The Big Crush Offerings

Join us at Convergence for Alaskan halibut and roasted corn chowder topped with sourdough croutons. All our estate award winning wines will be poured by our rockstar winemakers! Mix and match any case, save 25%! Mix and match 3 cases and save 35%. Plus we have ice cream!

Celebrate harvest with Dobra Zemlja Winery (meaning ‘good earth’ in Croatian) with seasonal mali (‘little’) bites paired with our ‘Big Amador Reds, No Lightweights’, barrel tasting, and specials on select wines all in Amador County’s first wine cave. Enjoy the surf rock sounds of The Funicellos both Saturday and Sunday from 12pm to 4pm out on our tree-shaded grounds.

See, swirl, sniff, sip, and savor! Please join us for the 5 S’s of barrel tasting at Cooper Vineyards. It’s a great opportunity to taste our wine before it is bottled. Our knowledgeable and hospitable staff will guide you through the process. And, our crush pad is the perfect place to try our acclaimed wines and soak in the sun and scenery. We will also be offering light bites to pair with the new wines.

Reservations Recommended.

Experience one of Amador’s newest tasting rooms, a modern glass design with stunning views of our estate vineyards and Sierra hills. Enjoy live music and a special selection of our signature wines while seated under the cool shade sails over our entire terrace. Live acoustic music 12-4 – Sat Dylan Vroom , Sun Jason Weeks & Justin Barnes. 

Reservations Recommended.

New winery and country French inspired venue surrounded by oaks and vineyards offering award winning Cabernet Sauvignon and other Rhône varietals. Live jazz music playing in our courtyard Saturday and Sunday!

Come experience our unique, limited production varietals including Pinotage, Alicante Bouschet, Mission, Cabernet Franc, and a scrumptiously silky sipping Late Harvest Syrah. Enjoy savory and sweet bites with wine pairings. Bring your curiosity and interact with winemaker Andrew Tanis as you enjoy TANIS Blanc de Blancs true méthode champenoise style Sparkling Wine paired with a crisp, crunchy taste of European Raspberry Almond Champagne Wafer.

Join us for the Real Crush: crushing and pressing demonstrations and “must” tastings. Enjoy delicious seasonal pairings with our award-winning wines, event specials all weekend, and live music both days!

Sip on a curated selection of Andis wines while playing bocce ball and other lawn games. Grab one of our Harvest Sliders (a hearty selection for carnivores and vegetarians alike) to nibble on while you explore our wine tasting stations.

Nothing beats award winning wines, views of the vineyard from our crush pad and lively LIVE music, all right here at Bray. Come and enjoy samples from the barrels, yummy small bites and weekend wine specials. Great time to restock your cellar!

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Join us for a farm to fork food and wine pairing, live music 1-4 pm and a flight of six award winning wines.

Begin your Iron Hub visit with a guided barrel tasting with our wine making team. You will enjoy sampling the wines from different aging regimes in the French oak barrels. Afterwards, enjoy wine tasting while relaxing on our spectacular patio while sipping a cup of hearty harvest soup and ciabatta bread.

Spend your Big Crush weekend vine-side sippin’ wine with your Sangiovese Specialists. Forecast for Vino Noceto is sunny with a side of Sangiovese. We are celebrating all things harvest with live music, curated small bites, barrel taps, and wine deals galore. Live music will be on from 11:30 am – 3: 30 pm, so stop by and snap a picture next to Doggy D, play a round of bocce, or try your hand at cornhole. See y’all here!

Take in the sights and sounds of harvest at the Bella Grace vineyard and wine cave. Get a close-up look at harvest, dance to live music, and play pumpkin bowling for prizes. Enjoy panoramic vineyard vistas, taste award-winning white wines, red wines and olive oils, and savor our Cincinnati chili.

Join Scott Harvey Wines for an afternoon of wine, music and cheese. Sample the newest Tickle Me Pink, Zinfandel, Barbera and Syrah paired with wine infused cheeses and live music on Saturday and Sunday.

It’s a “Punch-Down” Party at Avio! Harvest is in full swing, so it’s time to punch the grapes! We will be giving winemaking demos and tasting wine in the early stages of fermentation – right out of the punching bins – while sharing the punch-down duties with our guests. Plenty of opportunities to get pictures of you making wine! Additionally, enjoy Italian sausage with homemade marinara and polenta. Live music Saturday and Sunday.

Come celebrate Big Crush with Rombauer Vineyards! We will be offering up delicious food from Taste to pair with four of our delectable wines. Come meet our friendly and knowledgeable staff from 11am-4pm. We can’t wait to welcome you!

We are your spot for Grape Stomping! Join the fun and get your feet sticky. Enjoy Barrel samples, new releases, specials and your favorite award winning wines. Zinfandels, Tannat, Cabernet, Petite Sirah, Viognier, Zinfandel Port and more! Grab a bite to eat and sample many 90+ point/Gold Medal winning wines. View the Shenandoah Valley museum.

Enjoy Live Music with Small bites. Sample eclectic blends and their components., experience small production wines and limited collections from our cellar.

Reservations Recommended.

Join us to celebrate harvest at Paul J. Wines! Enjoy our wide variety of delicious wines paired with The County BBQ’s famous hearty smoked chili. We hope to see you!

Visit us at Jeff Runquist Wines and enjoy a tasting of our award-winning wines thoughtfully paired with light local bites.

Reservations Recommended.

It’s all about good friends, food and wine. Enjoy 3 wood fired pizzas & classic Italian wine pairings then pick from French Rhone, American Zins and Italian Super Tuscans wine flights and foods. Explore higher elevation terroir of our region, discovering what makes Il Gioiello the hidden gem of the Sierra from our winery patio while sampling wines from our 16 estate varietals. Taste ongoing fermentations and take advantage of our event specials.

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Adventure over to Dianda Vineyards in Fiddletown! Come Celebrate the Big Crush with us. Live 🎶 Music with Neon Moon, the Ultimate 90’s Tribute Band will play on 10/8 from 12 to 4pm. Enjoy conversation with the owners and winemakers who will be pouring your flight: Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Franc, Petite Syrah and Zinato paired with BBQ Wings. In the winery, a barrel tasting, grape stomp and demo of our Basket Press/ Crush process. Come on over and celebrate The Big Crush – Dance, Sing, Taste, and Relax! Cheers!

Come taste-6 local and Georgian wines, Georgian food, live music, tour our clay pot Qvevri wine production site where 8,000 years of wine making traditions come together.

We are offering an “evolution” tasting from the grape to the wine, by showcasing and sampling freshly pressed Zin juice, a barrel sample o’ Zin, and a comparative tasting of 2 vintages of our SHR Zinfandel Field Blend. Check out our Zin sensory station, and smell some of Zinfandel’s alluring profile flavors. We’ll be serving up our famous pulled pork slider with gourmet chips, as well as Crushin’ mix or match wine specials all weekend long! Doin’ Zin since 1970- Taste our history!

Reservations Required.