You take off your shoes, climb into a barrel of grapes, and stomp. Your team of four has twenty minutes. The juice splashes up your calves. Someone is keeping score. You are laughing harder than you've laughed in months.
The 8th Annual Somerset Vineyard Grape Stomp runs September 26, 2026 from 1 PM to 5 PM in Temecula Wine Country. Teams of four compete in old-fashioned grape stomping while a live DJ keeps the energy up and wine and sangria keep the participants loose. Food trucks handle the rest. The afterparty band plays until the sun sets behind the vines.
Somerset Vineyards & Winery, 36601 De Portola Rd, Temecula, CA 92592. Teams: $250-$285. Check somersetvineyard.com.
This is the Temecula day trip you actually remember. Send it to the three people who'd make your team.