Dry Creek Vineyard 2019 Sweepstakes Official Rules

NO PURCHASE OF ALCOHOL OR PURCHASE OF ANY KIND NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. MUST BE 21 OR OLDER TO ENTER. ALCOHOL IS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THE PRIZE.THIS PROMOTION IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED OR ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED WITH, TWITTER, FACEBOOK OR INSTAGRAM. REFERENCES TO ANY THIRD-PARTY ENTITY OR TRADEMARK DO NOT CONSTITUTE OR IMPLY AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS, AN ENDORSEMENT OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES, OR DRY CREEK VINEYARD.SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: The Sweepstakes begins at 12:00am PST 06/04/2019 and end on 07/16/2019 at 11:59pm PST (“Entry Period”). Entries submitted before or after the Entry Period will not be eligible. Sponsor’s computer is the official timekeeping device for the Sweepstakes.SPONSOR: This Sweepstakes is sponsored by Dry Creek Vineyard, 3770 Lambert Bridge Rd. Healdsburg, CA. 95448 (“Sponsor”).AGREEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULES: By entering the Sweepstakes, you indicate your full and unconditional agreement to, and acceptance of, (a) these Official Rules and (b) Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is only open to legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia, who are at least twenty-one (21) years of age (“Entrants”). This Sweepstakes is void in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, U.S. Military installations in foreign countries, all other U.S. territories and possessions, and wherever else restricted or prohibited by law, or where Sponsor is unable to obtain regulatory approvals.The following persons are not eligible: (1) employees, officers, directors, agents, or representatives of (a) the Sponsor; (b) the legal, promotion and advertising agencies of the Sponsor; (c) any entity connected with the production or administration of the Sweepstakes; (d) licensed alcoholic beverage retailers, wholesalers, or distributors; and (e) any parent company, affiliate, subsidiary, agent and representative of any entity referred to in (a), (b), (c), or (d); and (2) immediate family members (defined as spouse, mother, father, sisters, brothers, sons, daughters, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, adopted children, grandparents and in-laws, regardless of where they live) and those living in their household (whether or not related) and of any person referred to in (1) above. This Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws.HOW TO ENTER: At the beginning of the Entry Period, you may enter the Sweepstakes by visiting the sweepstakes site https://www.drycreekvineyard.com/winatriptowinecountry/ (the “Sweepstakes Site”) and completing the Sweepstakes entry form. There is a limit of one (1) entry per person/email address (not including “Bonus Entries,” as described below). Additional entries per person/email address, excluding “Bonus Entries” will not be acknowledged. The use of an agency or any automated system to enter is strictly prohibited and Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entries received through such methods, as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion. Each entry has equal odds of winning.
By entering the Sweepstakes in accordance with the entry process described above, you will be registering to receive email communication from Dry Creek Vineyard and agreeing that your registration and any other information collected in connection with the Sweepstakes may be used by the participating partners. Dry Creek Vineyard will use your information in accordance with their Privacy Policy, a current copy of which can be found here https://store.drycreekvineyard.com/Legal/Privacy-Policy;BONUS ENTRIES: Each person who submits an entry to the Sweepstakes will have the opportunity to obtain additional entries by performing listed social actions. For each action performed, the user will receive the allotted amount of bonus entries listed below.

  • Entrant will receive 2 additional entries for visiting Dry Creek Vineyard on Facebook
  • Entrant will receive 2 additional entries for entering via Facebook
  • Entrant will receive 2 additional entries for viewing a specific post on Facebook
  • Entrant will receive 3 additional entries for visiting Dry Creek Vineyard on Instagram
  • Entrant will receive 3 additional entries for entering via Instagram
  • Entrant will receive 5 additional entries for posting on Instagram with hashtag #WinATripToDCV (one per day)
  • Entrant will receive 3 additional entries for viewing a specific photo on Instagram
  • Entrant will receive 2 additional entries for following Dry Creek Vineyard on Twitter
  • Entrant will receive 3 additional entries for tweeting on Twitter
  • Entrant will receive 2 additional entries for entering via Twitter
  • Entrant will receive additional entries for retweeting a specific post on Twitter
  • Entrant will receive 1 additional entries for entering via Pinterest
  • Entrant will receive 1 additional entries for entering via Youtube
  • Entrant will receive 5 additional entries for subscribing to the Dry Creek Vineyard newsletter
  • Entrant will receive 2 additional entries for visiting DryCreekVineyard.com
  • Entrant can potentially receive up to 244 additional entries by completing all bonus entry actions.


