Sonoma Valley

A few months ago, we performed for the Andretti Green sponsor party the night before the Indy 500 (see old blog post). We had such an amazing time at the event. The only unfortunate part of the event was that we were unable to attend the race the next day (we had a gig in Florida). The Andretti team invited us to head to the race at the Infineon Raceway in Sonoma. So we did. And did we have a great time! We were able to invite my parents to come with us and we enjoyed the race along with some amazing wineries.

This is a picture in front of the Ledson Winery in Sonoma. This ended up being our favorite winery we visited. Not only was it the most beautiful, the wines were incredible. So complex and infused with some unique flavors. The staff was very knowledgeable and the pours were quite generous. Maybe that's why we enjoyed it so much...

Mario Andretti has a winery? Does he ever have a winery. This is in Napa Valley not far from the town center. The winery looks like you are stepping back into the Italian old country. Really beautiful. And they served their own wine at the race.

Now we are at the race. What an experience! We had VIP passes compliments of the Andretti team. These passes got us into the sponsor booths and down in the pit. This is in front of Tony Kanaan's pit stop station. We were right there!

Drivers....start your engines...well...warm up first.

The race was an all day event. Activities begin at 8:00am and the big race doesn't start until 3:00. We got to see the Indy light races, the drifter races, classics races, and the very cool air show. Unfortunately, none of the riders from the Andretti team won the big race (there was an unfortunate crash at the beginning that Tony, Danica, and Marco were involved in), but we had a blast. If you ever get the opportunity to go to an Indy race, do it. Just bring your earplugs and sunscreen!