At the beginning of 2020, we secured a 1929 California Craftsman Bungalow in Napa to convert to a Gentleman Farmer space for intimate winemaker lunches and dinners, private tastings, music (there will be a piano, a few accordions, and some bongos), and a pretty cool space to study wine, food, music, sketch drawing, languages… wherever our curiosity takes us.

We are removing walls, opening up the space, and putting a commercial kitchen in the middle to serve and share meals paired with our wines. The party always gravitates to the kitchen, so we’re going to own it and make the kitchen center stage. It will also serve as a test kitchen for recipes and for an upcoming cookbook-of-sorts as well as a production kitchen for some Gentleman Farmer specialty items.

There is a sunny, south-facing front porch where we can enjoy a glass of rosé, share some snacks, and enjoy the California sunshine. Architects, consultants, engineers, and designers are engaged and I am hoping to be open for entertaining this fall. I’ll keep you posted.