Grape stomping at Windy Winery, Brenham, Texas. {#VisitBrenham}
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While looking through the list of experiences we could enjoy while visiting Washington County, grape stomping jumped off that list.
We’ve read so much about grape stomping in books and watched the same in movies that this became one of our must-dos on the trip.
Grape stomping at Windy Winery, Brenham, Texas.
We were fortunate to be in Brenham, Texas, a weekend the Windy Winery, was hosting a grape stomp and they were gracious to extend a complimentary admission to my family.
The drive up to the cozy winery was beautiful and serene except for the moments the kids would spot herds of cows and shriek with excitement.
Upon reaching Windy Winery, we were warmly welcomed and briefed that we would pick grapes off the vine, grape stomp and then create a souvenir tee each, to take home.
We were each given a pail to collect the Champanel grapes we’d pick off the vines and were led to the vineyard by our guide.
The kids were thrilled to have Windy Winery’s four legged members join us at the vineyard.
Indie and Mona kept the kids company, patiently waiting till each grape was clipped off,
and all our pails filled.
Before we headed back to the shade to stomp the grapes we collected, the kids explored the vineyard a bit and listened to how Windy makes their wines.
Once they finally decided they had had enough of the sun, we headed on to the portion of the tour we’d been waiting for…
grape stomping.
We were told we could jump, dance, march, squash the grapes with our feet and yes, get as messy as we wanted during the same.
(That’s all the invitation the kids needed!)
After each of us finished our turn at stomping, we stepped out onto our white Windy Winery tees and left grape juice footprints on the same to serve as souvenirs of our experience.
While we waited for our tees to dry,
we were served chilled fruit punch (if you drink wine, you get to sample Windy’s wine but we don’t, hence the fruit punch.) and the kids happily played with Indie and Mona.
We spent close to an hour and a half at Windy Winery and I loved that the vineyard wasn’t overwhelmingly spaced out for the kids and that we were able to do cross grape stomping off our bucket list!
For more details on the next grape stomp event, contact Windy Winery:
Windy Winery
4232 Clover Road
Brenham Texas, 77833
Phone (979) 836 3252
I’d love to visit this winery. I think my family would have a blast there. Just stomping the grapes looks like a fantastic time.
Grape stomping is on my bucket list. Looks like you had a great time!
This looks like so much fun! I think my family would really enjoy doing this together.
Looks like a lot of fun. The kids got to stomp grapes at the Biltmore when they were little and they loved it.
Oh how fun! I have always wanted to do something like this. I hope to get to sometime, My kids would absolutely love it too!
This looks like a lot of fun. I love the t-shirts that is such a neat souvenir.
I’m having some real I Love Lucy flashbacks. I would love to stomp grapes! It looks like such a blast.
What a fun experience!! Will you wear the t-shirts or make a throw out of them or something else entirely? Does the print come off if you wash it?
I’m thinking of framing the kids’ tees. Our guide promised the grape stained prints won’t come off after a wash but I wouldn’t want to take any chances with that. 🙂
What fun to actually stomp grapes. I didn’t know that was still a “thing.” I love the episode of “I Love Lucy” where she stomps grapes. 🙂
I have always wanted to go wine stomping. I think it would be great to feel the grapes between my toes.
What a super awesome experience! Grape stomping would totally be something I would add to my bucket list!
Grape stomping looks like a lot of fun! I would love to do this!
Oh I would love to do this. How fun! I will need a pedicure first
That sounds like such a cool experience! I’ve heard about how they stomp grapes my whole life but I’ve never actually seen it.
Oh what a fun experience. I would love to do this.
That’s something I’d like to do one day. It looks fun. Messy, but fun. Love baby girls little feet in there. Too cute.
I saw the pictures and just had an image of I Love Lucy in my head!! So much fun!
Oh gosh how fun! I love visiting wineries but haven’t had a chance to do the wine stomp. That sounds like so much fun.
What a fun experience!! Man you are giving me a list of places to visit when we move back to Texas. 🙂
What a fun experience! I’ve always wanted to try this. I love the t-shirt souvenirs at the end 🙂 You took some stunning photos!
So much fun! This is actually on my bucketlist to stomp on grapes and make my own wine! I love how you got the baby involved too so precious!
I wish I knew of a place in my area that did this in NH or VT .. would be such a fun experience.
Can I just say that grape stomping is on my bucket list? I am totally checking out this winery now!!
That looks like such a fun time! I’ve always wanted to do that!