PRIZE(S): One (1) grand prize will be awarded and one (1) winner will be chosen. DESCRIPTION OF PRIZES: Grand PrizeOne (1) Grand Prize: A 5 day/4-night trip for two (Winner and one (1) guest; must be 21 years of age or older) to Healdsburg, California. Prize trip includes: a prepaid VISA gift card for hotel accommodations (up to $850), round trip economy air transportation for Winner and one (1) guest from a major airport near Winners’ residence to a major airport servicing the U.S. city closest to Sonoma County, CA (Santa Rosa, San Francisco or Oakland) approved by Sponsor up to $1500 value, Dry Creek Vineyard VIP experience, (1) Canopy Tours Forest Flight Course zip lining package for two (must be used on a weekday, based on availability), (1) Adventures in Cycling bicycle tour for two (includes bikes, guide and lunch), (1) Journeyman Meat salumi club membership, (1) Juice Beauty travel kit, (1) pair of Sperry shoes, photographer for 4 hours, driver for 1 day, $500 prepaid Visa gift card for incidentals, and a gift bag containing Dry Creek Vineyard branded merchandise. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of the Grand Prize is: $5,000. Actual value of prize may vary based on airfare fluctuations and distance between departure and destination. Meals, rental cars, ground transportation (including airport transportation), taxes, and all other incidentals not covered by the $500 prepaid Visa gift credit card are excluded.ALCOHOL WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN ANY PRIZE.Travel must be booked by 8/1/2019 and completed by 11/10/2019. Winner will not be eligible to receive substitute prize if unable to travel during this time, unless otherwise determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Winner and Guest must travel together on the same itinerary. Winner must notify Sponsor of requested travel times, and all such itineraries are subject to approval or modifications at the Sponsor’s discretion.
The Winner and Guest must have all necessary identification and/or travel documents (e.g., a valid driver’s license, or passport if necessary) required for travel. Once the travel guest is selected, he or she may not be substituted, except in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion.
Sponsor reserves the right to make all selections regarding the contents of the Grand Prize. Winner may choose his/her Guest. Winner and guest must be twenty-one (21) years of age or older at the time of travel. Guest must comply with all of the conditions of these Official Rules. If Guest does not comply with all of the requirements as outlined in these Official Rules, the Sponsor may require the Winner to choose a new Guest in which case the provisions of this section shall apply to such new selected Guest. All travel dates and arrangements are subject to change, availability, and Sponsor’s approval. Winner and Guest assume the risk and do not hold liable Dry Creek Vineyard of any inherent or unforeseen dangers associated with travel.
Travel accommodations are subject to capacity controls, availability, blackout dates and other restrictions, all of which are subject to change at Sponsor’s sole discretion. The Winner will be responsible for the taxes associated with airfare at the time of booking if total exceeds maximum airfare voucher of $1500. Airline tickets are non-transferable. Paid upgrades or upgrades using frequent flyer mileage are not available.
All costs and expenses not specifically listed as included in the Grand Prize are the sole responsibility of the Winner or Guest, as applicable, including without limitation, additional meals, optional excursions, trip protection, coverage, hotel extras, phone and internet service, laundry service, in-room movies, personal items, mini-bar, baggage handling, gratuities, special airport fees, 9/11 security fees, and taxes, if any. Neither Sponsor nor any of its prize suppliers will replace any lost or stolen Grand Prize or any component thereof once delivered to the Winner. Any and all activities related to use of the Grand Prize, including, without limitation, aircraft travel and travel by rental car, are at the Winner’s and Guest’s own risk and subject to whatever restrictions are imposed by the entities that govern such activities.
If, in the sole judgment of Sponsor, air travel is not required due to the winner’s proximity to Sonoma County, then ground transportation may be substituted for roundtrip air travel at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. The difference in value will not be awarded to the Winner.
Sponsor shall not be responsible for any cancellations, delays, diversions or substitutions or any acts or omissions whatsoever by the air carriers, hotels, venue operators, transportation companies, prize providers or any other persons providing Grand Prize-related services or accommodations. Selected Winner and Guest are also responsible for obtaining travel insurance (and all other forms of insurance) at their option and hereby acknowledge that Sponsor has not and will not obtain or provide travel insurance or any other form of insurance for them.
FURTHER, NEITHER SPONSOR NOR ANY ENTITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES ASSUMES ANY ADDITIONAL EXPENSES, OMISSIONS, DELAYS OR ACTS OF ANY GOVERNMENT OR AUTHORITY.
