2009 Grape Stomp

Check out our 2009 Grape Stomp photos!

Thanks to all who attended our Grape Stomp Festival! We raised over 1,250 pounds of food for the Scott Carver CAP Agency Food Shelf. Cities 97 morning hosts BT and Lee (right) joined us on Saturday, September 19 from 3-6 pm.

The winery came alive with excitement this past September as we celebrated the harvest of the grapes! We had an Artisan MarketPlace filled with antiques, crafts, and food vendors as well as artists, wine and gift items, and our famous specialty chocolates. Cousin Alan from Unbridled Chocolates mixed up his version of Minnesota mousse. (Thanks, cuz!)

Listen to Don's Cities 97 Interview from 9/16 (mp3).

Grape Stomp Thanks

Thanks to musician Greg McKush for performing between stomp sets.
Photographer Mary Pearson was out at the vineyard taking photos over the weekend. Check out her professional Grape Stomp photos.
Sailer's Greenhouse in Prior Lake provided lots of flowers for use and mums for sale during the festival. Their greenery, including the buffalo and sea monster, were big hits with children of all ages. Find out more.

WASTE NOT, WANT NOT (A "FOOT" NOTE)

While not a purely organic farm, the Crofut Winery does maintain a compost pile where we dispose of all organic remains from the wine-making process. The compost makes a wonderful fertilizer for our vines each spring. We should also mention that all grapes and juice from our annual Grape Stomp harvest festival go into the compost pile at day's end. The grapes you stomp DO contribute to future wines, but no feet are used in our actual wine-making process.

Crofut Family Winery & Vineyard (in Jordan, Minnesota)
Phone: 952-492-3227 (492-FAB7) Email: info@crofutwinery.com	21646 Langford Ave. S. (on Hwy. 13) 7 miles south of Mystic Lake