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1600 Soscol Avenue, Napa, CA | riverterraceinn.com | 707-320-9000
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NEWSLETTER
WELCOME
Whether catering a small gatheringof collaborating minds, or a bustling conference luncheon, River Terrace Inn’s inviting wine country ambience
and Cuvée’s culinary prowess will inspire your event with high countryflavor and thoughtful presentation.Cuvée’s culinary professionals use
the freshest local and regional ingredients to create the ultimate
Napa dining experience from businessmeetings to the most extravagant corporate events. Cuvée offers
unique and unmatched service for any meeting or special event, while River Terrace Inn’s humble country elegance creates the ideal location
for your gathering.
HOTEL INFORMATIONDiscover wine country in Napa Valley, a peaceful sanctuary nestled among
lush, rolling hills, a sea of vivid wildflowers, and radiant vineyards. Set in the heart of the Napa Valley Wine Country, River Terrace Inn features luxurious
accommodations, personalized services, and a pristine riverfront setting. The River Terrace Inn of Napa Valley is an enchanting blend of modern elegance,
laid-back California charm and the energy of downtown Napa, California.
DININGRestaurant Cuvée, adjacent to River Terrace Inn, offers a low country feel and living room ambiance complemented by distinctive cuisine with a high
country flavor and polished edge. Cuvée’s community-focused menu is solely dictated by regional availability and ripeness, producing rich comfort food
flavors reengineered to a level of “high country cuisine.”
SPECIAL FEATURES • Complimentary High Speed Internet Access, Wi-Fi and DSL wiring • Luxurious meeting and conference space with built in LCD, screen and wireless internet connects. Meeting rooms feature French doors and lead out to the River Terrace • Fine dining at Restaurant Cuvée, casual fare at the Terrace Café, as well as 24hr room service are all available at the Inn • Full Fitness Center featuring Life Fitness products and heated swimming pool
ACCOMMODATIONSBoasting the relaxed ambiance of our beautiful Napa accommodations are a
luxurious blend of modern convenience and classic comfort. Open and airy,
most rooms offer balconies where cool breezes and brilliant sunsets inspire
peaceful moments of private reflection. Begin your morning with a rejuvenating cup of coffee as you gaze out on the
soothing Napa River.
A refreshing departure from standard Napa Valley accommodations,
our spacious rooms are elegantly appointed with every modern luxury and convenience. After a day of sightseeing,
wine tasting or meetings, indulge in a revitalizing spa treatment or enjoy your favorite cocktail with spirits in your mini bar. Enjoy premier lifestyle amenities such as complimentary high-speed
internet access and Wi-Fi, designer bath products, Napa Dream Bedding with
pillow-top mattresses and goose-down bedding, plush terry cloth towels, and
soothing whirlpool tubs.
EVENT VENUES
River Terrace Inn offers 3,000 square feet of expansive event space featuring a pristine riverfront setting and personalized services that exceed all expectations. French doors, private terrace patios and grand fireplaces
accentuate meeting spaces, creating a warm intimate environment. With plush accommodations for groups with multi-day events, River Terrace provides a
complete package, tailored to every occasion.
TERRACE CONFERENCE ROOM This stylish conference room features 780 square feet of meeting and event space with French doors leading out to the River Terrace - the perfect mix of sophisticated and natural. The Terrace Conference Room can accommodate
up to 60 guests for a variety of events and group functions.
EXECUTIVE BOARDROOM Sporting 236 square feet of sleek meeting space, plush executive leather chairs, numerous electrical outlets and wireless high-speed internet, the Executive Boardroom is a high-tech environment for powerhouse board
meetings, think-tanks and roundtables for up to 10 people.
FIREPLACE ROOM With French doors leading to the patio, an elegant stone fireplace and a projectionscreen ideal for power-point presentations, the Fireplace Room is a peaceful productive space for meetings and events for up to 20 colleagues or friends.
RIVER TERRACEBoasting gorgeous views of the Napa River, the River Terrace is an intimate outdoor venue with a glowing fire pit and natural teak furniture along a low stone wall. The River Terrace is a unique setting for receptions, cocktail
parties, dinners, meeting lunches and impromptu breakout sessions
for up to 50 people.
CUVÉEOur private dining rooms consist of the Premier Cru Roomadjacent
to our Wine Cellar, which accommodates up to 16 people and the Grand Cru Room which will seat your party of up to fifty comfortably.
Larger parties can be accommodatedby utilizing our private courtyard and adjacent patios. Our entire
restaurant is available to you for a fixed fee with the exception of
certain Holiday periods.
