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Catch the Crush
September 27 & 28, 2008
Join the Columbia Valley wineries in celebrating harvest and crush at the 22ns annual "Catch the Crush" event in the heart of Washington's wine country. Each of the wineries offers its own celebratory events including grape stomps, harvest and crush activities, winery tours, free run juice, hors d’oeuvres, live music, and of course – wine tasting! Don’t miss out on the beauty of the Indian Summer in the Columbia Valley vineyards and our great wines on special this weekend.
Our member wineries will be open from 10 am to 5 pm both Saturday and Sunday (some open later so check winery pages for hours). Please bring your own glass, purchase one at a winery, or purchase the optional VIP ticket that includes a glass. There is no charge for regular admittance, only for an optional VIP ticket.
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On Sale
August 15, 2008
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We offer an optional VIP ticket to Catch the Crush that entitles the holder to a VIP 13 oz Stolzle wine glass and access to a special VIP offering or item at each participating winery (see below). These vary at each winery and included discounts, special tasting, food, etc. There are a limited number of tickets to be sold in advance for $20. Tickets will go on sale on this website (and at wineries to be named) on August 15, 2008.
For information on tour companies, hotels, restaurants and more, visit our Area Info Web page.
Updated 2008 details will be available in mid-August.
We will be open to the public for wine tasting from 10 am to 5 pm both days.
VIP: Ticket holders will also receive a 10% discount on wine.
We will be offering special food samples, vinifera grapes for tasting, freshly pressed grape juice, and wine specials.
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Visit Goose Ridge located in the vineyards during this exciting harvest time. We will be open for wine tasting and will be sampling gourmet cheeses from around the world.
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Kiona will conduct tours of our production facility on Catch the Crush weekend and, of course, we will be tasting our wines and celebrating harvest! Enjoy our new facility including tasting and barrel rooms.
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Oakwood Cellars Celebrates its 22nd grape harvest. Indulge your taste buds in the Columbia Valley and you’ll experience unique Premium Washington State Wines. Fall Time in the Valley at harvest time! Warm days & cool evenings, the perfect time for a picnic on the patio!! The Educated Cigar from Richland will be on hand over the weekend with fine cigars and accessories
The Art of Wine: The crush pad will be set up and weather permitting, we might be crushing. We will be there to discuss the winemaking process and grapes! Saturday afternoon about 4 pm, the winemaker will have a grape stomp. Call 509.588.5332 to sign up. Don't miss out on some great case specials this weekend!
The Art of Food: Indulge your taste buds with Gourmet food catered by local professionals from: Monterosso’s Italian Restaurant & Atomic Ale Brew Pub & Eatery. The chefs are cooking something great!
The Art Of Music: The Rachel Bade-McMurphy Band will perform Saturday from noon to 4 pm and Sunday from 1:30 to 4:30 pm. Outstanding jazz music!
VIP: Ticket holders will receive 25% off a case of wine (any mix).
Our winery/vineyard location is a unique place to view grape harvest (providing the grapes are ripe and ready to be picked)! Our elevated tasting room and deck allows our visitors to watch our mechanical harvester picking grapes in the vineyard and then being transported to our receiving/crushing area.
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We will be open to the public for wine tasting from 10 am to 5 pm both days.
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Seth Ryan has something for everyone. For the adventuresome, trek out to our 17 acres of vineyards to watch the pickers, as they demonstrate their skill of gathering clean, leaf free fruit that is on its way to the hopper for de-stemming. Visit the crush pad to sample the grapes and catch a taste of free run juice, as it heads to the tanks for fermentation. Crush pad will be set up and tours will be conducted even if the grapes are not available. All our red wine (except reserve) is on sale for $10 per bottle - don't miss out! In addition to wine tasting, Don't miss our huge red wine sale - $10 per bottle.
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Terra Blanca invites you to come to our beautiful winery and tasting room facility. We will be open from 10 am to 6pm Saturday and Sunday.
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