The pairing of freshly shucked Hog Island Sweetwater oysters with a glass of cool-climate Napa Valley or Carneros Chardonnay is the most wine-specific food experience available in downtown Napa. The saline-mineral quality of the Tomales Bay oysters plays against the butter and stone-fruit notes in a well-made Napa Chardonnay in a way that is more complementary than any standard food-and-wine pairing recommendation would suggest. Vintners Collective on Main Street and Compline on First Street can both supply the Chardonnay element if Hog Island's own wine selection is too limited for the occasion.

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Hog Island Oyster Co. (Oxbow) ★ 4.4

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Hog Island's Oxbow bar serves oysters direct from its Tomales Bay farm. Monday-Thursday happy hour at $1.75 per oyster is the best value in wine country.

OrderSweetwater oysters on the half-shell, Marin-style with mignonette.

TipHappy hour Mon-Thu 15:00-17:00 is the move: $1.75 Sweetwater oysters. Arrive early as the bar fills fast.

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