Messina Hof Plans 31st Annual Harvest Celebration

It’s almost time for the 31st annual Harvest Celebration at Messina Hof in Bryan. Get ready to stomp some grapes!

This year’s harvest events are:

Moonlit Harvest
Friday, July 18, 2008
Here’s your chance to pick and stomp grapes, get a souvenir t-shirt to imprint with your purple feet, and enjoy a Vineyard Cuisine dinner at The Vintage House. Price: $69.95 plus tax and gratuity.

Harvest Daytime
Saturday, July 19, 2008 – Sunday, August 17, 2008 (Saturday and Sunday only)
You’ll have your choice of four options at different prices:

Option 1: All day activities: including picking, stomping, t-shirt, lunch, food and wine pairing seminar
8 a.m.
Price – $69.95 plus tax and gratuity on Saturdays
$59.95 plus tax and gratuity on Sundays

Option 2: Picking, stomping plus t-shirt
8 a.m.
Price – $39.95 plus tax and gratuity

Option 3: Picking, stomping and lunch
8 a.m.
Price – $39.95 plus tax and gratuity

Option 4: Food and wine pairing seminar
1:30pm
Price – $19.95 plus tax and gratuity

Murder Mystery Dinners
Saturday, July 19, 2008 – Saturday, August 15, 2008
All Murder Mystery Dinners begin at 6:30 PM and cost $69.95 plus tax and gratuity.

Mystery Dinner themes:

July 19 – “Pirate Murder Mystery”
July 26 – “Celebrity Celebrations”
August 2 – “Storm Survivors”
August 9 – “Case of the Missing Matchmaker”
August 15 – “Murder on the Mound”

Harvest Vintner’s Dinners
Friday, July 25, 2008 – Saturday, August 16, 2008
All Vintners’ Dinners begin at 6:30 PM. Cost of the dinners range from $69.95 to $125 plus tax and gratuity.

Harvest Vintner’s Dinners:

July 25 – French Chateau Wines
August 1 – Beringer Wines
August 8 – Terlato Wines
August 16 – Grand Finale – Italian Wines

For more information or to register:
• call (800) 736-9463 ext. 34.

To reserve a Harvest Festival package:
• visit http://www.messinahof.com/docs/MH_%20Harvest_Reg_Form_08.pdf

For information or reservations for the Villa Bed & Breakfast at Messina Hof:
• call (800) 736-9463 ext. 22