9.11.16
Jelly Belly Factory and Beringer Vineyards
...a classy pairing indeed...
Yep. This was our day.
We began at the Jelly Belly Factory. We were really impressed! The tour of the factory is fascinating...although since we went on a Sunday, the workers had the day off, and we just looked at the non-moving machines and watched the videos. Oh, and played the video games, of course.
We are those dorky people who watch every video and read every sign and experience everything that can be experienced... and since doing all of that while four other tours behind us passed us by just wasn't enough, we did it again on a weekday! ...and since we ended up on the last tour of the day mostly watching people clean up, we went again! Seriously... three times visiting the Jelly Belly factory. By that time, we had gotten our fill of watching and learning every part of the process of making jelly beans.
Can you guess who loved the whole experience the most?....
Jadan will write more - in detail, of course - about the Jelly Belly Factory, but this t-shirt pretty much explains the basic process...
...and here are some photos of the magic happening...
We even ran into our friend Ronald Reagan there!
We spent the afternoon driving through the Napa Valley...
...and landed at Beringer Vineyards to explore, play, learn a bit of the history of this oldest of Napa's continuously operating wineries (est. in 1876 and featured on Chopped!), and take some photos amidst the inspiring gardens.
All in all, a great day from jelly bean to bottled poetry... ;)
Pretty much sounds like the best day ever! Well... maybe if there was a little chocolate involved. �� Love you guys! Auntie Steph
ReplyDeleteThey actually do have homemade fudge at the Jelly Belly store... and a chocolate and wine tasting experience! ;) Totally would've done that, if only you had been there to share it with me, my friend. <3 -Jen
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