Crush Encounter II

This package includes two days of wine country fun in Paso Robles. PLUS take home three bottles of premium Paso Robles wine from your First Crush

INCLUDES: Crush Encounter I + Sunday Brunch & Bottle + 3 bottles of wine

DATES: September 24-25, October 1-2, October 15-16, October 22-23

PRICE: Members $445.50 / Non-members $495.00 / Early registration discounts beginning at $400.95

Crush Encounter II Schedule

Saturday – Pick, Sip, Crush & Stomp at featured winery: 9 pm – 3 pm*

PICK - Picking Party at a specially selected Paso Robles vineyard/winery (varies by date)
LEARN
- Paso Wine 101 - an introduction to the Paso Robles Wine Region
- A Taste of Terroir – in a beautiful Paso Robles vineyard, you’ll find out from one of Paso Robles premiere vineyard managers – Lowell Zelinski, Ph.D. – what terroir means and how it affects the wines you love. He’ll also show you the ins and outs of picking wine grapes.
CRUSH – try your hand at crushing wine grapes and see how they begin their transformation into wine
SIP & LEARN about featured wineries’ wines with a gourmet wine country lunch
STOMP – The wine grape stomp with a competitive twist
ENJOY Live music while dining, tasting, crushing and stomping
Extras
- First Crush Crushin’ Couture (aka tee-shirt)
- Snacks, water and beverages during harvest, crush and stomp

*Schedule varies slightly for October 1 Calypso Crush at Silver Horse Winery

Sunday Brunch & Bottle at the First Crush Wine Workshop located at the Silver Horse Winery. Taste a special selection of Paso Robles wines from Silver Horse, Tassajara Cellars and First Crush paired with a fabulous Sunday brunch at the beautiful Silver Horse winery.
All In Good Taste – an introduction to tasting and evaluating wines with former Cal Poly wine educator, Dennis Palla Morris
The Perfect Ending Bottling Party –bottle and label your own premium First Crush wine to take home.
Extras:
- Three bottles of wine that you get to bottle and label
- Custom labels for your wine