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Sonoma Grape Camp

Filed under: Wine, Events

It's harvest time for California wineries. If you'd like to get in on the fun (and just a little of the hard work) you can check it out at the Sonoma County Grape Camp. The camp is scheduled for September 24 to 26 at the Vintners Inn. The weekend costs $1,500 per person, per couple ($200 single supplement) and includes two nights at the hotel, all meals and seminars. The weekend includes the "The Marriage of Food and Wine" seminar by chef and author John Ash, a dinner feast in the vineyards by Chef Mark Stark of Willi's Wine Bar, and a Paella party along the banks of the Russian River. The weekend also includes participating in the harvest, tasting freshly crushed grape juice at Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards and a trip to Ferrari-Carano to blend wine under the guidance of Red Wine Winemaker Aaron Piotter.

[via Avenue Vine]

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Camp Schramsberg

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Wine

We've seen wine camps before but for lovers of California sparkling wines, Camp Schramsberg is the ultimate wine camp experience. This year they are holding their Harvest Camp on August 27 – August 29. The camp adventure starts with a sunset dinner in the J. Davies vineyard and includes picking grapes in the vineyards and creating the dosage for custom bottles to take home. The weekend includes tastings of freshly pressed grape juices and base wines, tours of the historic caves and in-depth study of how foods blend or contrast with sparkling wines. The weekend even includes practice in the ultimate party trick, slicing open a bottle with a saber. The weekend costs $995 per person.

[via Delaware Online]

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