Summer Goes Better with Wine!

Midwest wineries love the chance to entertain their guests on beautiful summer evenings. This weekend’s “after the fourth” events are as tempting as their delicate, tempting summer wines! Take some time and sample both this Friday, July 6th and Saturday, July 7th.

 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. … Sunsets at Summerset with the Stu Calhoun Trio featuring Morgan Halgren. I love the sound of this latin jazz combo band and the beautiful voice of my dear friend Morgan. There will be another Trio there Friday too … Pasta Trio, available from Contemporary Catering. Summerset Winery between Des Moines and Indianola. www.summersetwine.com

Friday Night Wine Down at White Oak Vineyards, Cambridge, Iowa is always a real good time. This week Tina Haase & Lady Blue is performing. 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. www.whiteoakvineyards.com

Stop by King’s Crossing Winery for Desserts at the Winery 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. in Glenwood. www.kingscrossingvineyard.com

The new Fireside Winery in Marengo invites you to stop by and sample their wines — 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. www.firesidewinery.com

This week’s Front Porch Friday, 6:30-9:30  p.m. features Scott Davis & Jason Danielson (jazz variety). Snus Hill Vineyard, Madrid.

Saturday, July 7th

A special event at the Downtown Des Moines Farmer’s Market takes place this Saturday. There will also be a home-grown Iowa wine-tasting event featuring five Iowa wineries from 8:30-10:30 a.m.

Dale Valley Vineyard and Winery in Stuart hosts the Grand Opening from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Stop in and taste their wine. Enjoy music by the Soul Searchers. www.dalevalleyvineyard.com

The first-ever Raccoon Valley Wine Festival will be in downtown Adel, 1:00 – 9:00 p.m. with Iowa Wineries sampling and selling their wine and  Acoustic Mayhem, a popular group of musicians from Iowa City and Matt Woods and the Thunderbolts from the Des Moines area playing Blues & Boogie music. Adel, Iowa.

Sunsets at Sugar Grove with The Likely Suspects (Classic Rock), 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. in Newton. www.sugargrove.com

So have some wine and have some fun!

Cheers!

Barbara Rasko