Rules & Tips for a Great WineFest Experience

• If you lost your ticket email please contact the www.purplepass.com (1-800-316-8559)
• If it is sunny do not forget sunscreen and a personal shade umbrella.
• Bring a corkscrew if you plan to pop a bottle. A.B.C. regulations prohibit wineries from opening bottles or allowing customers the use of their corkscrews.
• Bring a lawn chair (this is a great chair that has shade built into it) – lawn blankets are discouraged. We have no problem with lawn blankets if they are being used. Please avoid placing lawn blankets in high traffic areas that block stages, vendors, and walk paths.
• Unattended lawn blankets in high traffic areas and in front of stages (with no identifiable owner) will be collected every 30 minutes.
• Please bring an umbrella if rain is forecasted. Large beach umbrellas and pop-up tents are not permitted. Having a poncho handy may be a good idea as well.
• Compliementary wine tasting will be offered by participating wineries from 11:30am - 4:30pm.
• Wineries will stop sampling wine and will stop selling wine to anyone who appears to be intoxicated or for any other reason we feel is necessary to ensure public safety. If you appear drunk – you will immediately be flagged, and your wrist band will be removed by security. Again, our goal is to provide a safe, fun, and family friendly atmosphere. It is the responsiblity of the event producers and participating wineries to ensure that happens.
• Designate a driver or, Lyft or Uber!  Ride sharing is extremly accessable nowadays.  No one should be driving if they plan to sample wine.  Alberts Transportation will be available all weekend if anyone needs a ride to or from the festival.  
• If you have questions about our rain policy, please read the ‘IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER’ on the on the WineFest ticketing site. This disclaimer is also attached to your purplepass.com ticket which requires your acknowledgement for you to make your ticket purchase. Please do not purchase tickets if you do not agree with this policy.
• WineFest is a ‘rain or shine’ event. We don’t let the chance of a few showers ruin our plans. You shouldn’t either. However we may change our mind if the forecast is calling for tropical storms or heavy sustaining winds. If this happens your ticket will be converted to a winery credit voucher. Details of how to redeem this voucher will be posted at www.winefestnj.com if a cancellation is determined.
• The only way to purchase tickets to this year’s event is at www.winefestnj.com. We will not be selling tickets at the winery.
• We offer FREE PARKING, but it is limited. We do not charge for parking at our property. If our lot fills up – and it might- you may park at neighboring fields. These fields are not owned by us and will charge a small fee for parking.
• Getting to our festival site from the south end of Old Indian Mills Rd. is always the quicker route. Tuckerton road is the route most traveled.
• General Admission Gates will open when our safety inspector ensures all vehicles are removed from setup and the grounds are safe for the public to enter. This may happen around 10:30am-11:00am.
• Busses, limos, Uber & Lyft – Pull down the main driveway (even if the lot is filled up). If you arrive after 1:00pm this entrance will be much more convenient for your guests and will be much quicker access to the festival. Please do not drop your guests off on the road!
• There are 2 entrances. The MAIN ENTRANCE is adjacent to our FREE PARKING. This can only be accessed by customers parking down the winery lane and into our back field. The ROAD ENTRANCE is just off Old Indian Mills Rd. Only visitors who pay to park at neighboring fieldds may access the ROAD ENTRANCE.  No pedestrians will be permitted to walk down our main driveway.
•  Do not park on the side of the street. Parking on the street will cause an unnecessary long walk and will take you longer to get onto the property.
• Even though our family and staff are pet friendly; pets are not permitted at this event due to incidents at past events.
• Service Animals are permitted: “a service animal is defined as an animal (most often a dog) that has been individually trained to work or perform one or more tasks for a person with a disability. The task must be related to the person’s particular disability.” https://anythingpawsable.com/service-animals/
  Some people pretend their dog is a service animal, so they can bring their dog to locations where it would otherwise be prohibited. People who depend on a service animal are the ones that suffer the consequences when an improperly trained pet is presented as a service animal. Please don’t be the person who does that.
• Remember wine tasting is offered gratuitously by our participating wineries. Your ticket is for entrance to the festival grounds and entertainment. Wineries decide when they will stop serving.
• Outside alcohol is not permitted. Coolers and bags will be searched by security prior to entering the festival. Anyone caught with outside alcohol will forfeit their ticket and be asked to leave the festival property.
• The use of cannibis products are prohibited on our property.  NJ State Police will enforce this policy.
• We will have a large tent with a full staff and multiple Point of Sale for wine purchases.
• We do not expect to have an ATM available at this year’s event and the nearest ATM will take you about 30 minutes to drive to. Most food vendors and crafters will only accept cash.
• Tents are not permitted. We are aware how much everyone loves their pop-up tent. Unfortunately tents on public grounds require a fire permit and insurance. Every year an issue arises due to someone who tries to smuggle in a pop-up tent. They set it up and then dozens of people complain to management causing us to have to address the issue. Like most others, we don’t like stupid rules – but we also don’t like being sued when a tent blows over and hits someone in the face. Please do not put us in this situation.
• Any structure that blocks the view of the ‘main stage’ and ‘pavilion stage’ from the people around them is not permitted.
• Tables larger than 30″x 30″ are not permitted.
• All visitors over 21 must have valid state driver’s license, passport or military ID. Over-21 guests will be given a designated wrist band indicating their age.
• Smoking weed is not permitted at this event.  If  you appear stoned - you will not be served.
• NJ State Troopers will be patrolling the festival to ensure that only visitors with an over-21 wrist band are consuming wine. NJ State Police ensure us that there will be no tolerance for underage drinking and outside alcholic beverages.
• Any non-alcoholic beverage brought into the festival grounds must be in its original sealed container. Jugs and coolers of premade beverages are prohibited.   We will not allow beverage coolers of unknown contents brought onto the property!
• Guests are permitted to bring their own picnic, and prepared food items.
• There will be a large and diverse selection of food trucks. Purchasing from the food trucks is the best way to ensure they keep coming back.
• Keep hydrated. You can purchase bottled water for $2.00 at our wine sales tent.

Valenzano Winery has been hosting this event for 21 years and our crowds are always the best! Please continue this tradition of responsible beverage consumption. Our trained staff will do its best to ensure that there are no incidents, but that can only be done if our customers are drinking responsibly as well as looking after their friends and family.