We did it! We finally can put a check mark behind a successful Harvest Host stay.
In case I forgot to explain, Harvest Host is a membership program where a a full contained RVer can go and spend a night at a brewery, winery, distillery, farm, ranch or even at peoples properties or houses. You get a free night and the host hopes you go and visit their business. A win win for everyone is the plan here.
Now in our case we are a tad limited in using this as there is a filter to use in what different hosts are offering in regards to parking. We need to find ones that have 45’+ feet parking, allows dogs and generator usage.
Well we did it. Two nights ago after we picked up Rosalina from the Casson Family we tried to find an overnight location close to downtown Denver. We struck out over and over until Ron reminded me to check if there is a Harvest Host we could try. Now, often it is hard to do same day reservations but we found a winery, Spero Winery that said it was Big Rig and Pet friendly and who had an opening!
So off we went, criss crossing Denver again in rush hour traffic to move Lucy Lou towards some yummy wine 🍷.
Spero Winery in Denver did not disappoint and we found a great spot to park, plus after asking the owners we got the all clear to run the generator and move out the slides…. Heaven! I was so grateful for them to let us camp in their backyard that I brought them some German chocolate to which the owner told me was a first as they don’t get gifts for hosting but that she was thrilled as it was her favorite chocolate. Win win!
We had planned to spend one night, then visit Connor the next day for lunch, followed with a trip down to CSorings to a campground Ron found for us. However that night we realized it would be a big rush to unload Rosalina, drive to downtown Denver to see Connor at 1 pm, then head back to Lucy at the winery, load Rosi back up and drive 2 hours south to make the cutoff time of 6 pm for the rv park. Ron called the RV Park and asked if we could move our checkin day to Sunday instead of Saturday which they told us was not a problem (after all they still got payed 😉).
So we now had time to relax and enjoy our time with our oldest son. We got to see his apartment which was nice and I picked us up some Chipotle for lunch. When we got back to the winery we went over and did the wine tasting which was impressive. This winery only opens their sale and tasting room on Saturdays from 1 pm to 5 pm. However the tasting is free and the selection extensive. Ron and I managed each just about 3 samples. Ron sampled red wines, Cabernet Sauvignon (yummy), Cabernet Franc (okay) and Pinot Noir (nope). I sampled the Riesling (yummy), Dry Muscat (nope) and Raspberry Red (to sweet).
Now on the sample list was a wine, a dessert wine, that got me excited ♥️ It was a Vino Ghiacciato or as I would compare it to an Ice Wine. When we went to check out and buy some wine I asked her about the ‘ice wine’ and she told me I had to sample it as they are very proud if their version. They use red grapes which was new to me and they use dry ice to get the sugar content up to par. I was explained that usually you aim to 30 and that theirs comes in at 28. The sample was very delicious plus I got to chit chat to the owner about Heidelberg as they have been there and even recognized the Ice Wine I so love that is served in the cellar at the castle. I remembered to ask her if it was okay to spend one more night and she said we could stay as long as we wanted. Super nice couple!
So, in the end we walked out with 4 bottles of wine. And we only had to walk about 20 years to our Lucy. Talk about the perfect setup.
We had two free nights at the Spero Winery in Denver, we had a nice visit with Connor and we drove away with four yummy bottles of wine. This is what I picture our gypsy life to be like and I know there will be more to come.
This Harvest Host experience was wonderful and a success.
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