The Mountain Winery hosts company offsites, meetings, weddings and private parties for 25 to 1,500 guests across more than ten indoor and outdoor spaces. The estate sits on a hilltop above Saratoga, California, looking out over Silicon Valley, and is best known for its summer concert series in a 2,500-seat outdoor amphitheater.
Seminars and company events
The venue sells itself to Bay Area companies for offsites, meetings and company-wide gatherings of up to 1,500 people. The Winery Building, the historic core of the site, holds areas for meetings and breakout sessions. The Overlook, an indoor and outdoor space with views across the valley, is set up for offsites. For a team outing, the Elevated Group Concert Experience combines concert tickets with private access to the Vista Deck, a private bar and a choice of dining. Wine tastings run Friday to Sunday afternoons and can round off a day of work.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings cover the ceremony, the reception or a small elopement. The Winery Building has wedding suites for getting ready, and couples can choose between garden, deck and indoor settings. Adele's Garden is an outdoor space framed by greenery, and the Chateau Deck offers a wide view for a ceremony or cocktail hour. The vineyards and rolling hills around the property give the setting the look of a European wine estate.
Rooms and capacities
The Grand Hall is the largest indoor event space. Club Masson recalls the music history of the site, and the Overlook Luxury Lounge serves premium concert seating as well as private groups. Event sizes range from 25 guests to 1,500. The venue does not publish a capacity for each room, so the sales team matches the space to the group.
Catering
Food and drink are handled by the venue, which runs its own dining program and bars. Menus and packages are prepared by the sales team for each event.
History and setting
Paul Masson, a French winemaker who reached San Francisco in 1878, completed his Saratoga winery, La Cresta, in 1905. The 1906 earthquake destroyed the cellar, and a new one was built on the same site in 1907. Masson brought a 12th-century Spanish portal from the ruins of St. Patrick's Cathedral in San Jose, and it now frames the concert stage. He held parties at the Chateau, sold the winery to Martin Ray in 1936 and died in 1940. The concert bowl opened in 1958, when the summer series began. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Getting there
The winery is reached by a mountain road above downtown Saratoga, in the hills on the west side of Santa Clara Valley. The venue publishes guidance on parking, shuttle service, rideshare and nearby hotels on its getting here page. San Jose and the main Silicon Valley campuses are within a short drive, which makes a half-day offsite realistic.
