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Napa Valley's City Winery will close at end of the year

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Real Estate Agent with Better Homes & Gardens Wine Country Group DRE # 00770113

City Winery 2, NapaCity Winery, one of Napa's premier entertainment venues announced it is looking to close at the end of this year. They are in negotiations with the Napa Valley Opera House’s board of directors to terminate the remaining 8 years on their lease. The owner, Michael Dorf, said shows and events already booked will continue though the end of the year.

City Winery spent $3 million in early 2014 to convert the historic Opera House into a night club with dinner style shows by converting the downstairs into a restaurant and convert the loge area into additional seating with separate bar.

City Winery has other similar operations New York City and Chicago but the Napa Valley venue seemed never to take off. The restaurant has received a tepid response from locals and many of the shows drew half houses to some being on the meager size with only a few sold outs.

For a more detailed accounting go to Sasha Paulsen's article in the Napa Valley Register.

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Comments (2)

Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Curtis, What a shame that it did not take off in Napa. My sense is that Napa is more laid back than New York and Chicago. 

Sep 06, 2015 06:22 AM
Curtis Van Carter
Better Homes & Gardens Wine Country Group - Yountville, CA
Your Napa Valley Broker Extraordinaire

Kathleen

That is the way it read between the lines in their press release. Too much faith in tourists and too small a local population base. cheers cvc

Sep 06, 2015 07:24 AM