Millbrook Winery's Winegrowing Boot Camp is an insider's          experience for the adventurous wine lover.

 Learn the art and science of Hudson Valley viticulture in this hands-on experiential program with winemaker, John Graziano.

              Space is Limited

This six (6) part experiental series will focus on hands-on viticulture and wine making subjects associated with the growing and making of Millbrook's exciting Northern Italian white grape variety - Tocai Friulano.

OVERVIEW

Each seminar will challenge participants to roll their sleeves and plunge into winegrowing and winemaking during their visits to Millbrook Winery throughout the grape growing and winemaking season.

Participants will receive lunch, including a glass of wine, after each vineyard seminar during May through October at Millbrook's Vineyard Grille. The program also includs a seat at our annual Tocai Celebration luncheon (May 19) and Harvest Party luncheon (October 13). A final closing luncheon will occur in March 2013 to celebrate the bottling of the wine.  

COST OF PROGRAM

$795.00 per person, plus tax

Price Includes:

• All Seminars
• Use of vineyard equipment
• One seat at our Tocai Release Party
• Lunch with wine at our Vineyard Grille
• One seat at our 22nd Annual Harvest Party
• 1 case (12 bottles) of custom labeled Tocai Friulano wine after bottling in March 2013

Boot Camp Transportation Option

For those participants in the NYC Metro area who require transportation services, the winery will be providing bus shuttle service to and from the Poughkeepsie Train Station for an additional fee.

$100 Transportation Fee

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Saturday, April 13 10:00am- 1:00pm

Vine Pruning And Tying

Participants will learn the viticultural aspects of pruning with hands-on instruction from winemaker, John Graziano. Students will actively pull brush, prune and tie vines.

Saturday, May 18 11:00am-3:00pm

Bud Break & Tocai Release Party

Students will visually inspect their vine site with John Graziano for bud break cam vine condition, then attend the Annual Tocai Release Luncheon that follows.

Saturday, June 1 11:00am-1:00pm

Vertical Shoot Positioning

A critical step in grape growing, each student will learn the art of vertical shoot positioning to maximize sun exposure to the grape vines.

Saturday, July 13 11:00am-1:00pm

Leaf Pulling

In July as the leaf canopy develops students will learn the next critical procedure which balances the amount of direct and indirect sunlight onto the fruit.  

Saturday, October 19 10:00-3:00pm

Grape Harvest & Harvest Party Luncheon

Harvest dates cannot be directly determined and will depend on the 2013 growing season. Ripe fruit will be harvested by each student and brought to the crush pad.  All participants will attend the Annual Harvest Party Luncheon to follow.

Saturday, March 15 11:00am-2:00pm

Tocai Bottling

Over the winter the wine will be stainless steel fermented and cold stabilized by John Graziano and his wine making staff. In March each participant will come and watch as their personal case of wine is bottled and labeled.