TERRACE CONFERENCE & FIREPLACE ROOM
Capaci t ies of the rooms may vary depending on funct ion and set-up.
Meeting Room Dimensions Sq. Footage Banquet Classroom Theatre U-ShapeConference
Terrace Conference 36' x 26' 780 50 40 60 25 30
Fireplace Room 13' x 24' 312 18
Ceiling Ht.
14'
14' - - 10 -
Terrace Conference RoomFireplace Room
EXECUTIVE BOARDROOM & OUTDOOR RIVER TERRACE
Capaci t ies of the rooms may vary depending on funct ion and set-up.
Meeting Room Dimensions Sq. Footage Banquet Classroom Theatre U-ShapeConference
Executive Boardroom 20' x 11' 220 10 - - 10 -
Outdoor River Terrace 96' x 33' 3,168 68
Ceiling Ht.
14'
- - - - -
Outdoor River Terrace
Executive Boardroom
CUVÉE, GRAND CRU & PREMIER CRU
Meeting Room Dimensions Sq. Footage BanquetCeiling Ht. ClassroomReception Theatre U-ShapeConference
Grand Cru
Bar LoungePremier Cru
Dining Room
Cuvée Patio
Capaci t ies of the rooms may vary depending on funct ion and set-up.
Grand Cru 30' x 25' 750 50 50 20 25
Premier Cru 25' x 12' 300 16
20'
18'
60
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40
Cuvée Buy-Out - 3,510 180 250
- - 14 -Cuvée Patio 35' x 35' 1,225 65 80 - - - -
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RIVER VIEW EVENT GARDEN
Capaci t ies of the rooms may vary depending on funct ion and set-up.
Meeting Room Dimensions Sq. Footage Banquet ClassroomReception Theatre U-ShapeConference
Event Garden 200’ x 200’ 40,000 300 - - -500 -
TEAM BUILDING
WINE BLENDING WORKSHOP The workshop will consist of a wine blending workshop. Each
attendee will create a wine blend that will be bottled, labeled, corked, and wax dipped. Customized labels will be provided to affix to the
bottles. Each guest will take home a 375 ml bottle of his own blend. Fee includes all educational materials, wines for the workshop,
bottles, corks, and materials to create labels. Venue, food, corkage and any additional beverages served must be arranged with the
venue and will be at an additional charge.
CABERNET CHAOS ON THE RIVER VIEW GARDEN WITH COUNTRY PICNIC
Teams compete against one another, frantically stomping real wine grapes as fast as they can. Each team must guide their magical
elixir down a copper trough into a carafe riding on a cart. The cart glides along an 8’ teeter-totter and rolls back and forth based on the balancing talents (or lack there of) of the team members. If the team can balance well, their carafe stops moving, thus making it easier to collect the flowing juice. With four people on the teeter-totter (two on either side), they’ll need to work together to keep it balanced. Bonus
juice is added through an ingenious system that rewards the team with better equilibrium.
CHEF CHALLENGE “COUNTRY DUMPLINGS”Interactive chef’s demonstration and Iron Chef gnocchi country dumplings contest. Attendees will be split into 6 teams of 5 people, with a different flavor of gnocchi for
each team; teams will produce and roll out dumplings, and proceed to collaborate on the sauce that will be served later that night, as well as designing a sign to sell their teams gnocchi at dinner. The dumplings will be cooked and prepared by Cuvée’s
professional culinary staff and a winning team will be determined after dinner.
Team # 1 – Roasted Chestnut Dumplings Team # 2 – Lemon Chive Dumplings
Team # 3 – Porcini Mushroom DumplingsTeam # 4 – Ancho Chili Cilantro Dumplings
Team # 5 – Toasted Walnut and Sage DumplingsTeam # 6 – Roasted Jalapeño and Lime Dumplings
Jordan Mackey, our executive chef will MC the contest as well as offer culinary instruction and advice on sauce decisions. The attendees will pick from the
following list of ingredients to come up with the winning sauce combination, the sauces themselves will be produced by Jordan prior to dinner. The gnocchi
dishes will be cooked to order by 2 stations each cooking 3 teams selections, and a delightful buffet dinner will accompany the teams’ dishes.
WINE BOOT CAMP ADVENTURE IN SONOMA COUNTY
Wine Boot Camp Adventures include a vineyard adventure, a tasting of highly regarded wines from top Sonoma County wineries, lunch in the vineyard,
a customized wine blending workshop, and other activities.
