Gainey Vineyard's Fall Crush Party

(my mom and I visited Gainey in May 2001)

Gainey Vineyard is one of my favorite wineries in Santa Ynez. A quick trip from LA, but removed to another, Tuscan world.

The yearly crush party features grape picking in the vineyard, a barefoot grape stomp, hayrides, a "Lucy Look-a-Like" contest, barrel-tasting with the winemaker, cooking demos, live music and dancing.

It's pricey, at about eighty bucks a head, so I haven't been yet, but it's on my list of things to do....

For this years dates, check the website at www.gaineyvineyard.com/events/wineryevents.asp