October
Vineyard Crew: 10th
10 a.m.
HARVEST!! (please note this date is subject to change due to good old mother nature).
See all of your hard work come to fruition and see what it takes to harvest wine grapes.
Winemaker for a Day – October
**Featured in Sunset Magazine**
Saturday, October 17, 2009
2 - 4 p.m.
Find out if you can hack it as a winemaker when you join us for our hands-on Winemaker for a Day event held annually in October. This exclusive event features the opportunity to participate in the most exciting time of year at Two Mountain – harvest and crush. The first hour will be spent in Two Mountain Vineyard with Vineyard Manager Patrick Rawn, examining the vines and learning how to determine when the grapes are ready for harvest. Then you’ll roll up your sleeves and head to the Two Mountain cellar for the second hour with Winemaker Matt Rawn, where you’ll learn about and take part in the process of crush. With hands-on guidance, you’ll learn how to read brix through a hydrometer, take temperature readings, participate in punch-down and learn about the fermentation process. At $40 per person, this annual experience sells out very quickly so call 509.829.3900 to reserve your spot as soon as possible.
November
Thanksgiving in the Wine Country 27th-29th. One of our favorite events because it centers on food and wine! Wineries in the Yakima Valley will all pair specialty food with their wines. Bring your families visiting for the holidays and enjoy a day in wine country. Remember you will need to bring a glass for this weekend.
Signature Events
In addition to participating in major tasting events around the globe, Two Mountain Winery hosts signature events at the winery that visitors look forward to every year. For additional event information and registration, call 509.829.3900.
Winemaker for a Day – October **Featured in Sunset Magazine**
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Find out if you can hack it as a winemaker when you join us for our hands-on Winemaker for a Day event held annually in October. This exclusive event features the opportunity to participate in the most exciting time of year at Two Mountain – harvest and crush. The first hour will be spent in Two Mountain Vineyard with Vineyard Manager Patrick Rawn, examining the vines and learning how to determine when the grapes are ready for harvest. Then you’ll roll up your sleeves and head to the Two Mountain cellar for the second hour with Winemaker Matt Rawn, where you’ll learn about and take part in the process of crush. With hands-on guidance, you’ll learn how to read brix through a hydrometer, take temperature readings, participate in punch-down and learn about the fermentation process. At $40 per person, this annual experience sells out very quickly so call 509.829.3900 to reserve your spot as soon as possible.
Vineyard Crew
Meets Four Times Annually
2010 Dates: April 17th, June 5th, August 14th, October 9th
Rates: $90 per person, $160 per couple
Two Mountain Winery’s “Vineyard Crew” lets wine lovers and aspiring viticulturists unleash their inner farmers and learn what it takes to grow premium wine grapes in the heart of Yakima Valley. Led by Patrick Rawn with support from winemaker Matt Rawn, Vineyard Crew sessions focus on a range of seasonal topics from pruning to thinning, verasion to harvest. Crew members tend to assigned Vineyard Crew vines at four key growing periods during the year so they experience each of the grape growing cycle first hand. Each of the four, half-day sessions includes a finger-filthying enological experience followed by wine and appetizers in our Two Mountain cellar. Vineyard Crew members receive generous discounts of 15% off per bottle, 20% off per case, a cool member T-shirt, and of course, dirty hands and serious bragging rights. Priced at $100 per person or $180 per couple. Call 509.829.3900 to reserve your spot today.
Outdoor Dinner and a Movie Series –
Every summer, we welcome wine lovers to bring their favorite lawn chairs or blankets and enjoy our outdoor Dinner and a Movie series at Two Mountain Winery. You’ll enjoy a catered dinner and fabulous Two Mountain wines followed by a private screening of some of our favorite films on the cool, soft grass outside our winery. Dinner begins at 7:30 p.m. and we start the movies at dusk. At $25 per person, our Dinner and a Movie events are the perfect way to unwind after a day touring Yakima Valley’s wine country.