Crush Encounter III

Crush Encounter III - (three day Fri/Sat/Sun escape)

This three-day wine grape escape kicks off with a Friday night winemaker dinner.

Enjoy a THREE day Paso Robles Wine Region adventure! Enjoy the Saturday Pick, Sip, Stomp and Crush, along with the Sunday Brunch and Bottle session. PLUS take home six bottles of premium Paso Robles wine from your First Crush. Along with a wine grape crush experience you’ll never forget, you’ll also enjoy a five-course winemaker dinner at a beautiful Paso Robles winery and vineyard featuring one of our First Crush partner wineries PLUS six bottles of our premium Paso Robles wine from your First Crush.

INCLUDES:     Crush Encounter II + Friday Night Winemaker Dinner + 6 Bottles of Wine

DATES:            September 23-25 and October 14-16

PRICE:              Members $769.50 / Non-Members $855.00 / Early registration $692.55.

CRUSH ENCOUNTER III SCHEDULE

Friday – Winemaker Dinner 6 pm – 10 pm at featured winery

Included in Crush Encounter III Only 

Sip, Dine & Dance. A special five-course harvest-themed winemaker dinner featuring the tastes of the season and the region. You’ll dine al fresco or in the barrel room of one our fabulous partnering wineries while enjoying live music and the chance to meet the winemaker. Winery Tour and Transportation included.

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

Included in all Crush Encounters 

• 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
• ENJOY Live music while dining, tasting, crushing and stomping
• STOMP – The wine grape stomp with a competitive twist.
• 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 - Sunday Brunch & Bottle at First Crush Wine Workshop (10 am – 2 pm)

Included in Crush Encounters II & III

• 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 XXXXXX.
• The Perfect Ending Bottling Party –bottle and label your own premium First Crush wine to take home.
• Extras:
  • Six bottles of wine that you get to bottle and label
  • Custom labels for your wine