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Team Events at La Honda Winery
Nestled in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area’s Peninsula, just 30 minutes from San Francisco and at the doorstep of Silicon Valley, La Honda Winery is the kind of place that stops a group in its tracks the moment they arrive. The stone-floored and vintage barrels and wood all around the main hall and barrel rooms do the first impression work before anyone’s even poured a glass. For teams accustomed to office happy hours and hotel boxes, it hits differently.
A typical team offsite event runs three to five hours and accommodates groups of 20 to 150 guests, with the winery’s spaces able to flex around your headcount. Most events begin with a welcome pour — guests settling in, the energy loosening — before breaking into the main activity. That might be a competitive BBQ cook-off happening on the crush pad, a sushi-rolling session in the barrel room, or teams huddled over mocktail, candle and perfume crafts, or trying to out-compete each other with robot building or indoor curling. The format is structured enough to keep things moving, relaxed enough that it never feels like a corporate exercise.
Food and a variety of drinks are woven throughout rather than tacked on at the end. Whether the group has chosen a cooking activity or a crafty challenge or a lively competition, getting people to laugh and do things together is part of the design.
By the time the group event winds down, the group has shared something harder to engineer than a team-building slide deck: a genuinely good time in a genuinely beautiful place. La Honda sits at a rare intersection — close enough to the Bay Area’s major tech campuses to make logistics easy, distinctive enough that it doesn’t feel like a checkbox. For companies looking to reward a team, onboard new hires, or simply get people out of their heads and into the room together, it delivers on every front.
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BREAKTIME & BONDING
Great wine is only half the story…
DITCH THE ‘PINKY-UP’ PROTOCOL
Ignore everything you know about quiet, “traditional” wine tastings.
We’ve traded old school “sit-and-sip” for an interactive playground where the wine is world-class, but the memories are even better.
Whether your team wants to master the flame, unleash their inner artist, or dominate the leader board, we offer a high octane alternative to the standard office outing.
Come experience a winery where the activities are just as bold as the Cabernet.
CULINARY ACTIVITIES
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TASTE THE TEAMWORK
Forget the formal dinner party and get your hands dirty with these social kitchen experiences.
Whether you’re tossing dough in a Pizza throw down, firing up the pits for a BBQ challenge, or precision-rolling in a Sushi workshop, our culinary activities are designed to spark creativity.
From the high-stakes art of mocktail mixology to the refined strategy of a wine pairing dinner, you bring the appetite for victory, and we bring the experts & the aprons.
LICENSED TO GRILL
Step away from the wine and into the heat.
Turn your team into a high-functioning pit crew in our BBQ Challenge.
Face off in grill-offs and “rub-making relays” to claim the title of Winery Pitmaster.
It’s lively, tasty, and highly competitive.
THE SMALL PLATES PROJECT
Ditch the apron-envy and join the brigade!
No winners or losers here — just a shared mission to prep a spread of hearty small plates.
Once the burners are off, grab a glass and dive into a communal feast that your crew built from scratch.
Teamwork never tasted this good.
FLOUR & FIRE
Trade cardboard delivery for a perfect crust.
This hands-on class transforms you into a backyard pizzaiolo.
RICE & RAW
Forget lackluster takeout and think precision rolls.
This technique-driven workshop transforms you into a sushi craftsman.
MEAT ME AT THE BOARD
Elevate simple ingredients into an edible masterpiece.
This live session is designed for those who find joy in the details — no oven required.
Explore the “architecture” of the perfect spread by crafting elegant charcuterie masterpieces, from salami roses to artisan pairings.
THE DRINKSMITH
Master professional mixology techniques to create vibrant, “flavor-first” alcohol-free drinks using botanicals and fresh ingredients.
It’s a creative, interactive experience that proves you don’t need “the proof” to have a perfect toast.
THE CONNOISSEUR
Master the art of the “perfect match.”
Take your palate on a guided tour of world-class wines paired with artisan small bites.
It’s a crash course in flavor dynamics that turns every sip into a discovery.
HANDS-ON ARTISTRY
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THE MAKER’S MARK
Take your team offline to build artistic masterpieces that don’t live in the cloud — no Slack notifications allowed.
THE ‘BIG PICTURE’ PROJECT
GO BIG OR GO HOME
Your team will split into squads to tackle a massive, multi-panel canvas.
To make the colors flow and the edges meet, you’ll need to stay perfectly in sync.
It’s part creative takeover, part tactical puzzle — ending in one giant, gallery-worthy work of art.
CREATE YOUR CANOPY
Moss Wall Project
Bring the forest indoors with zero maintenance.
Create a custom 3D landscape using preserved moss, ferns, and bark for a modern masterpiece that stays vibrant for years.
All the nature, none of the watering.
STRIKE & STYLE
Turn raw timber and thread into 3D string art showstoppers, from geometric patterns to California icons.
SCENT & POUR
Craft warm, glowing treasures from simple soy and essential oils with a signature scent candle designed by you.
THE BOTTLE
Dive into the role of lead alchemist to craft your own signature aroma.
After a celebratory glass of wine, you’ll navigate a library of premium oils to layer top, middle, and base notes with artisanal precision.
Leave with a bespoke 1/4 oz perfume oil that captures your individual essence in a single bottle.
THE BLOOM
No more sad, supermarket plastic-wrapped bouquets.
Guided by a pro, you’ll learn the structural secrets behind a high-end, “wow-factor” centerpiece.
It’s part botanical engineering, part creative flow — and 100% better than a grocery store grab-and-go.
COMPETITIVE PLAY
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BRAGGING RIGHTS START HERE
Ditch the small talk & bring the fire.
From the high-rolling thrill of casino night to the tactical heat of our competitive games, we’ve got the ultimate options for teams that play to win.
Pick your play. Raise the stakes. Claim the bragging rights.
CASINO GAMES
PLACE YOUR BETS
All In. No Risk. All Reward.
Casino Games are high-stakes fun without the high-stakes stress.
Take your seat at authentic casino tables — from the fast-paced spin of the roulette wheel to the tactical tension of the blackjack felt.
Guided by professional dealers, your team will bet, bluff, and bank their way to glory.
The chips are for fun, but the bragging rights are 100% real.
READY. SET. GAME.
Trade the conference room for the leaderboard.
High-octane options include ice-less curling, golf simulators, a basketball shootout and more.
It’s a fast-paced, social gauntlet designed to break the ice and spark a serious cross-team rivalry.
THE WINE LAB
FORGET EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ABOUT QUIET WINE TASTINGS
This is part masterclass and part boardroom showdown.
In a race against the clock, your team must not only create the “Perfect Blend,” but also design the label, and nail the sales pitch to win over the judges.
CRAFT. COMPETE. CONQUER.
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Whether it’s a scent-crafting showdown or high-stakes poker, we help turn teams into legends – one bold pour at a time.
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