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

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

$750.00 per person, plus tax

Price Includes:

• All Seminars
• Use of vineyard equipment
• One seat at our Tocai Release Party
• Two lunches 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 14 10:00am-Noon

Vine Pruning And Tying

Transportation Option:

Take the 7:50am Metro North Train leaving Grand Central Terminal. Arrive at Poughkeepsie Train Station at 9:37am Shuttle Bus will be waiting. Return to Poughkeepsie to meet the 1:35pm train returning to the Grand Central.

Saturday, May 19 11:00am-3:00pm

Bud Break & Tocai Release Party

Transportation Option:

Take the 8:50am Metro North Train leaving Grand Central Terminal. Arrive at Poughkeepsie Train Station at 10:37am Shuttle Bus will be waiting. Return to Poughkeepsie to meet the 4:35pm train returning to the Grand Central.

Saturday, June 2 11:00am-1:00pm

Vertical Shoot Positioning

Transportation Option:

Take the 8:50am Metro North Train leaving Grand Central Terminal. Arrive at Poughkeepsie Train Station at 10:37am, Shuttle Bus will be waiting. Return to Poughkeepsie to meet the 2:40pm train returning to the Grand Central.

Saturday, July 14 11:00am-1:00pm

Leaf Pulling

Transportation Option:

Take the 8:50am Metro North Train leaving Grand Central Terminal. Arrive at Poughkeepsie Train Station at 10:37am, Shuttle Bus will be waiting. Return to Poughkeepsie to meet the 2:40pm train returning to the Grand Central.

Saturday, October 13 9:00am-4:00pm

Grape Harvest & Harvest Party Luncheon

Transportation Option:

Take the 6:20am Metro North Train leaving Grand Central Terminal. Arrive at Poughkeepsie Train Station at 8:34am Shuttle Bus will be waiting. Return to Poughkeepsie to meet the 5:40pm train returning to the Grand Central.

Saturday, March 16 11:00am-2:00pm

Tocai Bottling

Transportation Option:

                                               TBD Central Terminal. Arrive at Poughkeepsie Train Station at 9:37am Shuttle Bus will be waiting. Return to Poughkeepsie to meet the 2:40pm train returning to the Grand Centra