2010 Ode Event Schedule

Our third annual Ode to the Olive celebration will be held at the Wine Country Inn November 18-20, 2010. Here is our events schedule. Please note: all events are for guests of the Wine Country Inn, and are complimentary, unless otherwise noted.

Thur, Nov 18: Olive Oil Tasting Party
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Wine Country Inn friend and olive oil expert Diana DeFilipi (of Let's Go Cook Italian) will lead us on a fun, informational olive oil tasting party. Best of all, three Wine Country Inn guests who participate will be selected to be our official "judges" during our Olive Oil Taste-Off Event on Saturday, Nov. 20!

Fri, Nov. 19: Olive Oil Dining Experience
7:30 p.m.
Join us for a wonderful four-course dinner at the Inn with Diane De Filipi, a chef, former innkeeper, and currently owner of "Let's Go Cook Italian" Italian cooking vacations. The meal will be served "family style" (long tables), and each course will include, in some form, olive oils that will be used in our Saturday olive oil taste-off. We'll also be enjoying Italian varietal wines from our neighbors at Benessere Vineyards. Cost is $120 per couple plus tax and gratuity, and includes the meal and all wine. Please note: we must limit this to 18 people (nine couples), so if you are interested, please contact the Inn as soon as possible.

Sat, Nov 20: Olive Oil Taste-Off
We'll begin at 4:30 p.m. with our Ode to the Dirty Martini featuring Charbay, a St. Helena-based produced of wine, spirits and, of course, vodka. In addition to great wine, you'll be treated to Vodka Martinis and a selection of great appetizers prepared with olive oil (breads, dips, etc.).

At 5:30 p.m., we'll do our third annual Olive Oil Taste-Off, in which will will blind-taste and then judge at least four Napa Valley olive oils. Our "celebrity judges" will be Wine Country Inn innkeeper Jim Smith and three Wine Country Inn guests.

Other Ode Fun
Each day, our Wine Country Inn Inn-cursion winery tour will have an "olive" theme, visiting as appropriate wineries that also make their own olive oil. (Our Inn-cursion wine tours fill up fast; we suggest that you make reservations before you arrive.)

For those seeking a customized tour, we invite to join Carol Ainsworth of Great Olive Tours for fun look at Napa Valley's olive trees and olive oil producers. Tour fees apply. For more information or to reserve your spot, please contact Carol at (707) 968-9978 or carol@greatolivetours.com

For Wine Country Inn room rates and reservations, please call our front desk staff toll-free at 1-888-465-4608.

We look forward to seeing you during our Ode to the Olive event!