Tickets for thirty sixth Annual GrapeFest now out there

Grapevine, Texas — Tickets for the 36th Annual GrapeFest® – A Texas Wine Experience, offered by Bank of the West, at the moment are on sale. GrapeFest is the biggest wine pageant of the Southwest and boasts the biggest consumer-judged wine competitors within the nation. This yr’s pageant might be held September 15, 16, 17 and 18, 2022, in historic Grapevine, that includes the perfect of Texas-grown wines in addition to beautiful alternatives from visitor wineries within the California Sonoma Valley and the Italian Sicily area.

Visitors received’t wish to miss signature occasions People’s Choice Wine Tasting Classic, the Liberty Park Plaza Wine Experience and Champagne Terrace, in addition to space wine pavilions and award-winning vineyard tasting rooms on Grapevine’s Urban Wine Trail. Not a lover of wine? Alternative grownup drinks similar to craft brews, laborious seltzers and ciders can even be out there at cubicles all through the pageant.

All New for GrapeFest 2022

New to GrapeFest this yr is the addition of VIP Experiences— unique tasting periods and choices—that can present festival-goers extra comforts and facilities similar to a non-public tent with restricted capability for a extra intimate tasting expertise, deluxe seating, gourmand charcuterie boards, dwell leisure and extra. VIP choices might be out there at each the People’s Choice Wine Tasting Classic and Liberty Park Plaza Wine Experience.

At GrapeStomp, two-person groups take turns stomping 18 kilos of grapes! The group who creates probably the most grape juice, wins!

A Celebration of Texas Wines

GrapeFest is a celebration of Texas wines. Home to greater than 400 wineries and over 4,400 acres of vineyards producing practically three million gallons of Texas wine annually, Texas is the fifth largest wine-producing state within the United States. Grapevine has earned its fame because the headquarters of Texas’ wine business, house to a vibrant Urban Wine Trail alongside Historic Main Street that provides each day wine tastings and particular occasions all year long.

The thirty sixth Annual GrapeFest will once more host the People’s Choice Wine Tasting Classic, a contest of greater than 30 Texas wineries through which festival-goers could have the prospect to pattern over 100 of Texas’ most interesting wines and vote for his or her favorites. This signature occasion, positioned within the Historic Cotton Belt Railroad District, is among the hottest at GrapeFest and is the biggest consumer-judged wine competitors within the nation. Guests will obtain a wine reference information describing featured wines together with a poll. Wine is judged throughout 10 classes (White: Dry, Semi Sweet, Sweet, Blends, Blush/ Rose; Red: Light, Medium, Bold, Sweet and Red Blends), and winners might be introduced on Sunday, September 18 at 5 p.m. People’s Choice will host eight 90-minute Tasting Sessions Thursday by means of Sunday and three VIP Tasting Sessions on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Tasting Sessions ($25 prematurely or $28 on the pageant) embody gentle hors d’oeuvres together with a memento wine glass. VIP Tasting Sessions ($50) will supply a limited-capacity tasting expertise and embody dwell music in addition to gourmand charcuterie and a memento wine glass. All visitors should be 21+ to enter.

The Liberty Park Plaza Wine Experience, sponsored by Gaylord Texan Resort, will supply a world wine tasting expertise that includes Sicily, Italy and Sonoma County, California, with a backdrop of dwell music. Guests might buy a wine flight Tasting Card of six one-ounce pours from a number of 12 wines from the 2 featured wine areas. Additional flights might be out there for buy together with wines by the glass. Tasting Cards ($18 prematurely or $20 on the pageant) embody a memento wine glass. VIP Tasting Cards ($50) embody premiere seating within the Gaylord Texan Lounge (first come, first served), gentle snacks and a memento wine glass, in addition to two glasses of particular wines from the personal bar. Tasting Cards might be required upon entry to Liberty Park Plaza.

Champagne Terrace, sponsored by Hilton DFW Lakes, returns to the shade of the oak bushes in Weems Alley, positioned between the historic Palace Theatre and Grapevine City Hall. Guests will get pleasure from a stupendous garden-like setting and complicated atmosphere of classical music below the porte cochère as they sip glowing mimosas, poinsettias by the glass and quite a lot of champagnes. Table seating might be out there on a primary come, first served foundation.

For some wine-themed pageant enjoyable, GrapeFest will host a Champagne Cork Shoot-Off, sponsored by Texas Gun Experience. This ticketed occasion will happen close to the Grapevine Mills Main Stage at Franklin St. by Tolbert’s. Champagne bottles might be positioned on a stand and contributors will push the cork out of the bottle in direction of a goal. Shots might be measured on accuracy, and prizes (together with money prizes!) might be awarded to each day shoot-off winners and the Grand Shoot-Off Champion. Tickets are $5 per individual for a single shot or $20 for 5 photographs.

The close by Grapevine Wine Pavilion will supply wines from Grapevine’s Urban Wine Trail, that includes alternatives from Main Street’s native vineyard tasting rooms.

Guests may also signal as much as compete within the common GrapeStomp competitors positioned between the Ole Grapevine Cigar Shop and City Hall. Two-person groups swap turns at stomping roughly 18 kilos of grapes for 2 minutes, and officers measure the extracted juice. Prizes for the champions are awarded hourly. Scores are saved for the complete weekend with a Grand Champion Stomp-Off on Sunday, through which the winners might be awarded the coveted “Purple Foot,” a glass sculpture from Grapevine’s Vetro Glass Blowing Studio. The entry charge is $10 per group (contestants should be over 13 to compete).

