This September, Grapevine’s Historic Most important Avenue transforms right into a wine paradise with a Roaring Twenties twist because the thirty ninth Annual GrapeFest – A Texas Wine Expertise, offered by Financial institution of the West, uncorks 4 days of taste, enjoyable, and festivities.
Operating September 11-14, this 12 months’s “Grape Gatsby” theme pays homage to the glamour and indulgence of the Nineteen Twenties — minus the prohibition, in fact.
Recent off being named one in all USA TODAY’s Prime 10 Greatest Wine Festivals within the U.S., GrapeFest guarantees an unforgettable expertise stuffed with reside music, artisan distributors, iconic competition bites, and loads of alternatives to lift a glass.
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The Individuals’s Alternative: You be the choose
The Individuals’s Alternative Wine Tasting Basic, offered by Audi Grapevine and the most important consumer-judged wine competitors within the nation, places the ability in your fingers. Throughout ten 90-minute classes, you’ll pattern Texas wines in classes from dry whites to daring reds, delicate rosés to wealthy blends, and solid your vote for the very best.
Go for a VIP Individuals’s Alternative session and luxuriate in limited-capacity tastings that supply a extra intimate wine expertise, plus a memento glass and wine information that will help you navigate the flavors. With Texas winemakers readily available to share their craft, that is your likelihood to sip, swirl, and determine who takes residence the bragging rights.
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Barossa sure: Win an Australian wine escape
This 12 months, tasting may very well be your ticket throughout the globe. Due to Qantas, Barossa, and South Australia, one fortunate festivalgoer will win a six-night, seven-day luxurious getaway Down Beneath to Barossa and Adelaide.
The prize contains roundtrip Qantas financial system flights from DFW, upscale lodging, non-public Barossa vineyard excursions, and luxurious transfers. To enter, merely cease by the Qantas sales space throughout the competition.
When you’re there, immerse your self within the flavors of Barossa by means of the Barossa Premium Wine Expertise, participating wine grasp lessons, and expert-led wine seminars.
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Extra methods to benefit from the ‘Grape Gatsby’
Past Individuals’s Alternative and the Australian getaway, GrapeFest is overflowing with alternatives to sip, savor, and rejoice:
- Worldwide Wine Expertise – Journey the globe with out leaving Most important Avenue, that includes wines from all over the world, sponsored by Gaylord Texan Resort.
- Champagne Terrace – Effervescent delights in a trendy, relaxed setting, sponsored by Hilton DFW Lakes.
- GrapeStomp – Kick off your footwear, roll up your pants, and reside your greatest Lucy Ricardo second.
- Champagne Cork Shoot-Off – Cheer on the corks as they fly.
- Stay Music & Leisure – From jazz to Texas nation, the soundtrack to your weekend is about.
- Artisan Market & Pageant Bites – Store distinctive finds, savor competition classics, and uncover connoisseur treats.
All of this takes place alongside Grapevine’s Historic Most important Avenue, lined with charming outlets, tasting rooms, and the form of small-town character that makes this competition as welcoming as it’s world-class.
Plan your GrapeFest getaway
Whether or not you come for the competitors, the tradition, or the sheer pleasure of wine tasting, GrapeFest is the form of occasion that turns into an annual custom.
Tickets are on sale now, and in style tastings — particularly the VIP Individuals’s Alternative classes — promote out quick. Safe yours as we speak at GrapeFest.com and prepare to toast to Texas wine, Gatsby-style.