FOOD & BEVERAGE SELECTIONS
The Continental(minimum 15 people)
freshly brewed coffees and teaslocally sourced bakery fresh bagels, oven fresh muffins and pastries
sliced locally sourced fruits, organic yogurts, fresh juices whole grain kashi cereals with fresh milk and soy milk
rolled arbuckle oats with brown sugar, toasted nuts, and dried fruits
Riverside Breakfast Buffet(minimum 15 people)
freshly juices, freshly brewed coffee and teas, sliced locally sourced fruits, organic yo-gurts, freshly baked bagels, muffins, and pastries
whole grain kashi cereals with fresh milks and soy milkscrambled farm fresh eggs with cheddar, and scallions
roasted finger potato “valley fries” and country sausage and crispy bacon
The Terrace Deluxe Breakfast Buffet(minimum 25 people)
freshly squeezed juices, freshly brewed coffee and teassliced locally sourced fruits, organic yogurtsfreshly baked bagels, muffins, and pastries
whole grain kashi cereals with fresh milks and soy milkeggs benedict, roasted finger potato “valley fries,”country sausage and crisp bacon
rolled arbuckle oats with brown sugar, toasted nuts, and dried fruitsgriddle cakes with locally sourced fruit topping
BREAKFAST
PLATED BREAKFAST OPTIONSPlated breakfast options are served with family style muffins, Danish and
pastries, fresh fruit platters, fresh juice and coffee (all egg dishes are served with finger potato “valley fries”)
The Americanfarm fresh eggs scrambled with cheddar and scallion, and choice of
bacon or sausage
“Bennie”toasted model bakery english muffin, with parma ham, roasted tomato,
spinach and silky hollandaise
Rolled Arbuckle Oatswith roasted apples, candied ginger, maple butter swirl, toasted walnuts
and fresh berries
Griddle Cakeswith locally sourced farm fresh fruit topping, whipped sweet cream, and
pure maple syrup
BMB Omeletteroasted portobello mushrooms, crisp bacon, smoked gouda cheese, and basil
Roasted Eggscountry ham, marinated tomato, fresh herbs, pecorino, and grilled baguette,
sliced locally sourced fruit – with minted tangerine yogurt and homemade granola
BREAKFAST TO GO FOR YOUR GROUPChecking out early? Let our chefs prepare breakfast to go for your group. Please select from these options ranging from light and nourishing, to hearty and filling.
(Minimum of 15 boxes, and only 2 selections per 15 people)
Light and Easyfresh cut fruits in season with organic wallaby yogurt
toasted bagel with butter or cream cheese2 hardboiled eggs
fresh orange juice and coffee in hand
Protein Powerorganic arbuckle oats with brown sugar, nuts, and dried fruit
fresh cut fruits in season with organic wallaby yogurtfresh orange juice and coffee in hand
The Distant Travelerbreakfast bagel sandwich with ham, egg, bacon, cheese
cut fruit in seasonhouse made granola with organic wallaby yogurt
danishkind bar
whole fruitfresh orange juice and coffee in hand
The Travelerbreakfast croissant with ham, egg and cheese
fresh cut fruit in season with organic wallaby yogurtdanish
kind barfresh orange juice and coffee in hand
AM BREAKS
“Need a Minute?”assorted energy bars & candy bars
5 hour energies locally sourced hand fruits and whole fruits
freshly brewed coffee & teasenergy drinks and vitamin waters
ice cold soft drinks, evian & badoit spring waters
Power Break chilled citrus juices & smoothies
locally sourced hand & whole fruitskind bars
veggie sticks with diporganic yogurts
freshly roasted tree nutssoft drinks, 5 hour energy & spring water
Remember that Café in Vienna?butler passed espresso drinks
frappuccino’shomemade biscotti
assorted tea cookies, and pastriesfresh scones with jam, cream & butter
freshly brewed coffeedates, figs & roasted tree nuts
PM BREAKS
Schools Out!little grilled cheeses with little tomato soups
“ants on a log”mini mac and cheeses
little pb&j’s (with the crusts cut off)warm fresh cookies warm vanilla milklemonade stand
Mixin’ It Up On The Trail make your own trail mix station with
nine ingredients (complete with little tubs and markers to
label your own “mix”)little organic yogurts
locally sourced hand, and whole fruitsoft drinks and fresh juices
Nacho Fiestafreshly fried tortilla chips
homemade authentic mortar and pestle salsaspicy guacamole
3 layer dip of refried black beans, homemade queso, and sour creamcinnamon sugar churros
virgin margaritas
MEETING BREAKS
THE BUILD A BREAK WORKSHOP
Thirsty?Red bull
Soft drinksVitamin water
Weinhards root beerFresh coffeeFrappuccino
