Auction Napa Valley mixed top-tier lots with hometown touches — the fundraiser pulled in millions while Lawler’s $5 sandwiches fed crowds across the reimagined Mondavi estate.

Lawrence and Stephanie Bondulich are opening Owl & The Vine at 3535 Guerneville Road, converting the former Walter Hansel bistro into a wine bar and taproom late this summer.

Alesta has quietly opened at 7233 Healdsburg Ave., bringing Turkish and Eastern Mediterranean meze to a Sebastopol strip‑mall spot. Expect manti, saganaki and branzino.