Starry Starry Night
Stargazing at Thorpe Vineyard
Starry Starry Night is an event for you to learn about the stars and constellations in the night sky. Sunset Tasting serves as a prelude to the Starry Starry Night with an opportunity for a wine tasting and preparation to the Stargazing.
Starry Starry Night takes place on the lawn behind our Tasting Room. Please dress appropriately such as long pants and sneakers or walking shoes/boots. Bug spray is a good idea, too. We ask you to bring your own chairs and/or blankets to sit/lay down on during the Stargazing and set them on the lawn upon your arrival. It gets dark quickly after sunset.
Sunset Tasting starts an hour and half before Starry Starry Night in the Tasting Room. Please come at the starting time if you plan a wine tasting as we do not conduct any wine tasting once Starry Starry Night begins. Wine and snacks are available for purchase to keep you company during the Stargazing. A star chart is handed out to each guest during the Sunset Tasting, and an introductory talk is given.
Starry Starry Night starts on Saturdays on the dates and times indicated below. There is no cover charge to join the Stargazing; however, we appreciate your donations to help us continue offering these events in the future.
August 22 & 29:
Sunset Tasting 7:30 pm, Starry Starry Night 9 pm
September 12 & 19:
Sunset Tasting 6:45 pm, Starry Starry Night 8:15 pm
Fumie Thorpe, the owner of Thorpe Vineyard, has a BS degree in Meteorology with Astronomy Minor from SUNY Oswego. She is your guide to the celestial bodies overhead. Timely astronomical news and findings are presented along with the mythology from both Eastern and Western cultures.
Bring over your binoculars and telescopes if you have and would like. Phone apps are a great tool to learn and find constellations. Fumie can help you learn how to use them if you are not familiar with them yet.
After harvest, we offer Holiday Season Starry Starry Night every Saturday starting on November 14 until December 26.
Starry Starry Night starts at 5 pm in the Tasting Room when our regular business hours end. If you are interested in wine tasting, please come early during our regular hours. We do not conduct any tasting once the talk begins. Wine and snacks are available for purchase to keep you company, just like the summer events.
Stargazing takes place just outside of the Tasting Room building while we stand in the driveway. Please dress appropriately in heavy jackets and winter boots. We adjourn the event when we start to feel the chill – it’s a wintertime stargazing so perhaps it wouldn’t be as easygoing as our summertime counterparts.
The entire event is weather permitting due to its nature, so we cancel the activities when it looks appropriate. We post weather updates on Facebook, Instagram, and X/Twitter. Follow us to keep informed!
We look forward to your company!
All are on Saturdays 5 – 6:30 pm:
November 14 - December 26
—weather permitting.
Feel free to call or email us with any questions.