Iced tea5 hour energy
EvianBadoitSangria
Nourishingly GoodHand and whole fruits
Power barsKind bars
Veggie sticks and dipSliced locally sourced fruits
Trail mixRoasted tree nuts
Homemade granola and yogurt
Sinfully GoodHomemade brownies
Warm cookiesCandy bars
Assorted kettle chipsOreo cookies
Vintage candiesCinnamon sugar churros
LUNCH SELECTIONS
Wine Country Picniccrispy country fried chicken (served with our chefs hot sauce collection)
5 cheese gratin with macaroni and butter crumbs, cobb salad bar,deviled eggs with country ham and scallion, cheese and salami board with flat breads
assorted kettle chips, sangria fruit cocktail cups, sweet tea with lemon and mintcheesecake parfaits with local fruits, chocolate and toppings
The Sandwich Boarddeli counter style spread of meats and cheeses, selection of mustards, spreads and aiolis,little garden salads, freshly crafted soup, relish tray, cous cous salad, assorted kettle chips
fresh basket of bakery fresh sandwich breads, home baked cookies and warm milk
Terrace BBQ off the Grillmushroom kabobs and grilled onions, fatted calf hot dogs, harris ranch burgers and
boca burgers, bbq glazed chicken, grilled sweet corn, garden salad, 3 cabbage slaw, new potato salad, backyard bread basketrelish tray, assorted cheeses, condiment tray,
assorted kettle chips, sliced ice cold melon, blueberry pie, napa lemonade stand
Mediterranean Lunch Buffetbuild your own greek salad bar, shellfish stew, sliced tomatoes with olive oil and bur-
ratta cheese, charcuterie platter with grilled bread, rigatoni, mediterranean pilaf, roasted california bass, herbed beef skirt, berry triffles with mascarpone mousse, tiramisu par-
faits, wine country zinfandel punch (low alcohol)
PLATED LUNCHEONS(pricing includes choice of salad or soup and dessert)
Saladslocal heirloom tomato salad with marinated burratta, cracked olives, california olive oil, and sea salt
(june through november only)
freshly crafted soup inspired by local markets and the seasonal harvesthand blended organic garden greens with a champagne dijon vinaigrette
watercress and two apple salad with shaved radishes, brie, smoked almonds, cider honey splashtumble of wild arugula oven dried cherry tomato, pecorino pepato, and sourdough crispsbeet carpaccio, frisee, pt. reyes blue, smoked almond, and a sherry vinegar citrus twist
Entreesterrace 6 cheese flat bread with shaved parmesan, arugula, cherry tomatoes and olive oil
bmt pizza with portobello mushroom, bacon, and tomatoharris ranch burger with homemade potato chips, tangled greens
sun ripened rigatoni with fresh tomato, burratta, parmesan and local olive oilorganic garden greens with grilled prawns and a champagne dijon vinaigrette
chicken panini with portobello mushroom, bacon, and smoked gouda and homemade chipsbutcher block sandwich of cured meats and pates, with fruit mostarda
cheese omelette with an arugula tumble, and sliced tomatoes
Plated Dessertscrème brulee inspired by our regions fruit harvests
spiced panna cotta, fresh fruits and sweet winemolten chocolate torte
cheesecake with chilled huckleberry stew
LUNCH TO GO?(all necessary condiments and utensils included)
The Beloved Turkey Sandwichroasted turkey on rye
green salad, hand fruit, kettle chips, bottled water, kind bar, cookie
Chicken Salad Croissantterrace chicken salad with cranberry and almond
green salad, hand fruit, kettle chips, bottled water, kind bar, cookie
Chicken Club Wrapgrilled chicken club wrap with bacon, lettuce, cheddar, and garlic aioli
green salad, hand fruit, kettle chips, bottled water, kind bar, cookie
Greek Salad Boxhearty greek salad, grilled chicken or shrimp
pita chips, hand fruit, bottled water, kind bar, cookie
DINNER SELECTIONS
BUFFET DINNERS
Early Evening Cook Outgarden salad, board of cured meats and cheeses, “napa style” potato salad, grilled
local vegetables, corn and crab chowder, macaroni bake, bratwursts simmered in local micro-brew, “chicken under a brick”, grilled skirt steak, wine country chimichurri, cob-
bler bar and wine country zinfandel punch
Harvest Banquetorganic lettuces, marinated golden beets, roasted baby carrots and baby potatoes,
grilled asparagus, rigatoni, roasted angus strip loin, pan crisped whole chicken, fillet of pacific salmon, cheesecakes with huckleberry, salted caramel, and valrhona chocolate
Redwood Forest Feastwatercress and lolla rosa, bmlt caesar, warm burratta cheese, roasted beets, risotto with forager mushrooms, seafood stew, roasted lamb sirloin with rosemary sherry
