Save the Date! Our popular Crush Festival is being planned for August 19, 2023. This family friendly event is packed full of fun for all with a traditional grape stomp, live music, cooperage demo and more!
Crush Festival, the annual celebration of the grape harvest season in Missouri, is a fun-filled day in The Gardens. Enjoy friendly competition with an old-fashioned grape stomp out front, and foot-stomping live, local music in the beautifully landscaped wine and beer garden to kick off this most wonderful time of the year. We’ll even have a bounce house for the kids! Next, our friends at Independent Stave Company will wow you with a live Cooperage demonstration. Then, cool down with our team on a guided tour of our wine cellar.
Public House Brewing Company‘s full MENU will be available – food and drink to keep you and your group going all day. The event will kick off at 11:00 am and we’ll celebrate till the sun goes down!
The event is free to attend, family-friendly, and we welcome your leashed pets. Grape harvest season is an exciting time in Missouri, and we’re thrilled to kick it off with you during this annual celebration. We look forward to seeing you there!
Schedule:
11 am – 3 pm — Grape Stomp
11 am – 3 pm — Bounce House
2 pm – 3 pm — Cooperage Demonstration
3 pm — Cellar Tour
Live Music:
11 am – 2 pm — Kirk Pierce
2:30 pm – 5:00 pm — Justyn Moreland
6 pm – 9 pm — Even the Losers
Help us celebrate the start of Grape Harvest in the Meramec Highlands with our Second Annual Crush Festival! St. James Winery and Public House Brewing Company are hosting the event in The Gardens Saturday, August 25 from 11:00 a.m. to 11 p.m. You can find The Gardens at St. James between the winery and brewery. (551 State Route B, St. James MO 65559).
There will be several fun, free activities going on all day long! Partake in a grape stomp, watch wine and beer making demonstrations, or hang out and listen to live music while exploring the delicious new menu The Gardens has to offer.
Schedule for the day:
Live Music
11:00 – 2:00 pm – Trilogy
3:00 – 6:00 pm – Hey Dave
7:00 – 10:00 pm – Even the Losers
Grape Stomp
12:00 – 4:00 pm
Demonstrations
10:00 am – Wine making demonstration
12:00 pm – Small batch brewing demonstration
1:00 pm – Wine making demonstration
2:00 pm – Cooperage demonstration
4:00 pm – Cooking demonstration
In addition to the activities happening in The Gardens, the St. James Taproom Mezzanine will be holding a ticketed Shrimp Boil dinner at 6:00 p.m. Each course of the meal will be expertly paired with our premier Winemaker Series wines. This dinner has limited seating and sold out quickly last year, so purchase tickets before they are gone!
Menu:
Starter: Featuring Winemaker Series Blend 43 (dry red) – House-baked beer bread with Mood Dance Farms grilled sirloin. Topped with cream cheese and fresh herbs whipped together with our stout onion jam.
Shrimp Boil: Paired with Winemaker Series The Folly (dry white) – Shrimp, crawfish, andouille, corn, potatoes, onions and spices.
Dessert: Served with Winemaker Series Chardonel (dry white) – Deconstructed fruit tart.
Purchase Shrimp Boil tickets: http://bit.ly/CrushFestShrimpBoil
Save the Date! Our popular Crush Festival is being planned for August 19, 2023. This family friendly event is packed full of fun for all with a traditional grape stomp, live music, cooperage demo and more!
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