This is a unique way to experience the wine culture in California. Over the three days, you will learn first hand from our vineyard manager and our winemaker. Your hands on experience will include a vineyard tour, harvesting grapes, a grape stomping competition, touring the winery where our winemaker educates and answers questions, a cooking class from our executive chef and finally a seminar on the craft of home winemaking. In true Paso Robles wine country tradition, the days are marked by unique dining experiences featuring gourmet food and award winning wine. Come disappear for bit on the vineyard with us!
- Learn about Hawaiian mythology at Mokoli’I island
- Visit Wayside Park, home to views of the location where Jurassic Park was filmed
- Explore numerous beaches where some of the best surfers in the world train
- Sample coffee at one of the many plantation stops on the tour
What To Expect
This is a chance to truly experience life on the vineyard and all the excitement that surrounds harvest. Enjoy a beautiful balance of elegant winemaker dinners and luxurious appointments at the GENESEO INN with the fun of rising in the morning to pick heavy clusters of grapes. Join us in the process that we love, as we move from picking to stomping to blending! This retreat will give you the knowledge and experience to become a home winemaker or just be able to say "I did that!"
The days are beautifully punctuated by gourmet meals prepared by our executive chef and are enjoyed around the communal table with owner Steve Cass and his wife, Alice. This unique experience is
Highlight
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers
Include
Coffee and/or Tea
Alcoholic Beverages
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Snacks
Bottled water
A book on home-winemaking
A home-winemaking kit
Grape “must” for making wine at home
A Winemaker’s Dude Ranch T-Shirt
A Winemaker’s Dude Ranch Hat
Home winemaking class
Cooking Class Featuring Wine as an Ingredient
Two nights at our Geneseo Inn (bed & breakfast)
Exclude
Private transportation
Max group – 2
