Messina Hof’s Harvest Festival spans 5 weekends, from the 3rd weekend of July to the 3rd weekend of August, filled with many exciting wine-related activities.
Next… Dine at our Harvest Luncheon
Our Chefs from The Vintage House Restaurant use on the freshest ingredients for our trademark “Texas Vineyard Cuisine”. Perfect after a historical day of Harvest. Enjoy hand-selected and hand-cut meats, herbs and vegetables from our vineyard garden, and, of course, our award-winning wines that are part of every recipe.
Then…Our Food & Wine Pairing Party
At this unique seminar, you’ll learn how to match the right foods with the right wines, like a pro! That’s because a pro will be guiding you through every step. These interactive seminars are conducted by Messina Hof Co-Founder and Cookbook Author, Merrill Bonarrigo.
And Don’t Forget About our Fabulous Dinners…
- Murder Mystery Dinners
- Moonlit Harvest
- Vintner Dinners featuring succulent food courses complemented by Messina Hof wines
- Grand Finale Celebration
- Moonlit Harvest
featuring Kevin Krisciunas to speak on the Apollo 11 Anniversary
The fun begins on the first Friday at 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 while the sun goes down. After stomping the grapes, we then head over to the Vintage House Restaurant to enjoy a special menu created just for our Harvest Festival schedule.
Calendar:
Friday- July 17th: Moonlit Harvest; 6:00pm
Saturday- July 18th: Harvest Daytime 8am, Celebrity Celebration Murder Mystery Dinner 6:30pm
Sunday- July 19th: Harvest Daytime 8am
Friday- July 24th: Toad Hollow Vintner Dinner; 6:30pm
Saturday- July 25th: Harvest Daytime 8am; Murder on the Mound Murder Mystery Dinner 6:30pm
Sunday- July 26th: Harvest Daytime
Friday- July 31st: Murder of the Mateys (Pirate) Murder Mystery Dinner 6:30pm
Saturday-Aug 1st: Harvest Daytime 8am, Frei Brothers WInery & Star Gazing Vintner Dinner 6:30pm
Sunday- August 2nd; Harvest Daytime 8am
Friday- August 7th; Moonlit Harvest 6:00pm
Saturday- August 8th; Harvest Daytime 8am , Murder on the Prairie Murder Mystery Dinner ; 6:30pm
Sunday- August 9th; Harvest Daytime 8am
Friday- August 14th; Horror at Homecoming Murder Mystery Dinner 6:30pm
Saturday- August 15th; Harvest Daytime 8am , Grand Finale Dinner featuring Santa Rita Estates with Doug Oldani 6:30pm
Sunday- August 16th; Harvest Daytime 8am
Here are a few suggestions on how to prepare for picking and stomping outside.
- bring sunblock
- wear closed toed shoes
- wear comfortable clothes
- recommended to bring gloves
- drink plenty of water
- bring a hat
We recommend
wearing light-colored loose-fitting clothing.
register@messinahof.com
To make reservations, or to get more information about the Festival, you can also call (800) 736-9463 ext. 234
Contests
YouTube Contest: Show Us How You Enjoy Messina Hof Wine
Create a 30 second video showing how you enjoy Messina Hof Wine and win a night in the Villa and dinner for 2 at the Vintage House Restaurant or Harvest Tickets for Sunday Harvest. Deadline to Enter July 10th, 2009. Submit your videos to PR@messinahof.com to enter. For full detailed rules click here.
Facebook "Join the Family Contest"
Join the “Messina Hof’s Upcoming Events” Group on Facebook and win exciting prizes. For more detailed rules click here.
These fine organizations have generously contributed to Messina Hof’s Harvest Festival, so please be sure to get more information about them!
Private Reserve Sponsor
Reserve Sponsor
Vintage Sponsor
Your Fun Begins in the Vineyard at 8:00am…
Once your finished picking, enjoy a little grape stomping – complete with your very own souvenir t-shirt, “signed” with your purple feet! And when the Messina Hof Ports hit the shelves in your favorite store or wine shop, you get to say that you were a part of something special!