Winner is not entitled to any surplus between actual retail value of prize and stated ARV and any difference between stated ARV and actual value of the prize will not be awarded. No substitution, transfer, or cash redemption of prize, except by the Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute a prize with another prize of equal or greater value should the advertised prize or any part of it become unavailable for any reason as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Gift cards are subject to the rules and conditions of issuing vendor. If the Winner does not want a portion of the prize, that portion is forfeited. All federal, state, and local taxes on any prize are the sole responsibility of the prize winner. Winners may be issued an IRS Form 1099 for the ARV of any awarded prize.NOTIFICATION AND REQUIREMENTS OF POTENTIAL WINNERS: Sponsor will attempt to notify potential winner within five (5) business days of the drawing by email. If a potential winner does not respond within seven (7) business days after the notice is sent, the Sponsor will select an alternate potential winner in his/her place at random from all remaining entries received. Only three (3) alternate potential winners will be contacted. Only three (3) alternate potential winners may be contacted.PHOTOS/ADVERTISING/PROMOTIONS/SOCIAL MEDIA: A stipulation of winning the Grand Prize is that the winner and their travel companion must document this trip on social media by tagging Dry Creek Vineyard on Facebook and Instagram using hashtag #DryCreekVineyard. The Winner must also agree to allow Dry Creek Vineyard to use images and/or video of their likeness in future promotional and marketing campaigns. The name of the winner will be published on Dry Creek Vineyard Official Facebook and Instagram pages on July 31, 2019
Winner consents to the use of his or her name, voice and/or likeness by the Sponsor for advertising purposes without additional compensation unless otherwise prohibited by law. All entries must be complete to be eligible and the Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, stolen or misdirected email. All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned.
By entering, participants and Winner agrees to be bound by the Official Rules and release the Sponsor and its parents, partners, affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, agents, employees, advertising agencies, and all others associated with the development and execution of the Sweepstakes from and against any and all liability with respect to or in any way arising from the Sweepstakes and/or use of the prizes, including, without limitation, liability for death, personal injury, damage or loss. All decisions of the Sponsor are final and binding; and Entrants agree to waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Sweepstakes or Official Rules, except where prohibited by law.
Disputes will be governed by the internal laws of the State of California and venue for any legal action or claim must be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in California. The Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Entrant it finds to be tampering with the operation of the Sweepstakes or violating the Official Rules.LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY:  By participating in the Sweepstakes, you agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, the prize providers and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents (the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use of any prize, including, but not limited to: (a) lost, late, misdirected, undeliverable, incomplete, illegible or indecipherable entries due to, among other things, system errors or failures or otherwise, or faulty transmissions or other telecommunications malfunctions, bugs and/or problems related to the online entry; (b) technical failures of any kind; (c) failures of any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes; (d) unauthorized human and/or mechanical intervention in any part of the entry process or the Sweepstakes; (e) technical or human error that may occur or be encountered by Entrants in the entry process, or by the Sponsor in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of entries, including computer system, phone line, hardware, software or program malfunctions, the presence of computer viruses or other errors, failures or delays in computer transmissions or network connections that are human or technical in nature; (f) any error, omission, interruption, deletion, theft or destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries ; or (g) any injury or damage to persons or property (including death) which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from any Entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use of any prize. Sponsor may prohibit an Entrant from participating in the Sweepstakes or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines such Entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, deception, or any other unfair playing practices of intending to annoy, abuse, threaten, undermine or harass any other players or Sponsor representatives. In the event of a system malfunction or the presence of a virus, the Sponsor reserves the right to modify or terminate the Sweepstakes at its sole discretion.WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL: Except as prohibited by applicable law and as a condition of participating in this Sweepstakes, each Entrant hereby irrevocably and perpetually waives any right s/he may have to a trial by jury in respect of any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Sweepstakes, any document or agreement entered into in connection herewith, any prize available in connection herewith, and any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.PRIVACY AND PUBLICITY: All personal information collected by the Sponsor will be used for administration of the Sweepstakes. The Sponsor reserves the right and all Entrants expressly agree that the Sponsor may use the name and/or pseudonym of the Winner and/or all photographs and videos at whatever location such visual material may be produced, except as prohibited by law. Use may include the Internet, such as the websites of the Sponsor, its social network pages including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube etc. and other publicity, magazines, catalogs or other media. In addition, Entrants may elect to receive email correspondence from, or on behalf of Sponsor subject to Sponsor’s privacy policy. Please refer to Sponsor’s privacy policy located at https://store.drycreekvineyard.com/Legal/Privacy-Policy to learn how to unsubscribe and for important information regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information by Sponsor.OFFICIAL RULES: For a copy of these Official Rules, please send a request and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Dry Creek Vineyard, Attn: Marketing, 3770 Lambert Bridge Rd. Healdsburg, CA 95448. Requests must be received within four (4) weeks of the end of the Entry Period.

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