Grape Stomping is Here- Lowcountry Style!
This Saturday, people from around the Lowcounty will descend upon Charleston's Only Winery and Vineyard, Irvin House Vineyards for the 9th Annual Grape Stomping Festival. I will be emceeing this annual party and this year have asked my old co-host and Ohio State Buckeye Alumnus, Meteorologist Dave WIlliams to join me. He's never emceed this event before - so I will make sure he's up there having a blast.
Never been to the Grape Stomp? You better come to this one! The weather is supposed to be around 86 with a 10% chance of rain. We couldn't ask for better weather. Also a portion of the proceeds benefit one of my favorite nonprofits that I am a member of, Lowcountry Local First.
Here's all the details:
Time to get down and dirty with native muscadine grapes at the Irvin~House Vineyards’ Ninth Annual Grape Stomping Festival on Saturday, August 25, 2012 from 12:00 p.m. until 5 p.m. at Irvin~House Vineyards located on Wadmalaw Island. Admission is only $10.00 per car. A Portion of the Proceeds Will be Donated to local nonprofit, Lowcountry Local First.
The public is invited to join in the yearly harvest and stomping of the grapes at Charleston's only winery, Irvin~House Vineyards, located at 6775 Bears Bluff Road on Wadmalaw Island. Visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or a blanket to picnic on the expansive lawn, but no coolers please. Music will be provided by Mac Leaphart and My Ragged Company.
Local craft vendors will be on site, along with food by Carolina Creole, Farm on Fire, Home Team BBQ, and Jack’s Cosmic Dogs. Kids will be entertained with a Jump Castle, Face Painting, and Hula Hoops for the Little Stompers. And we can’t forget our Famous Frozen Wine-a-Ritas will be for sale to combat the summer heat.
The highlight of the Grape Stomping Festival is the Lucy Look-A-Like Contest, where "I Love Lucy" Fans will get their chance to don their best Lucy costume and reenact the famous 1956 episode of "I Love Lucy" when Lucy takes a job in a vineyard and stomps grapes.
Along with the Lucy Look-A-Like Contest, our grape stomping contest brings out competitors who aren’t afraid to get a little dirty. The contest will consist of teams of two who will compete in a grape stomping contest to see who can produce the most juice from 20 lbs. of grapes in three minutes. To sign up your team or read rules about the competition, visit www.charlestonwine.com.
What: Ninth Annual Irvin~House Vineyard Grape Stomping Festival
When: Saturday, August 25, 2012, 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Where: Irvin~House Vineyard, 6775 Bears Bluff Road, Wadmalaw Island
Cost: $10.00 per car
For more information, visit www.charlestonwine.com
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| Me (Left) with Tre Vaughn Dais, Craig Diehl of Cypress & my former co-host Dave Williams |
Never been to the Grape Stomp? You better come to this one! The weather is supposed to be around 86 with a 10% chance of rain. We couldn't ask for better weather. Also a portion of the proceeds benefit one of my favorite nonprofits that I am a member of, Lowcountry Local First.
Here's all the details:
Time to get down and dirty with native muscadine grapes at the Irvin~House Vineyards’ Ninth Annual Grape Stomping Festival on Saturday, August 25, 2012 from 12:00 p.m. until 5 p.m. at Irvin~House Vineyards located on Wadmalaw Island. Admission is only $10.00 per car. A Portion of the Proceeds Will be Donated to local nonprofit, Lowcountry Local First.
The public is invited to join in the yearly harvest and stomping of the grapes at Charleston's only winery, Irvin~House Vineyards, located at 6775 Bears Bluff Road on Wadmalaw Island. Visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or a blanket to picnic on the expansive lawn, but no coolers please. Music will be provided by Mac Leaphart and My Ragged Company.
Local craft vendors will be on site, along with food by Carolina Creole, Farm on Fire, Home Team BBQ, and Jack’s Cosmic Dogs. Kids will be entertained with a Jump Castle, Face Painting, and Hula Hoops for the Little Stompers. And we can’t forget our Famous Frozen Wine-a-Ritas will be for sale to combat the summer heat.
The highlight of the Grape Stomping Festival is the Lucy Look-A-Like Contest, where "I Love Lucy" Fans will get their chance to don their best Lucy costume and reenact the famous 1956 episode of "I Love Lucy" when Lucy takes a job in a vineyard and stomps grapes.
What: Ninth Annual Irvin~House Vineyard Grape Stomping Festival
When: Saturday, August 25, 2012, 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Where: Irvin~House Vineyard, 6775 Bears Bluff Road, Wadmalaw Island
Cost: $10.00 per car
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