California Grape Stomps

Annual Grape Stomps in California provide an exciting experience enjoyed by all ages. Several of the grape stomp events have categories for children so they get to feel the soft grapes squish between their feet and get to stomp on the precious grapes to see what it's like to make grape juice or wine. Of course nobody drinks the products made from these events. It is strictly done for enjoyment and entertainment, but you get to understand how wine once was made before mechanization and how the time honored tradition became so important to those who sought this desirable beverage. In California, wine-making spans the entire state and has become an important industry, along with table grapes, to the California economy both for sales, exports and tourism.

CENTRAL COAST GRAPE STOMPS

PASO ROBLES: October 18-19, 2024, 5-10 p.m. Opolo Harvest Festival Dinner & Grape Stomp October 18, 2024
Opolo Vineyards, 7110 Vineyard Drive, Paso Robles, CA
$160, opolo.com
Opolo's Famous Harvest Party - In between grape stomping, ethnic folk dancing, gypsy serenades and Opolo wine, you'll be treated to the finest food in North County. Grape stomps take place both nights.

PASO ROBLES: Come celebrate the CASS Harvest Festival! October 12, 2024, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Enjoy an all-you-can-eat taco buffet and grape stomp! We’ll be turning up the tunes with Live Music, while you kick off your shoes, hike up your pants, & Stomp! casswines.com

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

 Escondido Grape Stomp

JULIAN: Grape Stomp Festa  September 7, 2024, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Menghini Winery
1150 Julian Orchards Drive, Julian, CA
$, facebook.com/JulianGrapeStompFesta/ | visitjulian.com

See all TEMECULA Grape Stomps

TEMECULA: Callaway Grape Stomp September 7, 2024, 7 p.m.
32720 Rancho California Road 
Temecula, CA 92591
$135, callawaywinery.com 
Callaway Vineyard & Winery Sip, Stomp & Play. Grab your friends and family for this fun-filled grape stomp and harvest festival! The event has face painting, live music, dinner, dancing, a Lucy look-alike contest, and most of all grape stomping contests! Show up in your most fabulous Lucille Ball costume for a chance to win prizes! Grab your tickets while you can, this event will sell out. shop.callawaywinery.com

TEMECULA: South Coast Winery Grape Stomp September 20-22, 2024
South Coast Winery Resort & Spa 
$tickets, southcoastwinery.com
34843 Rancho California Road
Temecula, California 92591
Sept 20 | 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m.
Sept 21 | 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m.
Sept 22 | 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m.
Reserve a Spot! Reservations are a must and this event will not be available for same day purchase.  $50 for 2 person stomp.

TEMECULA: Somerset Winery Grape Stomp September 22, 2024, 1-4 p.m.
Dress Up contest, Lucille Ball Look alike, it’s all a blast.
 Grape Stomp Preview. Not up for the competition Stomp where everyone, including kids, can step into an oak barrel, stomp grapes for fun, and snap some great photos! Tickets include 1 glass of wine or non-alcoholic drink/mocktail: somersetvineyard.com
September 28, 2024, 1-5 p.m. Somerset's 6th Annual Grape Stomp! Crush it at the 6th Annual Grape Stomp where Top Teams and Best Costumes (costumes are optional!) win prizes. Live DJ, Food Trucks, Sangria and more - including the popular Rockabilly band The Rayford Bros take The Stables stage at 5:30. Each ticket is for a four-person team. Non-stompers are free! shop.somersetvineyard.com

TEMECULA: Ponte Winery Grape Stomp September 22, 2024, 4-9 p.m.
35053 Rancho California Rd.
Temecula, CA
$144 approx., pontewinery.com
Event includes dinner, music and dancing, reservations and tickets required. Admission to the Grape Stomp event & competition (competition optional)

NAPA/SONOMA & BEYOND

CALISTOGA:  Harvest STOMP August 24, 2024
See napagrowers.org to register or get on waiting list
(It's a dance, not a grape stomp, but has the same name)
Celebration: Kick up your heels with the Napa Valley Grapegrowers at the best harvest party of the year - the Harvest STOMP! Join the Napa Valley Grapegrowers and Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation at Viña Esperanza in Calistoga, for an evening of great food, world-class wines, music, and fundraising for two great causes.

ST. HELENA: Harvest Party and Grape Stomp at Benessere Vineyards October 12, 2024, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
 Benessere Vineyards
1010 Big Tree Road
St. Helena, CA
$140, benesserevineyards.com
This is an afternoon filled with good company, great food, fine wine, and competitive GRAPE STOMPING! Four teams of 15 for a fast paced competition. Each team will start with the same amount of grapes and after the 5th and 10th persons in the barrel; each barrel will be equally refilled. Once all 15 members of the team have had 30 action filled seconds in the barrel, they measure how much juice was produced. The team that produces the most juice WINS! Each member of the winning team will get BRAGGING RIGHTS and a prize. It's an afternoon of music, lunch and GRAPE STOMPING! In addition to the competition, live Music with Justin Diaz and a catered lunch are included.

