Party: Harvest Stomp at Hudson Vineyards

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

We have a friend who invites us to the coolest events.
He gets tickets to these locals-only kinds of things,
the coolest winery-owner kinds of things.

Last weekend, we got a chance to attend the Harvest Stomp.

It’s a fundraiser for the Napa Valley Growers Association.
They grow the grapes here in Napa Valley.
(It’s easy to forget that wine is an agricultural product sometimes.)

Hog Island was there, shucking oysters.
You could walk right up and eat as many barbecued or raw oysters as you wanted.
(Since it was about 42° outside, I wasn’t too worried about oyster-tummy.

There were auction lots like turkey hunting on winery property and catered Thanksgiving dinners for 12.
The creativity that goes into these auction lots is truly inspirational.

Erin Martin from Erin Martin Design designed the party look.
She makes amazing interiors, so there’s no surprise she does amazing exteriors.
(Did you see the giant bandannas draped over the roofs?)

All sponsoring wineries had wines on the table.
You get to try more that way.

Table numbers in chalk on brick.
Jelly jars holding flameless votives.
Bandannas for napkins.
(Following #HJEntertains on Twitter? These tips might sound a little familiar )

The evening ended with cookies, coffee and a hundred people cuddling around a bonfire.
As all evenings should.

Thanks friend-who-invites-us-to-the-cool-stuff.
You have no idea how much we appreciate it.

(More photos here if you like to look at photos of how we do this Napa Valley style.)

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