Festa Italiana Grape Stomping Sign Up
For centuries grapes were picked by hand and grape stomping was the method used to extract juice from the grapes which were then used to make wine. It is believed that grape stomping goes back as far as Rome in 200 BC. We won’t make wine from our Grape Stomp, only FUN!
Stomp competitions take place on a raised platform near the Food Pavilion of Festa on Saturday (see Festa Map). The first heat takes place at approximately 1:00 PM. Our Emcees will be the awesome hilarious duo of Tommy Vacarella and Mike Lorino, two amici known for their flavorful commentary! Each team competes against their rivals to create and collect as much grape juice as possible in a messy and frenetic 3-minute stomp! Participants, be ready to jump in with both feet and make some vino! Your rules are as follows:
Stompers must use bare feet.
Teams of 2. Only one team member may stomp at a time.
Each four-minute heat allows 3 minutes of stomping and 1 minute of juice collecting.
A five-gallon jug is used to collect the juice.
The collected juice is measured by the judges, encouraged by the audience, of course!
To REGISTER, complete this application and enter here. There is no Fee to enter!