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The Ultimate Wine + Dine, Relax + Sleep, Art + Adventure Staycation for 4

Dorothy was right. There’s no place like home—especially Northern California!

Whether or not you live here, you’ll relish the range of creative, relaxing, unique, and delicious experiences in this lot. This lot is so abundant that we have to resort to a bulleted list to give all the wonders their due!

Live it up and enjoy all of these local indulgences in a short time, share them with guests, or spread them out over the whole year. However you use them, enjoy the incredible bounty and creativity in our own backyard…

THIS LOT INCLUDES:

WINE + DINE

  • Tasting on the Rails: an amazing 7-course food and wine tasting for 4 on The Wine Train
  • Yurt dinner for 4 at Charter Oak Restaurant (available from mid-Nov 2023 to mid-April 2024)
  • Grove 45: Olive oil, balsamic and bites Tasting Experience for 4
  • Spring Mountain District Wine, Tours & Tastings!
  • A collection of wines from Ballard Vineyard, Barnett Vineyards, Behrens Family Winery, Fantesca, Flying Lady Winery, Keenan Winery, Pride Mountain Vineyard, Schweiger Vineyards, Smith-Madrone Winery, Stony Hill Winery, and Vineyard 7&8
  • Tours and Tastings for 4 at Barnett Vineyards, Behrens Family Winery, Fantesca, Pride Mountain Vineyard, Schweiger Vineyards and Vineyard 7&8

RELAX + SLEEP

  • 2-night stay for 2 at the art-themed The Archer Hotel Napa on First Street in Napa
  • 2-night stay for 2 at the River Terrace Inn overlooking the Napa River Nature Preserve in Napa
  • Spa Experience for 4 at Dr. Wilkinson’s Backyard Resort & Mineral Springs in Calistoga

ART + ADVENTURE

  • A Studio Tour for 4 with internationally renowned sculptor Gordon Huether. This tour of his inspiring 15,000 square foot workspace will include wine + small bites.
  • Nimbus Arts Paint/Nip/Sketch (your choice!) + Sip hands-on artmaking class for 4
  • 4 tickets to Mendocino Grove Fall Fest: Nov 4th-6th, 2023.
  • An all inclusive weekend of music, food and crafts offering an intimate crowdfree celebration of fall on the Mendocino Coast
  • 2 nights in a dreamy Mendocino Grove 4-person tent, with luxe linens and warm mattresses
  • Dinners on Friday + Saturday nights, breakfast around the campfire on Saturday + Sunday
  • Live music, all-ages crafts, guided hikes, yoga, games and more!

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Please email molly@nimbusarts.org to make proxy bid arrangements. Be sure to include this proxy bid form. Your authorization will include a maximum bid limit. A completed proxy bid form must be on file with Nimbus Arts by 12:00 noon PDT on Saturday, May 13, 2023, for any proxy bid to be entered or accepted.

[All experiences require prior reservations and most will be held on mutually agreeable dates; Mendocino Grove Fall Fest certificate requires reserving with Mendocino Grove prior to use; the Yurt dinner at Charter Oak is seasonal—available from mid-November 2023 to mid-April 2024.]

DONORS: The Archer Hotel, Ballard Vineyard, Barnett Vineyards, Behrens Family Winery, Dr Wilkinson’s Spa, Fantesca Estate and Winery, Flying Lady Winery, Grove 45, Gordon Huether, Keenan Winery, Chef Christopher Kostow, Mendocino Grove, Pride Mountain Vineyard, The River Terrace Inn, Schweiger Vineyards, Smith-Madrone Winery, Stony Hill Winery, Vineyard 7&8, and Napa Valley Wine Train.