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Upcoming Rallies & Events
2025
- Sip of the Finger Lakes II - Sept 25-28 - (Click for more details)
- Sip of the Mitt - Oct 8-12 - (Click for more details)
- Sipping Across California Caravan - Oct 11-28 - (Click for more details)
2026
- Sip of Texas 4 - April 2026, New Braunfels (details coming)
- Sip of Virginia - April 9 - 12, 2026, (details coming)
- Grapes & Grains 101, May 13-17, 2026 (details coming)
- Sip of Calistoga - May 21-26 (Click for more details)
- Sip of the Northern Mitt - June 10-14 (details coming)
- Sip of North Dakota - (boondocking - details coming)
- Rolling Rally to Minot - (details coming)
- Sip of Door County WI - (details coming)
Sip of the Mitt - Oct 8 - 12th
Come join us at the Sip of the Mitt October 8 – 12, 2025 at the lovely Steamboat RV Park located on the Grand River just west of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
This rally will feature guided brewery visits with samples, a cidery flight with an educational talk from the owner of the cidery, and a 2-hour tour on a stern wheel riverboat. Just seven minutes from the campground is Grand Rapids Michigan which just celebrated its twelfth anniversary as Beer City, USA.
The $265 per person rally fee includes
- Coffee each morning
- One catered breakfast
- Bus transportation to and from a four hour private walking tour of breweries in Grand Rapids, enjoying samples at each location and meeting brewmasters, as well as a taco bar dinner at the last brewery.
- A visit to Farmhaus Farms for hard cider flights and an Asian bowl dinner
- A Grand Lady riverboat cruise with walking charcuterie cups and 2 drink tickets
- A farewell dinner of pizza and salad after the riverboat cruise
Note: During the 4-hour guided beer tour you will be walking up to a half mile.
You will need to reserve your campsite before registering (campground reservations and fees are not included in your rally fees). To reserve your campsite, click on this link. The link is exclusive to our members and will allow you to pick from sites reserved for the rally. If you wish to arrive early or stay later than the rally dates, please request by email or in the reservation notes or call Steamboat RV Park at 616-457-4837 and mention you are making reservations for the Airstream Grapes & Grains Sip of the Mitt Rally. They will add days to your reservation and collect payment. Campsites are only being held until February 11th. Register soon!
Notes pertaining to the campground link: when you first arrive on the Steamboat RV site adjust the number of adults, children and pets prior to selecting your site. Before checking out, you will be asked to "Add a Vehicle". You need to click on this button once to add your tow vehicle and another time to add your trailer. Scroll down the page to see the various RV choices.
Click Here to Register or get on the wait list
Sip of the Finger Lakes II - Sept 25-28
Come join us at the Grapes & Grains Sip of the Finger Lakes II rally!
The Finger Lakes of New York has one of the richest concentrations of wineries in the country. Our campground is located within a 15-minute drive of a dozen of the more than 60 wineries surrounding Seneca Lake. In addition, Finger Lakes Distilling and Grist Iron Brewing are but two of the many opportunities to explore the beverage scene in this area. Watkins Glen is known as “The Heart of the Finger Lakes” with gorgeous parks and a historic downtown at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. The area also offers abundant natural beauty at Watkins Glen State Park, Sugar Hill State Forest, and Finger Lakes National Forest. An added bonus for your free day is the annual Naples Grape Festival on Saturday and Sunday.
The $350 per person rally fee includes:
- Daily morning coffee
- Two catered breakfasts, one of which is sponsored by SkyMed
- A chartered bus tour to three wineries, with a buffet lunch overlooking Seneca Lake
- Two catered dinners at the campground
- A farewell dinner at a nearby winery
- A souvenir Grapes & Grains rally glass
- A game night with prizes
- A day on your own to explore the area.
We hope you’ll sign up for what is sure to be another memorable Grapes & Grains rally!
Note: Campground fees are not included in your rally fee.
Click Here to Register or get on the wait list
Sipping Across California Caravan 2025
Join us for the first Sipping Across California Caravan created and hosted by Grapes & Grains members. This Caravan will be held from October 11th ending the morning of October 28th. We will visit five regions in California, each with its own character and adventure.
Our first stop is in iconic South Lake Tahoe where we will kick off our caravan gathering for some famous fresh air and fun at the campground over 6000 feet above sea level. On our first full day, we can take in any number of famous activities while getting to know old and new friends alike at a High Sierra mountain brewery.
Our first drive day will take us west over the Sierra Nevada mountains to the historic Gold Rush foothills town of Jackson, the county seat for Amador County and home to the state’s oldest grape vines. Motorcoach will transport us to several wineries in the Shenandoah Valley with many award winning wines to experience. The timing of grape harvest should provide us the opportunity for the critical wine making step of stomping some grapes with our new favorite friends on caravan.
The second drive day west will traverse the Sacramento Valley and into world famous Napa, California, the second most visited tourist attraction in all of California (Disneyland is #1). Since this drive day will be within a few miles of Vinnie’s Northbay Airstream Repair, let’s stop in for lunch with Vinny! Four nights in Napa will provide us a taste of many opportunities to include two days of touring wineries and distilleries. For your “day on or own”, maybe dinner on the Napa Wine Train or at the French Laundry (no masks required).
The third drive day will take us to the western end of Interstate 80 as we drive through San Francisco on our way to quaint Half Moon Bay. Four nights there will give another great experience in California and the opportunity to soak in the picturesque Pacific Ocean. More tasting at a few distilleries and breweries coupled with a day on our own will add to some great memories with folks we likely by now consider family.
The last drive day of this caravan will take us a little south and back into the wine country of Paso Robles, half way between San Francisco and Los Angeles California. The area is known for its hot springs, abundance of wineries, production of olive oil, and almond orchards. As this is a beautiful region of California’s Central Coast, it is very easy to see why William Randall Hearst would build his famous castle only 40 miles away. With hugs-for and toasts-to friends both old and new, we all will be rolling off to the next adventures.
Sip of Calistoga - May 21-26, 2026
Northern Napa Valley, California Awaits! Come Sip with us at Calistoga Fairgrounds RV Park for the 2026 Memorial Day Weekend Rally! The dates are Thursday, May 21 through Tuesday, May 26, 2026. Five Nights. The RV Park was recently reopened after the City of Calistoga, California, took over the fairgrounds. This is an exciting joint rally with Greater Bay Area Airstream Club (GBAAC).
The entire campground is reserved for us, 68 sites. 24 sites are FHU (full hook up) and the balance are with EW (electricity and water). The dumpsite is near with easy access and the showers have been newly remodeled so please do not shy away from selecting the electricity and water sites. Use the JotForm link below to sign up by June 30, 2025. Once you submit your completed JotForm, you will receive an email with a link to reserve directly with the fairgrounds including our Group Code. . To secure your reservation you will need to pay the fairgrounds for your entire stay at sign-up. FHU sites are $84/night and the EW sites are $73/night. If after submitting the JotForm and getting the Group Code, you decide not to make a campsite reservation, please contact Jason Grendahl at jasongrendahl@gmail.com
The Rally details and schedule will be provided closer to the event date. Rest assured there will be happy hours, great food and drink. Please note, there will be an additional JotForm to fill out after the agenda has been finalized, to collect additional data and any rally fees. At this point you just need to get your campsite booked asap.
There are activities Calistoga puts on for their citizens at the fairgrounds during Memorial Day Weekend. We will be able to participate in those activities. The city also offers a free shuttle service to downtown and some local wineries which is only a couple of blocks away. This will be a fun rally and we look forward to seeing many of you there!
Click here to register!