Stomp grapes

“The winery was letting people jump into half barrels to crush the grapes. Normally, when wineries use the traditional method of crushing grapes by foot rather than with a machine, there’s a whole vat of grapes to climb into that several people can fit in… it’s an age old practice that doesn’t involve one person standing in a barrel. :) So maybe this wasn’t so authentic, but it was a neat experience nonetheless! Jamie and I each stomped on some Pinot Noir grapes for 5 minutes and tried not to slip! It was pretty funny and we were laughing hysterically. In case you are wondering, they don’t use our crushed ‘grape juice’ to make wine (which is probably a good thing because the juice was pretty much dirt brown).”

“You’ll line up to stomp, unless you get there early! [...] And then step on in to the barrel of grapes, and get to stompin’. The grapes are cool, a little squishy and pop under your feet. To be honest, I really liked the feeling but it took a second to get used to. And no, you’re feet will not be dyed purple.”