Here's how the Fair Play Wine and Poker Run works. On Saturday morning (August 27th) starting at 11am you check in at Fitzpatrick's for a quick orientation and your day has begun. During the day you need to visit all five wineries: Fitzpatrick, Toogood, Colibri, Routon and By the Creek before 5pm. While at each winery take your time and taste their featured wines. As part of your ticket you get to select a bottle of your choice at each winery. Plus you get a sealed envelope with a playing card in it. By the end of the day you'll have 5 bottles of wine and 5 playing cards. Unless you're smart enough to do some serious wine buying. For each case of wine you buy, you get an extra playing card to better your hand. the first three people at each winery to buy two cases get a joker in addition to their extra card.

Then at 5pm everyone returns to Fitzpatrick's for a wood-fired oven pizza buffet. They'll be fresh locally grown salad and dessert too. Fitzpatrick wines, beer and soft drinks are a la carte.

Upon check-in for dinner, each player will hand in their sealed envelopes. The dealers will assemble your hand, staple it together and post it on the board with your name on it. During dinner the dealers will determin the winners of an incredible array of prizes including a mixed case of wine, an overnight stay in the Winemaker's Suite, winery logo wear, gift baskets, etc. Prizes will be awarded for the best hand, worst hand and everything inbetween.

To add up your day you'll have enjoyed tasting wines at five wineries accompanied with snacks, selected 5 bottles of wine, enjoyed a private Pizza buffet at Fitzpatrick's and won your share of prizes and had a lot of fun with the commaraderie of the other players. The ticket price is only $79 each player. And remember there's 14 tickets left so call us now at 800-245-9166 so you too can be a player.

These are some of our top flight wines and 40% makes a huge difference in their net price to you. Our 2002 Estate Zin for only $12.60, the 2001 Estate Syrah for only $12.60 and the 2001 Cab/Shiraz for only $11.40 by the case.

Now eventhough this is against the rules of the By The Box Club, Boss Brian has broken them by allowing you to mix and match these three wines to make a case or two and still get 40% off. These are pricey wines and this will give you the opportunity to stock up on each without having to buy a case of each.

So if you're interested in joining us for a few days during Crush, book your room around the last week of September and first week of October. The week before and the week after should see some action too!

Gold members started a new cycle in May and maybe you didn't rejoin. No worries you can rejoin now too and we'll catch you up with all the wines. Don't let your membership lapse because there truly is great wines and great saving to be enjoyed by all.