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Comfort and luxury await you in our warm and inviting guest rooms at the newest Hilton Garden Inn in the heart of the Napa Valley. During your stay with us relax at our evening wine bar where we serve the finest from local wineries, or enjoy the tranquil poolside setting after a full day of exploring the world-famous sites and tastes so unique to this beautiful region of Northern California.

A downtown Napa luxury boutique hotel, serenely situated on the Napa River near the Oxbow Public Market and the Napa Valley Wine Train. Our Napa Valley hotel offers 24-hour room service, complimentary high-speed Internet access, free DVD movie rentals and a full-breakfast buffet. Guests will enjoy the popular Napa Dream Bed with down pillows and pillow top mattresses. Rejuvenate with the fitness center, complete in-room spa services and an outdoor heated pool. Meeting facilities feature elegant decor with French doors leading to the river terrace, and the outdoor river terrace venue features Nature at her best. The Inn is within easy access to historic downtown Napa, championship golf and the world famous Napa Valley wineries.

Located in central Napa, the Beazley House is Napa's first bed and breakfast. The shingle style/colonial revival mansion was built in 1902. It has 6 guest rooms, all with private baths. Behind the mansion, set in lovely gardens, is the carriage house. In it are has 5 rooms, each has a private bath, with two-person whirlpool tubs, fireplaces and flatpanel T.V.s. A full breakfast is served

With the world’s only spa in a wine cave, the region’s only private wedding chapel, and the most expansive meeting space in the Napa Valley, the Meritage Resort brings together the perfect blend of services and facilities for an unforgettable stay in one of the world’s most beautiful destinations.

We invite you to come and experience a truly elegant Napa Valley resort for yourself. Set among the rolling hills of Napa Valley's wine country, Silverado Resort offers everything you would expect, along with all the amenities, from a first class resort. You'll find plenty to do at this world class destination resort featuring two championship golf courses, a full service spa, 10 swimming pools, 17 tennis courts and three bocce ball courts. Our accommodations are found in private cottage suites clustered around hidden courtyards, secluded swimming pools or lining the fairways of Silverado Resort's two golf courses.

The Napa Valley Wine Train’s Culinary Art’s Center is Napa Valley’s headquarters for the Wine and Spirit School (An approved program for Wine & Spirit Education Trust WSET).
WSET is the world recognized leader in wines and spirits education. Currently, the program is available in over 47 countries in 13 languages and teaches an astonishing 21,000 students every year.

• March 27-28, 2010 (Intermediate)
• May 8-9 and May 22-23, 2010 (Advanced)

If you would like to register for any classes contact Derek Mackey at derek@wineandspiritschool.com or by telephone: 707-738-9600

Classes offered include:
Intermediate Certification- The Intermediate Certificate is the ideal starting level for those with little knowledge of wine, or those who have depth of knowledge regarding particular types of wine but lack a true breadth of knowledge of all the world's wines. This program enables students to interpret wine and spirits labels, explain the fundamentals of wine-tasting, become familiar with the world's major wine regions and their principal wines, and give basic advice on wine selection and service. This course involves 16 hours of instruction. The exam* is a one-hour multiple-choice exam. Wine tasting is a part of every class. Successful candidates received the WSET Intermediate Certificate.

Advanced Certification- The Advanced Certificate is the appropriate course for those who already have a broad foundation of wine knowledge, including wine labeling laws, appellation systems, major wine-producing regions, and grape types, and are experienced in tasting technique. It covers the major wine regions of the world in more depth than the Intermediate Certificate, and includes more detailed study of viticulture and vilification. This course enables students to describe the characteristics of the principal wines and spirits of the world and to explain the key factors influencing those characteristics. The course involves 32 hours of instruction. The exam* includes multiples-choice and short-answer questions, as well as a blind tasting of one wine. Advanced Certificate is required of applicants for the Diploma course.

The Hawthorn Inn & Suites is conveniently located near the area’s top wineries, best visitor attractions, events, outdoor activities, shopping, and dining, so you can get out and enjoy all that California’s Napa Valley has to offer. Our Napa vacation specials and hotel travel packages make planning a fabulous vacation or romantic weekend getaway in Napa fun and easy, and our comfortable accommodations and extra amenities equal a fabulous stay in California’s wine country.