mushroom cream, fire roasted skirt steak with chimichurri, and roasted salsa,campfire s’mores inspired 3 chocolate mousse and fruit cocktail sangria style
PLATED DINNER
Saladslocal heirloom tomato salad (june through november only)
hand blended organic garden greens with a champagne dijon vinaigrettewatercress and two apple salad with shaved radishes, brie, smoked almonds, cider honey splash
tumble of wild arugula oven dried cherry tomato, pecorino pepato, and sourdough crispsbeet carpaccio, frisee, pt. reyes blue, smoked almond, and a sherry vinegar citrus twist
Soups We make freshly crafted soups throughout the year; if you wish to have one of these served at your event, please inquire as to which local finds our chefs are crafting into soups at that
time
Entreespan roasted new zealand king salmon with herbed polenta cake, tomato marmalade,
virgin oil, grilled lemon, and wild mushroom
sautéed california bass with a minted carrot risotto, english peas, smoked bacon, shallot, yogurt coulis
pan roasted chicken breast, butter crushed fingerling potato, fresh herbs, baby beans, light jus
spice brined double cut pork chop, with sautéed apples, fregola sarda, stewed cabbage with a caraway pale ale pan gravy
peppered top sirloin steak with a 3 potato gallette, sautéed organic spinach, roasted garlic, tomato jam, and a napa cabernet wine sauce
terrace carbonara, tagliatelle with oven dried cherry tomatoes, pancetta, sweet cream, baby peas, pecorino pepato, basil, and a poached organic egg
fresh rigatoni with blistered garden vegetables, sweet cream, chili, shaved parmesan and roasted tomato
cioppino, close to classic with a light fennel tomato broth, dungeness crab, fresh fish cuts, mussels, rock shrimp, calamari, fresh herbs ,soft polenta and lemon
Sweetscrème brulee inspired by our regions fruit harvests
spiced panna cotta, fresh fruits and sweet winemolten chocolate torte
cheesecake with chilled huckleberry stew
RECEPTION STATIONS
CARVED ITEMSfire roasted skirt steak with wine country chimichurri, and tomato marmalade
prime rib of beef with mushroom sherry ragu, and horseradish crema
roasted beef tenderloin with syrah reduction, and roasted pearl onions
whole roasted turkey with cranberry relish, and brown butter honey glaze
mustard rubbed salmon fillet with gathered mushrooms, and drawn butter
“chicken under a brick” mustard honey glaze, napa olive oil and herbs
COLD STATIONS
tossed caesar salad station with garlic sourdough toastscobb salad station
iced seafood station with cocktail prawns with cocktail sauce, snow crab claws with mustard sauce and northwest oysters with mignonette
locally sourced and imported cheeses with flatbread crackers, fresh breads, dried fruits, fruit pastes and toasted nuts
butcher board of creminelli salami, house made rillettes, whipped local chevre sliced fresh fruits focused on local and seasonally available bay area items
HOT STATIONS
Mini Burger Barblue, cheddar, and swiss cheeses, bacon, sautéed mushrooms,
grilled onions with classic, and not so classic condiment options and herbed truffle fries
San Francisco Crab Boildungeness crab sections, mussels, clams and prawns prepared spiced
and cioppino style
Flat Bread Pizza Stationvarious styles of our grilled flatbread pizzas
Northwest Musselspan roasted with chorizo, garlic, chardonnay, herbs and butter,
grilled bread basket
Whipped Potato Barclassic toppings of crisp bacon, cheddar cheese, scallions,
and crème fraiche, gravy
Risottos of Rock Shrimp, Leek and Saffronsweet roasted tomato and porcini mushroom florentine
Pastas of Tagliatelle Carbonarabacon, peas, and mushroom, and rigatoni pomodoro with pecorino
HORS D’OEUVRES
COLD BITESsourdough crisp with chevre and oven dried heirloom tomato
and basil pistougolden tomato gazpacho
creamy spicy popcorn shrimp shooterscold poached prawns with cocktail and mustard sauces
tandoori beef carpaccio, cucumber, yogurt and mintgrilled asparagus tips enrobed with chevre lemon and coppa
high country deviled eggs, with crispy ham and scallioncrab and apple salad sliders
bellini peach agua fresca shooters
WARM BITES
wine country reuben bitesmushroom profiteroles
chicken fig pops with olive and spicesspinach turnovers
truffled corn shooterslittle weenies (chefs favorite)
grilled steak sticks with chimichurri
1600 Soscol Avenue, Napa, CA | riverterraceinn.com | 707-320-9000