AMADOR COUNTY -PLYMOUTH:  Scott Harvey Wines Annual Grape Stomp September 28, 2024, 12-4 p.m.
Scott Harvey Wines
10861 Shenandoah Rd.
Plymouth, CA
$50 team of 2, scottharveywines.com
$25 per person includes stomping and glass of wine
Scott Harvey Wines' Annual Grape Stomping Event is for those looking for a day of grapes, wine and barrels of fun! Partake in the competition or spectate while listening to Music by Mischief. Food Available for purchase.

FAIR PLAY AVA: Wineries Harvest Festival Saluti Cellars  November 2-3, 2024
7505 Grizzly Flat Road, Somerset, CA
saluticellars.com
 Saluti Cellars celebration includes live music and the ever-popular Stomp in Grapes (get a grape stomped T-shirt). Cave tour. Vineyard and animal tour. Wood-fired pizza and delicious wines. Over 20 wineries come together to give you the experience of harvest in Fair Play! Food and wine pairings, activities and the sights, sounds, smells and feeling of harvest come alive for your enjoyment! Choose your day, or come the whole weekend.

MURPHYS: Calaveras Grape Stomp October 5, 2024, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Murphys Community Park
Murphys, CA
 $80 registration for 2 person team, calaveraswines.org/grape-stomp
Spectators can watch Calaveras Grape Stomp and enjoy Gold Rush Street Faire free of charge from 9 a.m. to 5  p.m. Wine by the glass and bottle as well as food items sold in the park. Annual Grape Stomp Auction benefits the high school scholarship program, local parks & community organizations.

HEALDSBURG: Harvest Party  September 14, 2024, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
SOLD OUT
 $, avvwine.com 
AVV's  biggest all-day party of the year with grape picking & stomping, bocce ball and fun on the historic Wetzel Family Estate.

• Pick grapes with Vineyard Manager
• Continental breakfast Blessing of the grapes
• Grape stomp
• Bocce ball tournament
• Lunch
• Live music by Brother Cat
• Lunch and a selection of delicious AVV wines!  

ST. HELENA: Peju Harvest Dinner September 15, 2024, 12-3:30 p.m. (no longer a grape stomp)
8466 St. Helena Hwy.
Rutherford CA 94573
$325, peju.com
Harvest Table Family Style Luncheon, set amidst the breathtaking backdrop of our HB Vineyard includes dishes paired perfectly with  current releases, cellared gems, club exclusives, and large formats. Foods included American Prime Beef, Red Snapper, Napa Valley Fall Salad, Napa Valley goat cheese & Champagne-honey vinaigrette, Bombolonis Stuffed with Meyer lemon curd, Pomegranate French Macarons and more.

ST. HELENA: V. Sattui  Crush Party October 18, 2024, 6-10 p.m.
1111 White Lane
St. Helena, CA
$180+tax , vsattui.com
 BIG open house, Old-fashioned grape stomp, meet the growers and winemakers, live music by Papa Joe & The New Deal, taste over 45 wines! Location: V. Sattui Winery Production-Fermentation Floor, Crush Pad, Underground Cellars & Caves, Vittorio’s Vineyard, Olive Grove, Vittorio Room & Tasting Room.

RUTHERFORD: Grgich Hills Estate  Blessing of the Grapes now by invitation only, August 30, 2024.
Croation Harvest Festival with Grape Stomp October 12, 2024
1829 St. Helena Highway
Rutherford, CA
$, grgich.com
Grgich Hills' annual Blessing of the Grapes. The first grapes will be blessed on the crush pad at Grgich Hills Estate. Attendees to this complimentary event can enjoy a glass of Grgich Hills Estate wine during this age-old celebration. Following the blessing, the Grgich Hills team will host a reception with wine, wood-fire pizza and salad on the patio where the winery's daily Grape Stomp will officially begin. Grape stomping is complimentary until noon for anyone who attends the Blessing of the Grapes. The tradition of blessing the first fruits of the harvest can be traced back to Old Testament times and its a three decades-long tradition at Grgich Hills Estate. The winery has held a blessing of the grapes every year since the winery was founded in 1977 by Mike Grgich and Austin Hills.

SAN JOSE Italian Family Festa Grape Stomp August 3-4, 2024
 History Park at Kelley Park
1650 Senter Road
San Jose, CA
Free, iahfsj.org | italianfamilyfestasj.org  Family Festa, Grape Stomps
Grape stomps are just one activity at the free, annual Italian Family Festa which include Chef Demos, Wine Tastings, Bocce Ball, Unique Arts & Crafts, Fun Activities for the Entire Family, Live Continuous Entertainment, Italian Sweet and Savory Specialty Foods, Wine, Beer and Soft Drinks for sale. 
Festival hours: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday | 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday

SANTA ROSA: World Championship Grape Stomp August 10-11, 2024
sonomacountyfair.com
Grape Stomp Teams (one stomper & one swabby) compete for a fabulous grand prize. The Stomper stands in a barrel full of grapes and squishes out the juice using their feet. The Swabby stands below the barrel and keeps the juice flowing into the jug, pulling grape skins away from the screen.

SONOMA: Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival September 26-28, 2024
Includes both adult and youth grape stomps! Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival Grape Stomp
The number of teams will be limited. $, $125/team of two, valleyofthemoonvintagefestival.org