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Grape Stomping: Step Right Up (and Down)!
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Stompers at the Great Grapes! festival last month in Annapolis, from left: Mike Walter of WUSA, Jessica Kartalija of WJZ in Baltimore, Gabrielle Abiera of Fox45 in Baltimore, and the stomping pair of Jennifer Draut and Melissa Foster.
(By Dennis Drenner For The Washington Post)
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If your toes are tingling for some grape-stomping entertainment, roll up your pants legs and check out these upcoming events.
Saturday and Sept. 2: Wintergreen Winery outside Charlottesville kicks off its fall harvest with a Labor Day weekend Romp, Stomp & Chomp Harvest Celebration, complete with live music and winery tours. 462 Winery Lane, Nellysford, Va. $7, includes wineglass; children free. 434-361-2519. http:/
Sept. 8: Sample traditional German food at First Colony Winery's Harvestfest before jumping in the barrel for a traditional winemaking stomp in the "weingarten." 1650 Harris Creek Rd., Charlottesville. $12, ages 12 and younger $8. 877-979-7105. http:/
Sept. 8: Wine-tasting seminars, crafts, live music and kid-friendly entertainment round out the action at Shenadoah Vineyards' Harvest Festival. 3659 S. Ox Rd., Edinburg, Va. $10, ages 4 to 20 $5. 540-984-8699. http:/
Sept. 22: Spend an Italian-themed afternoon at Doukenie Winery's Taste of Italy festival, where home-cooked appetizers, dancing and Lucy look-alike contests are on the menu. 14727 Mountain Rd., Purcellville. $12 in advance, $15 at the gate. 540-668-6464. http:/
Sept. 22-23: A full entertainment lineup, hayrides and food vendors are scheduled at Tarara Winery's Great Grape Wine Festival, where grape stompers can go head-to-head -- or feet-to-feet -- in an annual competition. 13648 Tarara Lane, Leesburg. $10 in advance, $15 at the gate; designated drivers and ages 7-20 $8. 703-771-7100, Ext. 233. http:/
Sept. 29: A grape-stomping romp is a sweet dessert after a catered lunch on the east slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains at Fox Meadow Vineyards and Winery's Harvest Picnic in Fauquier County. 3310 Freezeland Rd., Linden. $30, includes picnic and one glass of wine. 540-636-6777. http:/
Oct. 6: In the Shenandoah Valley, grape stomping for the kids -- and the kid at heart -- accompanies hayrides, live music and making use of the souvenir wine-sampling glass at Rockbridge Vineyard's annual Harvest Festival. 35 Hill View Lane, Raphine, Va. $5. 540-377-6204. http:/
Oct. 13-14: Take part in Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard's first Grape Stomp, which will inclu de onstage contests throughout the day, in addition to live music, food vendors and winery tours. 18125 Comus Rd., Dickerson. $10. 301-605-0130. http:/
-- M.V.
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