White grapes are in and many châteaux will start picking cabernet soon. Hoffman Farms, a hidden gem in the crown of Northern California's most famous wine grape growing region, is about sixty miles from the Bay Area.John and Margaret Hoffman have owned the twenty-three acre orchard located on Silverado Trail since 1949. Grgich Hills’ Grape Stomping. And, you can be part of the crush with grape stomping! Is there such a thing? Sukri August 30 through October 27, 2019, 10 AM – … For the privilege of squeezing Beckstoffer grapes, winemakers behind labels like Stag’s Leap, Schrader and Realm pay up to $25,000 per ton — more than five times the Napa average. Anybody allows free entry for a few pictures or paid entry for some "grape-picking"?! These Napa Valley wineries will let you crush freshly harvested grapes into wine the old school way. From August through October, Napa Valley's vineyards are busy with workers picking grapes at their peak ripeness. Grape Stomps Courtesy of Facebook: Grgich Hills Release your inner Lucy. My 4 year wanted to go "grape-picking" at Napa when I told her about the grape-vines... just like the "apple-picking" we have in the east! Answer 1 of 5: Hi, I'm pretty sure grapes aren't stomped in barrels anymore and while i don't expect to go to a winery and ask them to crush grapes, is there anywhere where they do stomps for fun? Through the Lens of Local Napa Photographer, Bob McClenahan Every year from August through October, vintners and vineyard workers collaborate closely with mother nature to farm the year’s grape vineyards to their peak of ripeness and nurture them through a successful harvest.. “Amidst the chaos of the pandemic, the grapes continue to ripen, and grape growers feel the continuity of harvest. Napa, CA (August 7, 2020) – The 2020 Napa Valley harvest is underway throughout the region according to the Napa Valley Grapegrowers (NVG), with sparkling wine varieties leading the way to the presses.2020’s growing season bodes well for a landmark harvest. We're not into wine-tasting.. so if we visit Napa, it'd be just to see the vineyards. They were scheduled to pick nearly 17 tons of pinot noir grapes, fruit that will go into sparkling wine produced by Mumm Napa for sale on store shelves in a few years. Despite summer’s heat waves, the general consensus is for high quality and reasonable quantity. Maybe it’s the buzz of the vineyard workers or the influx of visitors at local Napa Valley hotspots or the smell of grapes being turned into wine.