Napa Valley: Stags’ Leap Winery expansion approved
Napa Valley: Stags’ Leap Winery expansion approved
Apr 8, 2013 6(NVR) - A 19th-century manor at Stags’ Leap Winery will be converted from a bed-and-breakfast to a wine tasting and visitation space as part of a $2 million investment Treasury Wine Estates is putting into the property.
The winery, located to the east of Silverado Trail south of Yountville Cross Road, will increase its daily visitation by 30 people, and needs the shift in the commercial use of the manor to cover the costs of its improvements, Alicia Cronbach of Treasury Wine Estates told the Napa County Planning Commission last week.
Stags’ Leap will increase from 10 appointments per day to 40, and add food and wine pairings.
The Planning Commission approved the changes to the winery’s use permit last Wednesday, despite the objections of Carl Doumani at neighboring Quixote Winery, who said the added visitation will make the narrow road leading to both wineries more dangerous. The vote to approve was 4-0; Commissioner Heather Phillips was absent.
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