Team ZD Wines
Cycling teams are a new part of the Crush Challenge in 2017. We believe team spirit will create even greater excitement, comradery and fundraising spirit. Team ZD Wines is an all-inclusive team welcoming anyone participating in the Crush Challenge ride to join our team and help us reach our ultimate fundraising goal of $10,000 or more. Everyone who joins Team ZD Wines and raises a $150 or more will be given a commemorative ZD Wines bandana to proudly wear during the Crush Challenge and Beyond!
The Crush Challenge is a full day packed with top notch events. Enjoy a beautiful ride from Yountvillle past Lake Hennessey into Chiles Valley while stopping at ZD Wines for an amazing rest stop experience. If you choose not to ride at all, go to ZD Wines for a fantastic cellar tour with a barrel tasting in the midst of the Napa Valley harvest. The Market Place in the afternoon brings multiple Napa Wineries and local Napa Valley chefs together for a great afternoon in Yountville. The Market Place is such a great event many people attend it as a standalone event. Those who are looking for an Amazing Celebrity Chef Dinner Saturday night will come together at the new Las Alcobas Resort in North St. Helena for a memorable evening of wine, food, entertainment and most importantly the giving spirit….
Our continuing effort to support Dr. Tuscano and the deLeuze Family Professorship at UC Davis which funds research for non-toxic cancer cures has and continues to be our primary goal. This year we have also partnered with the Davis Finney Foundation for Parkinson’s bringing a new cause to the forefront of our fundraising efforts. We also proudly continue to support the Boys and Girls Club of Napa Teen Center.
The 4th Annual Crush Challenge - May 12th 2018
THE BEST WAY TO SEE NAPA VALLEY...
Experience the beauty of Napa Valley on a private cycling excursion (27 or 38 mile options) that will depart from the Veterans Home of California, located on the hill above the Napa Valley's dining mecca, Yountville. Take the wheel of our hosts as you pass through vineyard lined avenues sharing the road with the friends of The Crush Challenge, which has previously included cycling pros past and present Alex Steida, Freddie Rodriguez, Alison Tetrick, Bob Roll, Chris Carmichael, Brent & Jamie Bookwalter, Levi Leipheimer, and Christian Vande Velde to name a few. Complete ride support will be provided by SRAM & Napa River Velo, as well as a unique stop-over ('rest stop') at the ZD Rutherford Estate. Following the ride, indulge in The Food & Wine Marketplace! Participants share their stories of the "Crush" as post-ride entertainment paired with delicious food and wine from many Napa Valley Restaurants and Wineries will round out the afternoon.
RIDE WITH TEAM 7-ELEVEN AT THE 2018 CRUSH CHALLENGE...
New and exciting for 2018! The Crush Challenge is proud to announce that former professional cyclists and members of the venerated Team 7-Eleven that first brought the USA to the Tour de France will be joining us for our private ride, where they will be riding in support of their teammate Davis Phinney and his foundation for Parkinson's. This is your opportunity to catch the wheel (and a story or two) from the athletes that traveled the world in pursuit of yellow and pink jerseys, medals and glory on the cobblestones of the classics.
The Crush Challenge
The Crush Challenge was established in 2014 as a way to showcase the best of the Napa Valley while bringing awareness and funding to a select group of worthy charity efforts. Whether you join us for one of our incredible food and wine events, the private ride, or perhaps the entire weekend, we are excited to see you at the 4th Annual Crush Challenge, hosted by ZD Wines.
We welcome you to join our acclaimed chefs, celebrity guests and professional cyclists past and present October 13-15, 2017 to enjoy a harvest weekend in the beautiful Napa Valley while helping our deserving beneficiaries: The deLeuze Family Endowed Professorship for the Non-Toxic Cure for Lymphoma, The Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson's and the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Napa Valley. 100% of our net proceeds will go to these charities.