Family-Friendly Events and Activities

GrapeFest caters to family-friendly enjoyable! This yr’s pageant will supply loads of parent- and kid-friendly actions, with tons of enjoyable to find alongside the Carnival halfway, a Kid Zone and all alongside Historic Main Street. Guests can take a spin on the large Ferris wheel, catch thrills on the various carnival rides and take a look at their luck alongside the halfway video games. After working up an urge for food, they’ll prime off their winnings with ice-cold drinks and basic pageant bites like corn canine, turkey legs, nachos, funnel muffins, snow cones and popcorn. In a brand new location, the Kid Zone will supply interactive actions from LEGOLAND Discovery Center, SEA LIFE Aquarium and Peppa Pig, in addition to arts and crafts offered by 121 Community Church, inspiring instructional experiences with House of Shine, face portray and extra. Festival-goers can then stroll throughout the Grapevine Vintage Railroad prepare platform to European-style meals corridor Harvest Hall, and for $3 go to the remark stage of the Tower at Grapevine Main Station, positioned at 815 S. Main St., for a 150-foot-high hen’s eye view of pageant grounds from the south finish of Historic Main Street.

Shopping and Dining Along Historic Main Street

Each yr, GrapeFest brings in artisans and market distributors from all around the metroplex, and past. Attendees can stroll to the north finish of Historic Main Street to discover a market of handmade treasures and distinctive items, in addition to gourmand goodies highlighting all issues Texas—from native honey to barbecue sauces, salsas, baked items, sweet, craft sodas and extra. The flavors of the pageant aren’t restricted to road distributors although—visitors can sit down and calm down at any one among Historic Main Street’s well-known eating places, from Piaf Kitchen’s Mediterranean coastal delicacies to Farina’s Winery & Café (strive the spaghetti pizza) to the Chicago-style Weinberger’s Deli, with over 120 sandwiches—and plenty of extra. Additionally, the boutiques, galleries, jewellery shops and different outlets lining Main Street might be open, providing particular offers and incentives.

The thirty sixth Annual GrapeFest® – A Texas Wine Experience, offered by Bank of the West, opens Thursday, September 15 at 11 a.m.

HOURS & ADMISSION

Thursday, September 15: 11 a.m.–10 p.m. – free admission all day

Friday, September 16: 11 a.m.–11 p.m. – paid admission after 5 p.m.

Saturday, September 17: 11 a.m.–11 p.m. – paid admission

Sunday, September 18: 11 a.m.–6 p.m. – paid admission

DAILY ADMISSION

Adults: $10

Seniors (62+): $5

Children (6-12): $5

Children 5 and below: FREE

WEEKEND PASS

$20 good for Friday, Saturday and Sunday admission

For extra info, please name 817.410.3185 or electronic mail VisitorInfo@GrapevineTexasUSA.com. Also go to GrapeFest.com for extra info and schedules.

How to Get There

GrapeFest is proud to associate with Trinity Metro TEXRail to supply pageant goers a hassle-free option to get to and from the pageant. Attendees are inspired to park at a TEXRail station and trip the prepare to the Grapevine / Main Street Station, which stops proper in entrance of the pageant entrance. Riders can park without spending a dime at a TEXRail station and trip proper as much as the pageant, and keep away from the trouble of discovering parking. What’s extra, patrons who use GoPass to buy a TEXRail ticket will obtain a 50 p.c low cost on their roundtrip ticket, plus $2 off pageant admission with proof of ridership. For those that want to drive, there might be two complimentary parking areas with complimentary shuttles. Lot 1 is positioned at Grapevine Mills, and can drop off at admission gate #2 (E. Texas and Smith Street). Lot 2 is positioned on the Grapevine Public Library and can drop off on the entrance entrance of Hotel Vin. Shuttles for these tons will run from 10 a.m.–11 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m.–Midnight on Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m.–7 p.m. on Sunday.

Where to Stay

Guests can guide a getaway and save as space accommodations and resorts supply varied seasonal packages and promotions. Enjoy a variety of lodging choices, together with resort-style, boutique and budget-friendly accommodations. With greater than 20 lodging choices to select from, there’s a place for each kind of trip expertise and each funds. Visit GrapevineTexasUSA.com/ accommodations/deals-and-packages/ for particulars.

ABOUT BANK OF THE WEST

Bank of the West is proud to be an Independent Community Bank, headquartered in Grapevine and serving North Texas for greater than three a long time, serving to to create flourishing communities by placing your {dollars} to work domestically—with selections made domestically. Bank of the West is a member of the FDIC and presenting sponsor of the thirty sixth Annual GrapeFest. Additional sponsors for this yr’s pageant embody Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center, TEXRail Trinity Metro, Texas Ace Heating & Air, Hilton DFW Lakes, 121 Community Church, LEGOLAND Discovery Center, Texas Gun Experience, Grapevine Golf Cars, and plenty of extra.

ABOUT GRAPEVINE, TEXAS

Historic Grapevine, Texas—centrally positioned between Dallas and Fort Worth—is the premiere go-to vacation spot when planning a getaway or trip in North Texas, offering visitors a complicated escape from the massive metropolis. Step again in time on Historic Downtown Main Street and go to the greater than 80 charming locally-owned outlets, boutiques, jewellery shops, vineyard tasting rooms, eating places and artisans. Guests can unwind at one of many many award-winning vineyard tasting rooms, and relaxation straightforward at one of many metropolis’s distinctive accommodations like Gaylord Texas Resort & Convention Center or Great Wolf Lodge, which options an indoor water park. Take benefit of recreation on Lake Grapevine in addition to over 9 miles of wilderness and biking trails. Hop aboard the Grapevine Vintage Railroad or expertise late nineteenth century farm life at historic Nash Farm. Whether you get pleasure from indoor or outside actions, Grapevine has one thing for everybody. For extra info, go to GrapevineTexasUSA.com.

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