The Bay Area is a mecca for lovers of both wine and bikes, but nowhere are the two paired so well as at Clif Family Winery.

Located just south of downtown St. Helena, in the heart of Napa Valley, the Velo Vino private tasting room is a unique place where the passions of cycling and wine are celebrated and blended.  A perfect place from which to kick off your Napa cycling excursion--or simply to indulge in California's finest organic and sustainably farmed food and libations--Velo Vino offers a variety of tantalizing tastings and custom bike tours.

So we're thrilled to announce that Clif Family Winery has generously donated a private wine tasting for 6 people at Velo Vino!  

Enjoy a private tasting including full flights of wines with food pairings.  End with a handcrafted espresso made by one of the talented baristas.

So get a group together and come bid on this classy item at the Upcycle Ball silent auction on Saturday, February 4!

And when you visit Clif Family Winery, don't let your group forget to pick up some wine to take back home and sip while enjoying your private house concert featuring the Principal Viola of the San Francisco Symphony! 

Thanks again to Clif Family Winery for your support--and, of course, to Clif Bar for keeping us rolling on long rides.
  

We're so very excited to have recently picked up three gorgeous cycling caps donated by our friend Mary Elizabeth of alloneword.

Each cap is handcrafted by Mary Elizabeth at her studio in Alameda, and from there makes its way onto the heads of cyclists not only around the Bay Area, but also all over the world!  alloneword allows you to design your own cap too, whether by selecting from the fabric inventory or providing your own custom patch or logo!  All caps are machine washable.


Check out the slideshow below to see the hats alloneword has donated to the Upcycle Ball.  The unbelievable Dia de los Muertos sugar skull cap and the gorgeous wool cap will up for bidding in the silent auction.  The funky purple cap will be part of the door prize that one lucky entrant will walk away with at the end of the evening!

Thank you so much for your support, Mary & alloneword!

As we get closer to the Upcycle Ball, more and more donations for the Silent Auction are rolling in.  SFYBP is getting a lot of great support from local companies and talented friends!

On the cycling side of things, we'll be offering gift packs from the likes of Huckleberry Bicycles, Chrome, Monkey Lectric, alloneword handmade cycling caps, Sports Basement, Zero Per Gallon, Apothocurious, and more!

Outside of cycling, we'll have gift packs from local businesses such as Zeitgeist, Coffee Bar (including packs from Mr. Espresso and Fair Trade USA), Benders Bar, Animal Instincts, RGB Shop + Gallery, Good Vibrations, 21st Amendment, Spin City Coffee, and more!

And we even have personal offerings from close friends, including homemade desserts by our pastry chef friend Anna, a piece of art by our President, Nathan Woody, a custom-tailored Halloween or Bike Party costume by our Vice President Mary Kay--and, heck, I (Adam) am offering a custom, personalized knit item!

So stay tuned for our Silent Auction catalog!

BUT WAIT!  There's more!  We got some exciting news yesterday.  Principal Viola of the San Francisco Symphony and friend of SFYBP, Jonathan Vinocour, has donated an amazing and utterly unique item.  Whether you love classical music or throwing extravagantly elegant dinner parties--or have always wanted to hear the symphony but are too lazy to go to Davies Hall--here's your chance to bring the symphony to you:

A PRIVATE HOUSE CONCERT by Jonathan Vinocour and friends!

Wow.  Wow wow wow.  We are so excited to be able to offer this!  Spread the word to any of your Bay Area friends who would be interested in meeting Jon and hearing him play up close!

More content is on the way shortly.  In the meantime, check out our Events page for information on our inaugural Upcycle Ball, a fundraiser/parts drive/dance party we're hosting on 2/4/12 at Rickshaw Stop!