Date
Saturday, February 8, 2025
*The rain date is February 15, 2025.
Time
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Summary
The Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation will celebrate its 23rd Annual Napa County Pruning Contest at Beringer’s Gamble Ranch Vineyard. The Pruning Contest is a longstanding tradition honoring and recognizing Napa’s world-class vineyard workforce; it is the ultimate showcase of talent, skill, and precision viticulture. Don’t miss this special community-building event that includes live broadcasting from KVON/MegaMix radio, lunch from El Muchacho Alegre, and resources from local Napa Valley community organizations.
Complimentary for Napa County farmworkers. This private event is for registered farmworkers only.
Contest Details
Registration closes on February 3, 2024.
During the main event, contestants prune five vines in the day’s preliminary competition.
Scoring is weighted for technique and quality, allowing contestants to demonstrate their dedication to high-quality grape growing.
Those with the highest scores advance to the final round, which produced four winners in the women’s division and four in the men’s division.
Winners take home cash, top-of-the-line vineyard tools, and many other prizes.
The top pruners of each division also receive the coveted Pruning Contest champion belt buckle, designed especially for the occasion by Max Lang Custom Buckles.
Scoring
Sponsorship
To support this time-honored contest, please contact Jill Durfee, Program Manager.
Testimonial
“The Napa County Pruning Contest continues to get better every year. Participants are passionate about improving their skills and competing against their peers. The Contest is an opportunity to demonstrate their dedication to high-quality Napa Valley grape growing.”
