October 4-5: Wine Harvest

It's Wine Harvest Weekend!

Wine Harvest

October 4-5 • Weekend 9

It's a Shire-wide celebration of the time-honored tradition of the wine harvest.

Celebrate the tradition of the wine harvest with the Shire's ever-popular grape stomp and grape toss competitions, wine tastings and the incredibly popular Annual Mount Hope 25% Off Case Wine Sale!

Wine & Grape Ceremonies, Competitions & Merriements!

Emrys Fleet

Rat Extravaganza! "I'm the Rat Catcher Emrys Fleet, Two Parts ofthe Rat I doth eat. The Body and Head 'Twixt two Pieces of Bread. There's no meat in the tail...or the feet!"

O'Malley's Pour House 12:00, 2:30 & 5:30

The Captain & Malarky

Come and fill your mug with your favorite ale and share a song with the Captain & Malarky. Their upbeat music will have you tapping your feet and lifting your mug to toast to life over and over again. Remember happy times in the pub as you listen to their ballads and wish yourself to the Emerald Isle.

Swashbuckler Stage 1:00

Captain & Malarky

Grape Stomp
Competition

Can you stomp, crush and pulverize every last grape? Compete in 1 of 5 preliminary rounds for a chance to stomp in the finals and win great prizes! Must be 16 or older to compete. Please sign up 30 minutes prior to the contest at the Stomping Stage, located near Bacchus' Retreat Wine Tasting. Nipperkins can stomp for fun at the conclusion of each of the 5 preliminary rounds.

By the Hurdy Gurdy Stage & Bacchus' Wine Retreat:
11:30, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, & 3:30

FINALS: 5:00

Prizes:

All participants receive free car wash certificates to Cloister Car Wash.
1st Prize: Balloon ride and dinner at Farmers Hope.
2nd Prize: Laserdome certificate and Amish Experience tickets.
3rd Prize: Amish Experience tickets.

Dizzy Grape Toss Challenge

Grab a partner and meet upon the Chess Board for the Annual Grape Toss. Grapes are tossed between partners at varying distances. Feeling lucky? We shall see... when things begin to get "dizzeee!"

CHESS BOARD: 1PM

Prizes:

1st Prize: 2 Tickets to Sight and Sound, Dinner at Doc Holliday's.
2nd Prize: Laserdome gift certificate and dinner at Quentin Tavern.
3rd Prize: Amish Experience tickets.

Featured Fare & Libations of the Week

Featured Ale:

"Li'l Dicken's Cider"

The Unofficial History of Hard Cider - On the MacIntosh farm, an ambitious farmer named Bob worked hard each year to grow the most splendid apples. Early in autumn, Bob would take his apples to market, but never had much luck selling
them. Weeks went by and no sales – the apples started to rot. So you see, Bob was smart as the dickens, he devised a method to press the apples and ferment the juice. With jugs of fermented apple juice, he merrily took his cider to market and the newly created Little Dickens Cider was quickly sold. Raise a glass of cider for Bob was as smart as the dickens!

Sir Julian's Cuisine
of the Knowne Worlde:

Pork Loin Sandwich with Apple Slaw: Our own marinated pork, so tender and juicy. You can't have just one! $5.00

Waldorf Salad Over Mixed Greens: A traditional Waldorf Salad celebrating all the great tastes and textures of autumn. $4.00

Hot Apple Cider: Take the chill out of your bones with our fresh, hot cider. $2.00

Featured Wine:

Maiden's Blush

Medium dry blush. Perfect picnic wine. (Regularly $10.95)

THIS WEEKEND $9.95

Special Merriements Continuing THIS WEEKEND!

The Return of Coyote Run: Hailed as one of the "most exciting Celtic acts touring today." Their music is driving and powerful and resonates with Celtic traditional music with a distinctive unique style all their own!

O'Malley's Pour House 12:30, 2:00, 4:00 & 5:30

The Burley Minstrels

Her Majesty is pleased by the return of these traveling minstrels to Her most favorite Shire. Through the enchantment of voice, flute and guitar, these two wondrous troubadours offer both lively tunes as well as traditional ballads.

Sir Jacob's Garden
1:00 and Throughout the Shire

Lily White's Stuft Animal Shakespeare

Join Lily and her magical friends for Shakespearean story time.

Piazza della Rosa 12:00 & 2:30