It's a Sip of Wine

The whole reason for the trip to California was a work event for Justin.  One of the products he manages, just celebrated it's 50th year...pretty impressive for a product these days if you ask me.  In honor of this milestone, in addition to a fundraiser, an event was held at Mountain Winery in Saratoga, California.

Saratoga is a quaint little town.  In fact, it reminds me quite a bit of Zionsville....a cute little downtown village area filled with shops.  There wasn't much to do while we were there, so after the busy day we had in San Francisco the day before, it was nice to be able to relax for a bit.  We made our way up and down the street looking at the shops, but ended up visiting a coffee shop for some free Wi-fi since our hotel's was lacking.  Gelato seems to be pretty big out in Cali, so I decided to have a cup while I was checking my email.  I've always been intrigued by unusual food combinations, so I decided to try a cup of their carmel and balsamic gelato.  Oh. My. Goodness.  It was fantastic!  Justin wasn't as impressed as I was, but he is pretty content with plain vanilla (unless there is some Blue Bell Banana Pudding Ice Cream around).

In the evening, we made our way up to Mountain Winery.  This winery is located on the top of a mountain with absolutely breathtaking views of the valley below.  While Justin thought the weather was a little on the warmer side, I on the other hand, found it to be fantastic.

Overall, the event went really well for them.  I ended up playing photographer for the night so that Justin's co-workers could mingle with their distributors and customers during the evening.  However, I was beat by the end of the night.  The three-hour time difference in California is a killer.  It's great in the morning because you are able to sleep in but still have it be early California time...however, the night time doesn't work out as well.