My job is pretty cool but there are times when it is REALLY cool and last weekend was one of those times. Each year, there is a bike race in California called the Tour of California (someone was paid a lot of money to come up with that ultra-creative name!). This year, the start of the race was in Santa Rosa and they were looking for a place to host the opening Gala dinner on Friday night. At the dinner, all of the riders and teams would be announced. One thing led to another and Sonoma-Cutrer was picked as the location. It took months of planning and begging to Mother Nature that it didn't rain and in the end, it all paid off. The event was fantastic, the food was delicious and the riders were so cute! The highlight of the evening was meating Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen. They are the announcers for the Tour de France and they are absolutley hilarious. After the event ended and all of the riders went home, Paul and Phil stayed to hang out with us for an after party. It was a great evening and a fun event!
I was able to get Scott out as a volunteer for the event. During the day he helped with set-up but once the riders showed up, he was their "handler" bringing them up to the stage and back again. Here we are goofing off during set-up.
Our wine is ready to party!
Who knew how excited I would be over little cow bells for the race! They were so cute!
The ladies from the winery.
Phil and I
Brian and Scott were actually giggling when they got to meet Phil.
All of us with Paul and Phil.
The warehouse is great for storing barrels and bike riders!
Levi Leipheimer signing bottles for the winery.
This is the part of the evening that got a little crazy! It wouldn't be a fun after party if we weren't being silly!
Team Sonoma-Cutrer
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