LDV Winery Celebrates “Come Over October” Movement with Series of Fun, Wine-Centric Events Throughout OCTOBER

October is around the corner! With the weather cooling down, it’s prime time for wine season — enjoying social time with friends and neighbors and celebrating the simple joy of connecting over an excellent bottle of wine.

Come Over October is a movement recognizing the time-honored social tradition of raising a glass together to celebrate everyday moments. In observance of Come Over October, LDV Winery presents the following events and reasons to come together and savor the communal beverage that is wine!

Cooking with Grapes

Saturday, Oct. 5 | 10:30 a.m.-noon

This engaging event encourages guests to think outside the “pot” when cooking — including how to incorporate grapes into innovative dishes. This experience is complimentary for wine club members; for non-club members, the price is $20, which includes wine and nibbles.

Wine Time with Curt: Harvest 2024 Update

Sunday, Oct. 13 | 11 a.m.-noon

Co-owner and Winemaker Curt Dunham’s latest wine time discussion takes guests on a journey to the vineyards by way of a harvest 2024 update. Guests can enjoy wine tastings and nibbles as they learn about what’s new at the LDV Winery and Estate. This event is free for wine club members and $20 for non-club members.

Wine Club Open House

Sunday, Oct. 13 | 1-5 p.m.

Wine club members are invited to taste new wines and pick up their wine club packages. This event is free for members; there is a fee for guests.

Halloween Themed Paint N’ Sip Wine Wednesday

Wednesday, Oct. 23 | 6-8 p.m.

Gather the ghouls and head over to the LDV Winery Tasting Room for a spooktacular Halloween-themed Paint N’ Sip event, during which participants will create their own Halloween canvas painting. The cost of this experience is $14, or 2/$24 which includes a tutorial by Paint the Party Mobile Art Studio and the materials needed to create a frightfully fun masterpiece! Register at  https://square.link/u/Gdz7Yhfw.

Wine Time with Curt: Vineyard Volcanic Soils

Saturday, Oct. 26 | 11 a.m.-noon

Curt gets down and dirty talking all things vineyard volcanic soils, such as the kind in which LDV Winery grapes are grown! Guests will enjoy an engaging education and discussion of this topic, along with wine tastings and nibbles. This event is free for wine club members and $20 for non-club members.

October is rife with fun things to do around Old Town, including the Italian Festival on Saturday, Oct. 19 and Sunday, Oct. 20, as well as the Waterfront Fine Art Festival from Friday Oct. 25 through Sunday, Oct. 27. Stroll around these fun festivals, then stop into the LDV Winery Tasting Room for relaxing and soothing wind down.

To register for these events, call 480-664-4822. For more about LDV Winery, visit ldvwinery.com.