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New Innkeepers Continues Successful Wine Making Program & Wins A Silver Medal

Geyserville, CA, October 29, 1997 ... Cosette and Ron Scheiber, the new owners of the very prestigious Hope-Merrill and Hope-Bosworth Houses in Geyserville, California have continued on with the Inns 6^th year of wine making by the inns guests. The program, begun by the former owners, Bob & Rosalie Hope, introduces "wannabe" winemakers to the labors of producing wine. Each participant partakes in the picking, hauling, crushing, blending, bottling and labeling of their own wine. When all is said and done, each couple gets to go home with one case of red and one case of white wine which they have made.

This one of a kind, four day event takes place over two two day sessions. Session one occurs in the fall during harvest time; session two occurs in the spring for bottling. Besides the "fun" of hard work, guests are treated to sumptuous breakfasts, picnic lunches by the pool and wine receptions followed by barbeque dinners under the grape arbor. On the last morning of both sessions, everyone is treated to a private tour and tasting at one of our local premium wineries.

This past years event resulted in a Silver Medal for the 1996 Chardonnay at the Annual Geyserville Autumn Leaves Amature Winemaker Competition. This years judging was held at Silver Oak Winery in Geyserville.

As yet, dates have not been chosen for the 1998 - 1999 Pick & Press Event, the Scheibers are developing a wait list and everyone will be notified as soon as the dates have been solidified. For more information call 1 800 825 4BED. Or write, Hope-Merrill House, P.O. Box 42, Geyserville, CA 95441.