Wine and flowers

Flowerland is a nursery in Albany, CA.
It has been there for long time, but recently this store transformed itself.
Some years ago, they started to draw attention from passersby with beautiful displays and an antique-like bus turned into a small cafe. Now it's an usual sight to see people sitting on the benches inside the nursery and enjoying conversation with a cup of coffee in their hands in the middle of this beautiful garden. This store became a community gathering place and gives a lively atmosphere to the neighborhood.

Last week, this nursery had a collaboration with Solano Cellars, a neighboring wine store.
They opened a one day wine bar in the nursery.

Open 6:00 p.m. The weather wasn't good that day and it was cold unfortunately, but I couldn't miss such a fun event!
In the middle of the flowers, they set an instant bar counter and served Pinot Noir, Tempranillo, Zinfandel, Champagne and Rose.
I chose Bandol Rose. Bandol is an AC from Provence, France.
The wine itself was good, but the chilled Rose wasn't a smart choice for such a cold day.

The benches were filled quickly, but we managed to secure one of them and enjoyed chat and a cup (not a glass) of wine.
The nursery itself was still open too so there were people browsing, shopping plants and drinking wine. It was an amusing and strange feeling to see this unusual combination.

It wasn't dark enough for the lighting, but I still loved them.

This sight somehow reminded me of a summer festival in Japan. Gave me a fun and a little sad feel. It's called sentimental, I guess.