Messina Hof Winery & Resort - Experience Messina Hof

Messina Hof's 2008 Harvest Festival
July 18th - August 17th

The 2008 crop needs to be picked, and you get to be part
of one of the best vintages on record!

The Messina Hof Harvest Festival spans 5 weekends, from July 18th to August 17th.
The various Festival activities include: grape picking, grape stomping, Vineyard cuisine luncheons, wine & food seminars, and special dinners featuring unique menus - all in a family-oriented festival atmoshpere. And when the 2008 Messina Hof Ports hit the shelves in your favorite store or wineshop, you get to say that you were a part of something special!

The fun begins on the evening of July 18th, when we kick things off with our Moonlit Harvest. We'll teach you the basics of grape harvesting, and then turn you loose in the vineyard to pick the ripest clusters of grapes in our estate vineyard while the sun goes down. We then head over to The Vintage House Restaurant to enjoy the first of several special menus created just for our Harvest Festival schedule.

Then, each weekend from Saturday July 19st, to Sunday August 17th, pick a day to show up bright and early in the morning to pick and stomp some more. You will also want to take part in a fabulous Harvest luncheon and/or take in an interactive seminar on food & wine pairing conducted by Messina Hof Co-Founder, and Cookbook Author, Merrill Bonarrigo.

Every Friday evening will feature a special Vintner Dinner highlighting a top-tier winery, along side your favorite Messina Hof wines; and on Harvest Saturdays, reserve your space at one of our extremely popular Murder Mystery Dinners, where you get to be part of an unfolding "who dunnit?" mystery - all while dining on a special "Vineyard Cuisine" menu at The Vintage House Restaurant.

Reservations are required for all Harvest Festival Events, and they will fill up! Please take a moment to download our registration form, so you can reserve your spot early!

Registration form is in PDF format, and requires Acrobat Reader 5.0, or later to view.

To make reservations, or to get more information about the Festival, you can also call (800) 736-9463 ext. 34