Purple Feet are expected at this "Grape" time!
It’s a “grape” time to stomp some grapes at Irvin~House Vineyards’ Eighth Annual Grape Stomping Festival on Saturday, August 27, 2011 from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Irvin~House Vineyards located on Wadmalaw Island. Admission is only $10.00 per car. 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. 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, a new contest has been added to bring out competitors who aren’t afraid to get a little dirty. The contest will consist of...