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heart out with acapella or an acoustic guitar. in the Napa Valley, it will be
It just makes it that much more special.” even better,” she said. “You
throw that in with an acoustic
Bringing rock stars to the Napa Valley performance and something
seemed like a “natural fit,” Bobbii said. really authentic and all of a
sudden you have this amazing
“I think music, food, and wine are the perfect once-in-a-lifetime performance.”
combination, and Napa Valley is such a beautiful
backdrop. If you take great music and put it The mood at Live In The Vineyard
shows varies greatly from what
one might picture when they
see lineups containing world-
famous musicians. The crowds
“When you’re at Yountville Live or Live In The might be excited, passionate,
Vineyard you don’t need a set of binoculars,” and engaged; however, when the
Bobbii said. “You’re right up close and music is playing, the audiences
personal with the best chefs, winemakers, usually remain silent, Bobbii said.
and artists right there at your fingertips—to
talk to, to see, to be right up there with.” “You can hear a pin drop when the artists are
performing; it’s very respectful,” she said. “Our
Yountville Live is still going strong after return rate is so high for people coming back year
five years, and the fall Live In The Vineyard after year, that we constantly have to deliver that
event will turn 12 this year. Bobbii says highest level and never take anything for granted.”
her group will follow Yountville Live with a
“Live In The Vineyard Goes Country” event Yountville Live will start Thursday, March 19 and go
that she said will “come back for a third through Sunday, March 22. The bulk of the four-
year with a vengeance,” just six weeks after day festival will be held at The Estate Yountville.
Yountville Live, in partnership with CMT. Tickets for four days are currently going for
$2,750.00 and can be purchased by visiting:
“Everything we do is curated,” Bobbii eventbrite.com/e/yountville-live-2020-vip-
said. “I work off the current releases weekend-tickets. For additional information about
of artists releasing new music. It’s the festival, including past lineups and a list of
never about big, big, big, it’s about the wineries and restaurants, visit yountvillelive.com.
sexiest and most authentic experience
that my team and I can create.” For information about Live In The Vineyard
Goes Country—running from April 29 through
“It’s very special; it’s one of the most May 1 in Napa (Brad Paisley headlined last
beautiful little towns in the United States,” year)—visit liveinthevineyardgoescountry.com.
she continued. “And you put in the
chef component and the picturesque
backdrop—it’s really amazing. We took
our special sauce, which is music, and
put it all together and stirred the pot.”

The musical performances are acoustic or
acapella, which Bobbii said adds to the
intimate feeling of the show. “Personally,
I think [acoustic performances] show
the artist’s true raw talent,” Bobbii said.
“Anyone can go see a live band plugged
in, but very few can see that grit of
the artist, where they’re singing their Live in Yountville

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