Knowledge is power, which is why locomotives run on burning encyclopedias. Chug toward new understandings with this Groupon.
Choose Between Two Options
Beer-Making Experience $75 for a beer-making experience for two (a $174.99 value) $135 for a beer-making experience for four (a $349.98 value)
- Live brew session
- Brewing Q&A
- Beer tasting
- Three bottles of your own beer to take home per person
Winemaking Experience $85 for a winemaking experience for two (a $209.99 value) $145 for a winemaking experience for four (a $419.98 value)
- Winery tour
- Tastings from oak barrels and bottles
- Winemaking Q&A
- Three bottles of your own varietal to take home per person
Experiences begin on July 19 and 26, with more dates to follow.
Grape Beginnings
At Grape Beginnings, passionate wine aficionado Frank D’Aponte splits his time between producing his own high-quality vintages and instructing others on how to do the same. Frank has a decade of winemaking experience under his belt; as a third-generation winemaker, grape juice runs through his veins. Frank has deepened his knowledge with extensive travel throughout the Napa and Sonoma valleys, studying under master winemakers such as James Allen of Sequoia Grove Vineyards. Novice vintners delve into every aspect of the process, including pressing fresh grapes from California, Chile, Italy, and Argentina, racking in oak barrels, and bottling with custom-made labels.