FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL
Saturday, Sept 15, 2007 11 AM
-7 PM
Sunday, Sept 16, 2007 11AM -
5 PM
No admission charge.
Rain or shine.
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES:
Three Free Wine Tastings at Tasting Bar throughout the weekend
Full
Wine Tastings
Cost: $12 per person, includes
souvenir Chateau wine glass
Chateau Winery Tours
Cost: $5.00 per person, includes
souvenir Chateau wine glass
Local Artisan / Craftsman
Displays --
local craftsmen will be
demonstrating their trades
Gourmet Foods featured by local
restaurants:
Enjoy
Grigg's Cuisine (Gyros)
Sir Smoke A Lot (Barbecue)
Tangled Up in Blue
The Bratwurst Chalet
The Sweet Swede
Border Battles
Cheesehead Dave and Helga
will engage in grape stomping, grape spitting and tug of war
competition.
Grape Stomping Contest
Cost: $5.00 per person
Sign up at the front door to play.
Stomp the most grapes and win a prize!
Grape Spitting
Contest No Charge
"He who spits the farthest wins a prize!"
I Love Lucy
Look Alike Contest (Saturday only)
No Charge
Wear your best Lucy costume and win a prize!
Medallion Hunt
(Saturday only) No
Charge
First clue available at 11:00 AM . Additional clues announced
every hour until the Medallion is found.
A prize will be awarded to the person who finds the medallion.
Renaissance Tug of War
No Charge
Sign up at the front door to play.
Polocrosse Matches No Charge
Watch the Minnesota Extreme Polocrosse National Champions in action in
the field next to the winery.
Children's Games:
Grape Stomping Cost $5.00 per person. Register at front desk.
Renaissance Tug of War No Charge. Register at front desk.
Water Balloon Catapult No Charge
Live Music & Dancing throughout the entire weekend featuring:
Chmielewski Fun Time Band
Gilder Sound
Jazz Reception
Plan B
The Cygnus
Storytelling Troupe featuring Mike Mann
No Charge
Mike is an award-winning
storyteller and author who has an infectious
enthusiasm.
He tells stories to more
than 15,000 listeners each year and was a
nominee for the
Anne Richardson "Reading is
Fundamental" National Award.
(Click here for additional
information on Cygnus)
Hiking Trails on the Estate
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
|
SATURDAY |
SUNDAY |
| 9:00 AM -
Noon Polocrosse Matches |
10:00 AM -
1:00 PM Polocrosse Matches |
| 11:00 AM
Winery Opens |
11:00 AM
Winery Opens |
| 11:00 AM
Plan B Musicians under the tent |
11:00 AM Plan B Musicians under the tent |
| 11:00 AM
Gilder Sound on the patio |
|
| 11:00
Medallion Hunt begins Clues announced every hour until 4:00 PM |
|
| 11:00 AM Winery Tour |
11:00 AM Winery Tour |
| 12:00 PM Full Wine Tasting |
12:00 PM Full Wine Tasting |
| 12:00 The Cygnus
Storytelling Troupe featuring Mike Mann under
the tent: "Stories to Lead the Way" |
|
| 12:00 PM
Water Balloon Catapult |
12:00
Water Balloon Catapult |
| 12:30 PM Winery Tour |
12:30
PM Winery Tour |
| 1:00 PM Plan B under the tent | 1:00
PM
Chmielewski Fun Time Band under the tent |
| 1:00
PM Grape Spitting Contest |
1:00
PM Grape Spitting Contest |
| 2:00 PM Winery Tour |
2:00 PM Winery Tour |
| 2:00
PM Full Wine Tasting |
2:00
PM Full Wine Tasting |
| 2:00
PM The Cygnus
Storytelling Troupe featuring Mike Mann under
the tent: "Stories for Children and Families" |
|
| 2:00 PM
Renaissance Tug of War Game |
2:00 PM
Renaissance Tug of War Game |
| 2:00 - 4:00
PM Polocrosse Matches |
|
| 3:00
PM Plan B musicians on the patio |
|
| 3:00
PM Reception Jazz under the tent |
|
| 3:00 PM I
Love Lucy Look Alike Contest |
|
| 3:00 PM Grape Stomping Contest |
3:00 PM Grape Stomping Contest |
| 3:30
PM Winery Tour |
3:30
PM Winery Tour |
| 4:00
PM The Cygnus
Storytelling Troupe featuring Mike Mann on the
patio: "Stories for All Ages" |
|
| 4:00
PM Water Balloon Catapult Contest |
4:00
PM Water Balloon Catapult Contest |
| 4:00
PM Full Wine Tasting |
4:00
PM Full Wine Tasting |
| 5:00
PM Winery Tour |
5:00 PM Winery Closes |
| 7:00 PM
Winery Closes |