Sour Grapes
Sour Grapes accommodates from 14 to 20 players. This game can be paired nicely with a wine tasting - see our blog entry on wine tasting.
Sour Grapes is an interactive Murder Mystery party game set at an Italian vineyard and winery in Tuscany, owned and operated by the Giannini family for over six generations. This weekend the Giannini’s are celebrating the introduction of a new Chianti Classico. A wine tour and subsequent wine tasting party is ensuing. In fact, it is a weekend event and you are all the lucky guests. In addition to the usual wine tour tourists, guests include the Giannini family, vineyard staff, wine connoisseurs, vineyard investors, wine critics and competitors checking them out.
A good time was being had by all. That is until Marvin Morrison, an influential wine critic and editor of the prestigious wine magazine, The Fine Wine Life, is found dead on the vineyard grounds. Could it be he foraged for sought after white truffles in the woods by the sprawling oak trees and ate some poisoned mushrooms? Did he drink some bad wine? Was foul play involved? Come and find out in this winery murder mystery game!
This game can be hosted in combination with a wine-tasting party. See our blog post (click here) on Hosting a Wine Tasting along with this mystery. If alcohol is used, guests should be of legal drinking age. Of course, if yours guests drink too much wine, make sure they get safely home without driving.
Click here to see our Hosting Overview page for details on how to host a Mystery.
Click here to see our Content Rating, which summarizes the age appropriateness of this game.
For the Host
Sour Grapes takes place at a wine tasting party at a picturesque vineyard in Italy. As host this is a great opportunity to combine a wine-tasting party with a murder mystery game.
Your package includes: detailed instructions, a timeline. a character-assignment spreadsheet, digital invitations, digital assignments, a wine scoring sheet and lots more. Also included are Award Certificates (best costume, etc.), name tags and guest name plates. Yes, it's still possible to wear costumes even in a modern day mystery!
This game is designed for 21 years and older since it is set at a winery and may very well include wine tasting.
For the Guests
We provide all the information you'll need to give your guests, including character profiles, dress suggestions, information to share at their discretion, and confidential (secret) information about their character and others.
Each guest has their own private web page with the above information, and another page for after dinner with more secrets and suggested actions.
What You'll Get
- Digital Invitations
- Digital Character Assignments
- Spotify Playlist for host
- Host directions
- Detailed player guides
- Audio and written Introduction and Solution
- Automated voting tool
- Props, costume ideas for guests
- Documents, award certificates
- Name tags to print
- Table name plates to print
- Immediate access to all the above from computer, tablet or phone
- Check out our blog posts and FAQ for more information
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Sour Grapes
Murder and a Mystery Sour Grapes, 14-20-character version. Delivered electronically.
Sour Grapes - 10 Extra Characters
An extra ten characters for Sour Grapes - can be purchased with or after buying the initial game. These characters are four female and four male, plus two written non-specifically, to give you flexibility to invite 4 men and 6 women or vice-versa, or 5 of each.
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