Harvest Experience

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=100 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04400640egdysm.jpg"> <div> <B>Harvest Experience</B><B> </B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=220 BGCOLOR="#000066" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="050b06d0.gif" border=0 width="176" height="109" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Vineyard Experience</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Hands-on, real-world </B></div> <div> <B>grape growing</B></div> <div> <B>for a day</B></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="vineyard_day.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Your Day in the Vineyard"><U><B>Your Day in the Vineyard</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="visit.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Before You Visit"><U><B>Before You Visit</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Whats Happening"><U><B>What's Happening</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="owners.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the Owners"><U><B>About the Owners</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="contact.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B>Contact Us</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="vineyard_experience_package_tours.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Packages "><U><B>Packages </B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links "><U><B>Links </B></U></A><B>   |   </B><B>Harvest Experience</B><B> </B><B>| </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Vineyard Experience"><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> We're still accepting reservations for <I>The Harvest Experience</I>. This is the fun part!</div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>27 Sept Update:</U></B></I><I><B> Our latest sample showed our grapes are almost ready to harvest! Since it's supposed to rain Sunday and Monday, we're considering a mid-week harvest (Oct 1-3). We still can use a few more people, especially if they can make it during the week. See below for contact information.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> We are offering the opportunity for individuals to actually participate in harvesting the 2002 Pinot Noir crop. Our initial estimate is about 2 tons. Depending on the number of pickers, this is likely to take the good part of a day, so we will start about 8:00 AM. Fewer bodies, more work, so bring a friend. Enemies also accepted. We anticipate one or two trips to the winery with the grapes loaded in bins.</div> <bR> <div> After harvest we will be having a cookout at the vineyard--burgers and brats kind of fare. Very casual. (Veggie burgers on request when you make your reservation).</div> <bR> <div> This will be the first time we have offered this, as it is our first year with <I>The Vineyard Experience</I>. One issue is the timing of harvest. A lot of things have to come together before we make the decision to pick. Sugars and acids need to be at certain levels. Also, we spend a lot of time looking at the sky, as rain can actually decrease the sugar levels (not good). As a result, advance notice of the actual day of the event may be minimal, perhaps only the day before. We appreciate your being flexible! The usual range of dates is between very late September and the middle of October. We will try to harvest on a weekend, but sometimes that just isn't possible.</div> <bR> <div> We realize scheduling issues will result in some cancellations. This making a living sometimes gets in the way of things! If it sounds like we're making this up as we go along, you're on to us, but just can't see any other way to pull this off. No deposit or cancellation fees will apply.</div> <bR> <div> Basic cost for <I>The Harvest Experience </I>will be $50, which includes harvest and the cookout at our vineyard. Wine and beer (yes, we like beer too!) will incur a modest additional charge. To sign up for this great day, email <A HREF="mailto:jragni@onlinemac.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:jragni@onlinemac.com"><U>jragni@vineyardexperience.com</U></A> or call us at (503) 472-0528.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>