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The winery has made a cel- bration out of harvest time ,vith the 18th annual Harvest Weekends. The festivities, which are held the last two [weekends in July and the first two weekends in August, are a time for the community to get involved in the harvesting process. Paul Bonarrigo, owner and winemaker of Messina Hof, said Harvest Weekend started in 1984 when a group of Texas A&M graduate students, who were familiar with the Euro pean tradition, asked to help pick the harvest. Bonarrigo realized the (tradi tion could be passed on, and Harvest Weekends have con tinued to grow. The events start with grape picking. .After a brief safety seminar, those over 18 years of tizing fundraiiffi| ng victims, J m y j c. I age are given a “picking knife,” - Jj and for one hour to an hour I and a half, they pick as many I grapes as they can. ■ The winery has made a con- [' test out of this by rewarding those who find “The Big /If*/} Kahuna,” the largest cluster of LlUlC Trapes- in 2Oto30perct arrels of fun Stories by Melissa Sorola-Bilano Pictures by E. Ray Messina Hof winery offers Harvest Weekends for wine lovers Throughout the picking Bonarrigo leads the group in songs and stories. Those looking to reenact the famous “I Love Lucy” grape- stomping scene can do it dur ing Harvest Weekend. Bonar rigo said some past participants have shown up dressed as Lucy and E'thel. After the grapes are picked participants are welcome to stomp the grapes. They can then set their grape footprints on a commemorative T-shirt. Harvest Weekends are the best time of year for people to learn about winemaking, Bonarrigo said. “In one day one can see fruit to juice, juice to fermentation,” he said. Other activities include wine and food-pairing semi nars and dinners with other wineries, called “vintner” din ners. This year Kendall Jack- son and Beaidieu Vineyards wineries are participating in the dinners. There are also “murder mystery” dinners and a “God father Eeast,” which includes menu items like “Don Cor- leone Tortellini Salad” and “Clemenza VRosemary Lemon Sorbet.” Jennifer Simpson, public re lations director at Messina Hof, said the dinners all focus on “vineyard cuisine” prepared by the winery’s restaurant, The Vintage House. .Vineyard cuisine incorpo rates the freshest and finest vegetables, many of which are grown on die wineiy, Simpson said. “We also try to incorporate wine in all our items,” she said. Bonarrigo said people from all over die world come to Har vest Weekends and a lot of peo ple plan their visits to Texas around harvest time so they may participate. This year marks the third year Fred and Karen Grampp, of Austin, have participated in I larvest Weekends. Grampp grew up on a farm in Delaware where he picked grapes. Harvest Weekends gives him a chance to reflect on those memories. * Grampp said he enjoys grape picking and the atmos phere of Elarvest Weekends. “I like the camaraderie in working with other people picking grapes,” Grampp said. Grampp, who has toured wineries throughout the state and Europe, said that even though grape picking is labori ous, it does not seem like hard work when you do it during Harvest Weekends. “There is no pressure and it is a relaxed atmosphere,” Grampp said. Grampp said he and his wife have made good friends during harvest time. “We’ve established relation ships with the staff and other people we’ve met and it’s a good feeling to be with people you like,” Grampp said. Craig Collins, a senior speech communications major and Hospitality Specialist at Messina Hof, said harvest is an exciting time for the winery. “It is a really big part of the year for us because we get to see how our crop was for the year,” Collins said. The Bonarrigo family has been making wine for 200 years. Bonarrigo’s family is from Messina, Sicily and his wife’s family originates from Hof, Germany, hence the name Messina Hof. It is a tradition in the Bonar rigo family for the oldest male in the family to be designated as winemaker for that genera- , tion and to carry on the name. Bonarrigo is the 6th Paul in the family. Messina Hof comprises 40 acres and grows the Lenoir grape to make their signature | n il l Reservations are required for Elarvest Weekends and prices for activities range from $19.95 to $89.95 per person. For more information call the Elarvest ITotline at (979) 778- 9463 Ext. 34. Wine and the Kitchen Those looking to find the right wine to go with their meal can find an expert on the sub ject in Merrill Bonarrigo, A&M class of 1975 and co-founder of Messina Hof Winery. Bonarrigo, author of Ul timate Wine and Food Pairing Cookbook, said she has primari ly learned by experience about which foods and wines go best together. Bonarrigo said traditionally, white wines are paired with white meats and red wines with red meats, hut now that is not the case. “Now you pair wine with the strongest flavor on the plate, you pair with the season ings,” Bonarrigo said. An example of this is paring- spicy foods with sweeter wines, Bonarrigo said. Wine and cheeses are popu lar combinations and Bonarri go said these items would be easy for college students to put together. Mozzarella and Elavarti cheeses go best with dry white wines like chardonnay and sauvignon blanc; Jack, feta and goat cheeses go best with chenin blanc and white zinfan- del; red wines like cabernet sauvignon and merlot best compliment cheddar and Parmesan cheeses, Bonarrigo said. See Wine on Page 6. E. RAY/The Battalion Tae Park, an employee at Messina Hof, examines a bunch of grapes during the wine festival this weekend. ited 1997 study in j ,! Journal ofMeJi'J I MS J iat using hand-1 .m dm pies theeb roughly the sacs ing. A-funded stud; | t y of North Cat tiver distraction 1 percent of VM ants analyzedl ily 1.5 percer Ted that they' hone. :h, New Yorl : state to pass a phones whiletj a dozen loca!; jn countries, ins, and at leal 'iisidering sin TALK) tor in Chief iging Editor f, Radio Producer f Opinion Editor , Graphics Editor p hoto Editor News Editor s, Sports Editor i, Webmaster Asst. 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The guitar-based al bum flows smoothly from track to track, incorporating pop- rock intros and choruses with punk-purist friendly verse rhythms that all sound much too familiar. Other tracks follow with youth-friendly lyrics, speaking on a range of themes like the quest for individuality, non conformity and complacency. As for romantic songs, do not look for any sweet odes to virgin maidens on this CD. Lyrics examining the male/fe male relationship concentrate on mutual confusions and mis- communications, not profes sions of undying love. The last song on the disk, “Pain for Pleasure,” might just be the most memorable, simply for its different style. This track is a heavy-metal heavyweight in the truest sense. Speedy riffs and devilish lyrics will leave lis teners head-banging as they reach for a grown-up CD to break the levity. 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The jazzy feel incorporated in “Failin’ ” is very soothing, as she sings about how she keeps on falling in love with the same person no matter how hard she tries to resist. Keys gives us the feel of mu sic that was present in the day of the Harlem Renaissance, but at the same time, she puts a mod ern twist to many of her tracks. She fuses “old school” and hip- hop on the song, “Girlfriend,” where she collaborates with So So Def artist Jermaine Dupri. The track has Keys’ piano stylings layered with Dupri’s hip-hop dance beats. It is no wonder Keys is No. 1 on the charts. She has been try ing to share her natural talent with the mainstream world for about five years. Keys’ talent is truly genuine and definitely unique in this world of pop icons and template songs about teenage love. 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