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2000-2001
Hope-Merrill and Hope-Bosworth
Pick and Press Wine Making Event
for a "Crushing Good Time"

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Take part first-hand in the magical transformation of grapes into wine in Sonoma's beautiful Alexander Valley. This event is done in two parts at our Bed and Breakfast Inns.

Take a look at some PRIOR PICKING and some PRIOR BOTTLING pictures.

Choose your dates:

2 days this summer


2 days next spring
 Session 1 - Sept 24-26, 2000
Session 2 - Sept 27-29, 2000

Session 1 - May ??, 2001
Session 2 - May ??, 2001

THIS SUMMER:

* Stay 2 nights at our Inns.
FOLLOWING SPRING:
Return to join your "Summer Crush" friends for:

* Enjoy a welcome reception and buffet dinner the first night at the Inn.

* Enjoy a full country breakfast the first morning.

* PICK & PRESS premium grapes from the Hope-Merrill House vineyard or other vineyards.

* Share a delightful picnic by the pool.

* Rejoin your friends for the Vintner's Outdoor Barbecue Dinner. Meet and dine with the guest vintner.

* Second morning, after breakfast, enjoy a private tour & tasting at our guest vintner's winery.

* Program ends at noon of final day.
 * A 2-night stay at our Inns.

*Welcome back reception and buffet dinner the first night at the Inn.

* After breakfast, the Taste, Blend, Bottle and Labeling Party.

* Gourmet picnic by the pool.

* Vintner's Outdoor Barbecue Dinner.

* Second morning, after breakfast, a private tour & tasting at our guest vintner's winery.

* TAKE HOME 2 CASES OF WINE. Personalize your own label or use ours.

* Program ends at noon of final day.

INCLUDES:
Four nights lodging at The Hope-Merrill and Hope-Bosworth House Inns;  Sumptuous breakfasts each morning;  Two wine/food receptions;  Two gourmet picnics;  Four Alfresco dinners;  Two private winery tours and tasting;  And take home two cases of your own wine.

OUR WINEMAKER'S CREDENTIALS:
Graham Parnell has been our Pick & Press winemaker for the past 7 years.  He is an instructor in the Enology program at Santa Rosa Junior College.  He is the Chairman of the West Coast Wine Competition and co-coordinator of the Grand Harvest Awards Competition, and recently he was a judge in the 1999 Cloverdale Citrus Fair.  Graham is the managing editor for Vineyard & Winery Management Magazine and also writes a monthly wine column for a business magazine.

COST: Only $975 per couple, tax included.

All meals, lodging, and wine included in one price!

CAN'T PARTICIPATE IN THE ENTIRE EVENT?
Then SHARE THE "PICK & PRESS" PACKAGE
*Split the wine, the fun and the expense with another couple.
*Enjoy half of the package and give the other half as Birthday, Anniversary, or Wedding Gift to someone special.

ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF RESERVATIONS AVAILABLE.


or phone us at 1-800-825-4233

THE ONLY EXPERIENCE OF ITS KIND IN THE CALIFORNIA WINE COUNTRY!

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