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There are plenty of spots to get a good glass of wine in the Napa Valley. That’s what wine country is for, right? But you can only swallow so much of the stuff before you start to crave a beer… or something stronger. Lucky you: a growing number of bars specializing in non-oenophilic pleasures is cropping up in California’s most famous wine valley.

Spring has sprung. The mustard is in full bloom and there’s no better time to visit Northern California wine country than now.

Cindy Pawlsen and Michael Chiarello are two of California wine country’s most celebrated chefs, both re-energizing the local dining scene with white-hot new restaurants. But they’re not the only ones causing a stir at the moment.