August Wine & Food Events

I-Shop is all about New Zealand & Australia!
August feature is 50% off wines from New Zealand and Australia.

Prix fix Chef's Tasting Menu: August 3rd-13th
Available Mon-Thurs: 3 courses $30
5:30 to 7:30. With wine: $40
This is our stimulus package! Great food, great value, great time.

Monday, August 3rd 6pm: Rioja
Wonder through this lusty, hot region of Spain and find great values & great wines. $30pp

Monday, August 10th 6pm: Strange grapes & Strange regions
New Mexico makes wine?? Yes, Gruet and it's delicious. What about India? Yes, a cool little Chenin Blanc. Try some wines you wouldn't typically see! $30pp

Wednesday, August 12th: 5 to 7pm
OYSTERS & ALBARINO!
Not many places in CT to find fresh, "Just shucked" oysters but Napa will solve that! We'll be featuring a flight of Albarino from Spain, Portugal and California paired with 1/2 dozen oysters. Albarino has this great minerality and you can almost smell the salt water. Perfect pairing-perfect time. $15pp

Four Course Tomato-Tom-aa-to Dinner
Tuesday, August 18th
See what can be done with local tomatoes!
Four course wine and food pairing with a focus on using the local tomatoes we get from Urban Oaks in New Britain, CT. Not much better than a perfect tomato. Menu available all night. $50pp

Sundays are all about BRUNCH!
Brunch is back! Whether it's a special occasion, an opportunity for friends to catch up, or a pleasant start to a lazy weekend day, Sunday Brunch is a meal for relaxation and good company. Enjoy our Brunch menu from 11:30-3:00pm Sundays! Use your I-Shop card for 10% Brunch.

Tuesdays are DISCOUNT WINE NIGHT
Find some great wines available at up to 60% off. Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy Cakebread Cabernet at $75 or Tuttobene Toscano for $15...or any number of other great finds at just a fraction above our cost.

Thursdays are BURGER & BORDEAUX !This Wagyu Burger has its own Facebook page for our fans. If you haven't had it then now is your chance to enjoy a 2 course prix-fix menu created around "Our Burger" with a great glass of 2005, Cht Machorre, Bordeaux! $30 pp

Thank you to our customers!

Your support has paid off again. The readers of Greenwich, New Canaan and Westport Magazines has just awarded us "Best Wine List" in the "Best of" issue soon to be released.

And customers of Open Table have voted us #4 for Restaurants "Fit for Foodies" in CT and #2 Best Wine List in CT by Open Table customers.

Look for our feature in Wine Enthusiast Magazine in October!

Exciting changes

In our 13 years owning restaurants, Charlie and I have seen many talented people walk through our doors. We have been proud to groom them, give them opportunities and watch them evolve. It is with pride that we announce that Bill Taibe has been offered a chance to do his own restaurant again. With change comes excitement, we are equally proud to announce the next rising star chef, Arik Bensimon. Arik is a culinary graduate from the prestigious from the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in Hyde Park. He has the famed restaurants, Le Cirque and Picholine in NYC and La Panetiere in Rye, under his belt. His many years in the culinary scene of New York City shaped his passion and work ethic. And although, Arik shares the same “farm to table” philosophy as our former chef, we are very impressed at the sneak peaks of what’s to come out of the kitchen now. We want Napa & Co to be your everyday neighborhood restaurant not just a special occasion. We believe you will agree as you watch us evolve.
Bon Appétit
Mary & Charlie

Breakfast at Napa & Co

Wakey, wakey! Join us for breakfast every day at Napa & Co. Farm fresh eggs & bacon sandwiches, granola, yogurt, cereal, and more...simple menu to get you out and on your day. Perfect for your business meeting in downtown Stamford. Serving every breakfast every day 6:30 am until 10:00 am.

Wine Class this Monday...

Monday, July 13th 6pm: New Zealand wine regions: Let's try the Kiwi! See the difference between Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc and Martinborough Riesling. Let's check out the reds of Central Otago and Hawkes Bay. New Zealand is more than grassy-grapefruit...$30pp

These classes give you a great chance to try new wines, meet new people, ask wine questions you were intimidated to ask, learn about the marriage of food and wine and it's a great gift for the wine lover in your life...see you then. Call 203-353-3319 to sign up.

http://www.napaandcompany.com

Wednesday Night is BYOB at Napa

We tasted some great wines tonight. One of my great friends brought in some wines to try from his cellar...Ridge 1992 (Cab-Merlot); Heitz 1987; Chateau Montelena 1982; Robert Craig 1994; Qupe single vineyard 1995 syrah and Deloach special select single vineyard 1996. We finished with Peter Michael Chardonnay "la Carriere" 1998 vs. 2004. The 1998 had this great yeasty, toasty, nuttiness that we both love but the '04 had this class Burgundian chardonnay with creaminess and burnt apple. Yum!!!! BYOB should be all bout people bringing great wines from their cellar to enjoy with Chef Taibe's food and pass the bottle to let someone else enjoy! Tonight was that kind of night! Oh, and at the tail end of the night Mayor Malloy came in and we enjoyed a quick chat as he had just come from a fundraiser. Yes, he's a friend, but he's been a great Mayor and will be a great Governor. He's been an advocate for small business, luring large corporation, special education, green space, environmental causes, you name it...this is a man meant for public service and he has proven that in my mind. Stamford is a better place for having had him Mayor and Connecticut will be a better State when he governs it.

Retail Wine Night at Napa every Tuesday

Upgrade your palate with Retail Wine Night every Tuesday enjoy a great list of wines at a fraction above cost. Like Cakebread Cabernet at $76 instead of the $175 you would find it on most wine lists or Jordan Chardonnay at $34 http://www.napaandcompany.com

*p.s. we regret to say that we have pulled out of participating in the Alive at 5 Food Booth. Wonderful event, great opportunity, just not this year...sorry folks. We'll put the tacos on the menu at Napa for you to try.