Napa!